NEIL LENNON has named a changed team for this evening’s match against Olympique Lyon. The Scottish Champions appear to be playing in a 4-5-1 diamond, different to the 4-3-3 deployed in the 1-1 draw versus OGC Nice on Thursday.
In goals, Scott Bain starts as he remains the only senior goalkeeper at the club.
In defence, Boli Bolingoli starts on the left whilst Hatem Abd Elhamed is on the right side. The defensive pairing of Nir Bitton and Stephen Welsh in what is likely to be a tough encounter with Depay and Dembele on the other side.
In midfield Lennon has named Olivier Ntcham captain alongside Ismaila Soro, Scott Robertson Karamoko Dembele and Ewan Henderson. Henderson appeared to play on the left side on midfield in the second half versus Nice; however, Dembele is likely to be deployed on the right side of a midfield 5.
Goalscorer against Nice Patryk Klimala starts up front on his own. He will be high on confidence after his first goal.
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On the bench for Celtic: Doohan, Hazard, Jullien, Taylor, Brown, Christie, Edouard, Elyounoussi, Connell, Frimpong, Ajer, McGregor, Forrest and MccInroy.
Bizarrely, there is no Tom Rogic again – although he did train on Friday.
Former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele will start for Lyon, which will be a good test for the defence who conceded a poor goal versus Nice. Kasper Dolberg danced through the defensive lines far too easily before slotting beyond Scott Bain. It was an equaliser from Klimala that restored parity, the Polish striker’s first for Celtic.
