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Liam Bryce

Lyon team vs Celtic 'revealed' as Moussa Dembele set to spearhead Juventus line-up test run

Celtic face Lyon on Saturday evening as their pre-season preparations kick up another gear.

And they're preparing to meet a side with a momentous Champions League date with Juventus just a few weeks away.

Rudi Garcia's side lead the Serie A giants 1-0 from the last 16 first leg all the way back in February.

Juve have since restarted domestic action while the decision to end the Ligue 1 campaign in April has left Lyon to arrange friendlies in preparation.

(SNS Group)

Hosting the Veolia Trophy, they take on Neil Lennon 's side in the coming hours following a 2-0 defeat to Rangers on Thursday.

According to Get French Football News, Garcia will look to field an XI as close to the team he plans to send out against Juve as possible.

That scenario, although unconfirmed that this stage, looks set to reunite Moussa Dembele and Celtic from the first whistle at the Groupama Stadium.

The striker was a second-half substitute against Steven Gerrard's team in mid-week but it's reported he'll return in attack alongside captain Memphis Depay.

Also in the line-up is former Parkhead loanee Jason Denayer and reported Arsenal target Houssem Aouar.

Here's the side GFFN report Lyon will field: Anthony Lopes, Leo Dubois, Marcelo, Jason Denayer, Maxwell Cornet, Thiago Mendes, Bruno Guimarães, Jeff Reine-Adélaïde, Memphis Depay (c), Houssem Aouar, Moussa Dembélé.

Lennon, as he did in the 1-1 draw with Nice, could again hand minutes to as many players as possible.

The Celtic boss deployed a near-full strength line-up for the opening period before making a raft of changes as the second-half wore on.

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