Celtic face Al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia on this evening’s third place playoff in Como. The Scottish Champions face the Saudi Pro League outfit as part of their pre-season preparations.
Al-Ahli have made a number of impressive signings over the last two years with Edouard Mendy, Frank Kessie, Riyad Mahrez and Ivan Toney all swapping European football for Saudi. The quartet start this evening against Celtic.
Al-Ahli starting XI: Mendy, Rayan, Demiral, Ibanez, Dams, Eid, Kessie, Fahad, Mahrez, Galeno, Toney.
Al-Ahli subs: Al-sanbi, Abdo, Bakor, Al-Hurayji, Sumayhan, Al-Buraikan, Yaseen, Majrashi, Balobaid, Ziyad Jr, Ramiz, Khaibari, Saint-Maximin, Ayman.
Elsewhere, Brendan has named his team for the game and as stated, he has made a number of changes.
Celtic starting XI: Sinisalo, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Inamura, Bernardo, McCowan, Engels, Forrest, Tilio, Kenny.
Celtic subs: Schmeichel, Doohan, Ralston, Scales, Murray, Rice, Welsh, Tierney, Donovan, Nygren, Yamada, Maeda, Osmand, Summers, Hatate, McGregor, Idah.
