Six of Sunday’s League Cup winning side have been left out of the Celtic squad to face Cluj tomorrow night.
Central defenders Kris Ajer and Chris Jullien have made the trip but the other big hitters have been left behind to prepare for Sunday’s match against Hibs.
Celtic boss Neil Lennon says Fraser Forster, Scott Brown, Callum NcGregor, Tom Rogic, Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie haven’t travelled to Cluj pic.twitter.com/l4F9JA4F1m
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Scott Robertson, Barry Coffey, Karamoko Dembele and Conor Hazard have been included in the squad with none of that quartet playing any top team football this season.
Cluj have everything to play for with a draw ensuring that the Romanian side join Celtic in the Round of 32 draw at noon on Monday.
Celtic are assured of a seeded place in the draw after topping their group with four more teams dropping down to the competition tonight.
Ajax, Inter Milan, Benfica and RB Salzburg all dropped in last night, the four best placed Champions League teams will be seeded but four sides dropping out will be among Celtic’s potential opponents.
The hoops will be away from home in the first leg on February 20 with the return match a week later.