Celtic will be underdogs when they host German side Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League group stage this evening.
Leverkusen are flying high in the Bundesliga and are second only to Bayern Munich after six matches, with Patrik Schick in top goalscoring form and 18-year-old star Florian Wirtz impressing with his early performances this season.
Celtic have made a difficult start to life under Ange Postecoglou, however, and dropped points for the second week in a row following their 1-1 home draw against Dundee United on Sunday.
The Scottish side threw away a two-goal lead as they were beaten 4-3 in a thriller by Real Betis in the opening match of Group G, while Leverkusen beat Hungarian champions Ferencvaros 2-1.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Europa League fixture tonight.
When is Celtic vs Bayer Leverkusen?
The match will kick off at 8:00pm BST on Thursday 30 September.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown live on BT Sport 3, with coverage starting at 7:45. BT Sport customers can stream the match live on the BT Sport website and mobile app.
What is the team news?
James McCarthy has overcome a knock while skipper Callum McGregor, Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis are all back in training and could contribute off the bench.
But Karamoko Dembele, Christopher Jullien, Greg Taylor, Josip Juranovic and James Forrest are set to miss this one.
The Germans will likely be without Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Julian Baumgartlinger, Edmond Tapsoba, Exequiel Palacios and Niklas Lomb. While Odilon Kossounou (thigh) is a doubt.
But Robert Andrich (suspended domestically) is an option.
Possible line-ups
Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Montgomery; Rogic, Soro, Turnbull; Jota, Ajeti, Abada
Leverkusen: Hradecky; Frimpong, Kassonou, Tah, Bakker; Aranguiz, Demirbay; Ballarbi, Wirtz, Diaby; Schick
Odds
Celtic: 11/4
Draw: 13/5
Leverkusen: 20/21
Prediction
The away side should run out comfortable winners if they play a strong team. Celtic 1-3 Leverkusen
