Ambrose faces Juventus!

Efe Ambrose is a shock starter in the Celtic side to face Juventus.

Just over 48 hours after playing for Nigeria in the final of the African Nations Cup the defender is back in the Celtic side having arrived at Glasgow Airport this morning.

Ambrose will resume his partnership with Kelvin Wilson in central defence with Georgios Samaras failing a late fitness test.

James Forrest makes his first start of the year with Emilio Izaguirre also returning from injury.

Looking ahead at tonight’s match Lennon said: “We have given the fans something to believe again, something to dream about.

“That’s been missing for a long time. So we have given them something to hold on to. I’m sure most of them do it in jest.

“At the bottom of their hearts, they probably don’t really believe we will get to Wembley but they can dream about it now. We have given them that opportunity, which is fantastic.

“We are a million miles away from it. Even at the semi-final stage, you are a million miles away from it but we are in the last 16, it’s fantastic and we want to go further. Can we do it? Well, we will have to see on the night.”

The hoops boss added: “To qualify was the best thing I’ve done in a managerial sense, to get out of the group with ten points. We might never get this opportunity again.

“I don’t want people thinking this is going to be an annual thing, because it’s a very difficult thing to do. We have to maximise our opportunities.

“We might never get here again. Gordon Strachan did it two years in a row here.

“It was almost as if it was going to be a foregone conclusion every year but it’s such a difficult ride to get here. We have to make the most of it now. We have to enjoy these moments and we have to enjoy these nights.