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Scott Brown has recovered from injury and will lead Celtic in the Champions League qualifier against Alashkert.

The hoops skipper picked up an injury during the first half of the 7-0 win over Shamrock Rovers but has recovered to lead Celtic in Armenia.

There are no surprises in the Celtic side which lines up 4-4-2 with the option of pushing Kieran Tierney into midfield.

Temperatures are in the high 30’s for today’s match with water breaks likely.

Should Celtic get through over two legs they’ll meet the winners of the Rosenborg v Valur match on July 24/25 and July 31/August 1.

This season’s Champions League qualifying campaign consists of four rounds with Celtic seeded in each round that they play in.

Brendan Rodgers will be hopeful of having Tom Rogic back from World Cup duty but Mikael Lustig and Dedryck Boyata won’t be available until after the domestic season starts on August 4.

CELTIC: Gordon; Hendry, Ajer, Simonovic, Tierney; Forrest, Ntcham, Brown, McGregor; Edouard, Dembele

SUBS: Bain, Sinclair, Morgan, Christie, Allan, Ralston, Kouassi

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