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Brendan Rodgers has made just one change to the Celtic side that beat Sevco on Saturday with Olivier Ntcham replacing Stuart Armstrong for the match with Anderlecht.

Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts keep their places as the hoops go looking for a point or the points to put them in the driving seat for a Europa League place.

Rodgers very rarely picks the same side in successive games with his choice varying depending on the strengths of his opponents.

With Anderlecht certain to be more attack minded that Sevco tonight’s side has a greater emphasis on defending.

Although the group phase is six matches long bit is widely acknowledged that Celtic and Anderlecht are in a head-to-head battle for a Europa League spot.

Should they fail to pick up any points against Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich the results of the two matches between the two clubs will determine who finishes third.

Only if those results are level will it come down to how they fared against the top two teams in Group.

CELTIC: Gordon, Lustig, Simunovic, Boyata, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham; Roberts, Rogic, Sinclair, Griffiths

SUBS: De Vries, Bitton, Dembele, Armstrong, McGregor, Hayes, Forrest

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