Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras will be in the Celtic side to face Ajax on Wednesday night.
Both players sat out the 1-1 draw with Dundee United but will be crucial to Neil Lennon’s plans in the Amsterdam Arena.
Commons missed the home match against the Dutch side due to a hamstring strain while Samaras required four stitches in a knee injury picked up against Partick Thistle.
Having the experienced duo fit and well will give Celtic a massive boost ahead of 90 minutes that will go a long way towards shaping the clubs’ European prospects for the season.
“Kayal will be fit, Georgios Samaras and Kris Commons will be fit, so we’ll be a lot stronger on Wednesday,” Lennon explained after the draw with Jackie McNamara’s side.
“I know some of them are a little short because of the injury problems we’ve had but (Mikael) Lustig will come through okay so I’ll take a point.
“It preserves the unbeaten record which obviously we’re very proud of but we were a bit flat and certainly in the final third we need to do better.
“We had umpteen chances, we had three off the line in the first half and so much dominance in the second half. And we were sloppy.
“That comes down to my team selection but we made the changes when we had to and got the goal we deserved.
“We’ve had a heavy, heavy load of games, but I’m not using that as an excuse.
“The only excuse or criticism is my team selection. Don’t blame the players today.”
Ajax lost 1-0 at home to Vitesse thanks to a last minute goal from Valeri Qazaishvili. Frank de Boer’s side are sitting in fourth place with 19 points from 12 matches.
Come on the hoops, hail hail
Celtic lack goals at this level, Wanyama gave Celtic more in midfield this is now a flat tyre the strikers are not good enough as goals are badly needed even in the league but c’mon the hoops we can prevail
thank goodness as the lack of creativity from middle to front yesterday was painfully obvious and hope fully this isone area that will be addrssed in january
thank goodness as the lack of creativity from middle to front yesterday was painfully obvious and hope fully this isone area that will be addrssed in january
Can anyone shed any light on rangers protest yesterday, bridgeton cross heavy police presence, no media reports anywhere ???
After yesterdays shambles this is the best news I could have heard (read).
To be fair I got the distinct feeling the Bhoys were under strict orders to avoid injury at all cost. I’m probs a bit para, but it seems to me spfl teams have been on opperation fk Celtics Euro chances up with some of the meaty challenges our lads have had to put up with. I would be interested in the stats on injuries in the league.
My thoughts are with Adam Matthews who must be gutted missing out at this time.
On a lighter note, I got my pic taken with Izzy standing on Argyle St on Friday, what a lovely friendly guy, made my day.
HH
The bhoys have to pull their socks up when they play Ajax next wed. To get 3 points would be great for Celtic. Come on the hoops, hail hail.