Only one absentee as Celtic train ahead of Shakhtar clash

Carl Starfelt appeared to be the only player missing as Celtic trained on home turf before flying out to Poland to face Shakhtar Donetsk.

The defender suffered a knee injury during the Glasgow Derby of September 3 and is expected to miss out on the two remaining fixtures this month.

Moritz Jenz replaced Starfelt during the Derby match and against Real Madrid and looks likely to start tomorrow’s match with Stephen Welsh as back up.

Shakhtar’s 4-1 victory away to RB Leipzig last week has opened the group right up with the Ukrainian champions now looking favourites for second place behind Real Madrid.

Taking at least a point from tomorrow’s match is essential for Celtic’s prospects, after an impressive 50 minutes last week against Real the hoops need to reach that level of performance again to take something from the match.

Ange Postecoglou is expected to give his thoughts on the match later today at a media conference in Warsaw.