MIKEY JOHNSTON hasn’t made it after picking up a knock so Lewis Morgan gets a chance to impress, a notable absentee is Scotty Sinclair who isn’t even on the bench.
Neil Lennon has opted foe the central defensive partnership he bedded in as soon as he took over from Rodgers at the end of February. Playing guys on loan was a low priority for Lenny who had one eye on these qualifiers – so it Kris Ajer alongside Jozo Simunovic, although it the click-baiters were to believed both would have left Celtic by now!
Elhamed has recovered from his dead-leg so starts at right back and Bolingoli plays at left back.
Middle of the park we have the captain Scott Brown, his right hand man, Callum McGregor and number 10, Ryan Christie, who is sure to be tightly marked.
James Forrest and Morgan are on the wings and are likely to swap places throughout the night while Odsonne Edouard is the striker.
Subs are Gordon, Jullien, Bitton, Hayes, Ntcham, Shved and Griffiths.
Kick-off is at 9pm local time, 7pm Celtic Park time and the game is on Premier Sports and Celtic TV for those outside Britain and Ireland.
The Romanians have down a Craig Levein and kept the grass long and don’t plan on watering the pitch prior to the match as they attempt to slow Celtic’s play down.
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