Team News: Ange hands shock debut to winger
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Aberdeen - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - July 31, 2022 Celtic players in a huddle before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Sead Haksabanovic makes his Celtic debut in tonight’s Champions League clash away to Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Montonegrin internationalist has made two appearances off the bench since last month’s transfer from Rubin Kazan but starts tonight’s tie in Warsaw.
Both of Haksabanovic’s appearances have been playing on the left wing which suggests that Jota will be switched to the other flank with Liel Abada and Daizen Maeda on the bench.
The only other change to the side that lost to Real Madrid is Kyogo Furuhashi coming in to replace Giorgos Giakoumakis.
There are no changes to the midfield or back four but the Rubin connection is continued on the bench with Oliver Abildgaard stripped for the first time.
In four previous matches between the two teams the home side has won every time. Tonight’s match is refereed by Glenn Nyberg of Sweden
CELTIC: Hart; Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley; Haksabanovic, Kyogo, Jota
SUBS: Bain, Siegrist, Giakoumakis, Abada, Mooy, Turnbull, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Maeda, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh