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Josh McCafferty

Brendan Rodgers names Celtic starting XI for crunch Kairat Almaty second leg

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his team to face Kairat Almaty this evening. 

The Champions League play-off tie is currently poised at 0-0 after last week's first leg in Glasgow. 

Tonight's match will be played at the 23,804-capacity Ortalyq stadion in Almaty. 

Celtic come into the game off the back of a 3-0 win over Livingston in the Scottish Premiership at the weekend. 


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Benjamin Nygren bagged a brace as Johnny Kenny scored off the bench to wrap up the points. 

From that triumph, Rodgers has made six changes to his team tonight. 

Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal, as Anthony Ralston keeps his place at right-back with Alistair Johnston still injured.

Callum McGregor comes back in to captain the team in midfield with Nygren keen to continue his recent goalscoring exploits. 

Up top, Daizen Maeda starts through the middle with Yang and James Forrest getting the nod out wide. 

Kick-off this evening is at 5.45pm, and the match is live on Amazon Prime. 

Celtic team news vs Kairat Almaty

Confirmed starting XI: Schmeichel, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Hatate, Nygren, Forrest, Yang, Maeda.

Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Simpson-Pusey, Idah, McCowan, Shiun, Osmand, Kenny, Engels, Bernardo, Murray, Donovan.

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