Brendan Rodgers has named his 25-man Celtic squad for their upcoming Champions League play-off against Kairat Almaty.
The Kazakh side travel to Glasgow's east end for the first leg next Wednesday, before Rodgers and his team make the 7,073-mile round trip to Almaty the following Tuesday.
Kairat have come through three rounds of qualifying to reach this stage, having knocked out Olimpija Ljubljana, KuPS, and most recently, Slovan Bratislava.
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Celtic's European journey, on the other hand, begins in the Champions League play-offs.
Rodgers had until 11pm on Thursday evening to submit his squad for the Kairat tie. It has now been revealed.
Notable absentees include X and X.
Celtic's 25-man squad for Kairat Almaty Champions League play-off
Kasper Schmeichel, Viljami Sinisalo, Ross Doohan, Alistair Johnston, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Liam Scales, Auston Trusty, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Reo Hatate, Dane Murray, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh, Kieran Tierney, Yang, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels, Paulo Bernardo, Callum McGregor. James Forrest, Benjamin Nygren, Adam Idah, Shin Yamada, Callum Osmand, Johnny Kenny, Daizen Maeda
It should be noted that Celtic can make two further changes to their squad up until 24 hours before kick-off of the first leg of the tie, so 8pm on Tuesday, August 19.
