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Team News: Elyounoussi and Elhamed recalled to face Cluj

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Mo Elyounoussi and Hatem Abd Elhamed are back in the Celtic side for tonight’s Europa League tie with Cluj, replacing Moritz Bauer and Olivier Ntcham.

Neil Lennon has made two changes to the side that drew with Hibs at the weekend but it looks like James Forrest and Ryan Christie will be restored to their natural positions with Elyounoussi playing wide left.

After a well deserved draw away to Rennes in Match-day One the hoops will be looking to restore their home pedigree with a win over Cluj.

The Romanian champions opened their campaign with a 2-1 win over Lazio but it’s a result from earlier this season that will have more bearing on tonight’s match.

After drawing the first leg of their Third Round Champions League qualifier 1-1 in Romania Celtic managed to lose the return leg 4-3 despite twice being ahead in the second half.

That result is the only defeat that Celtic have suffered this season, if they can avenge that tonight they’ll be in good shape for the double header with Lazio which sees the Italian side in Glasgow later this month.

CELTIC: Forster; Elhamed, Ajer, Jullien, Bolingoli; Brown, McGregor; Forrest, Christie, Elyounoussi, Edouard

SUBS: Gordon, Bitton Hayes, Ntcham, Sinclair, Bauer, Bitton

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