Celtic predicted XI vs Real Madrid

Celtic face an extremely powerful check tonight with Ange Postecoglou’s Hoops developing in opposition to the most effective sides on the globe.

Indeed, the Bhoys journey to Spain to play 14-time winners of the Champions League, Real Madrid, in what’s now a dead-rubber tie.

Celtic are out of the competitors and don’t have anything however pleasure at stake of their sternest problem of the marketing campaign to this point.

Without something on the road, will probably be fascinating to see what occurs with Postecoglou’s beginning XI. Will he favour a level of rotation or will he nonetheless go for a full-strength staff?

Here is the beginning XI that Football FanCast are predicting for tonight’s encounter…

Hart, Juranovic, Starfelt, Jenz, Taylor, O’Riley, Mooy, Hatate, Abada, Kyogo, Jota (4-3-3).

We are anticipating 4 adjustments from the staff that defeated Livingston final weekend with the Australian coach favouring change in defence and assault.

The midfield will stay the identical however Postecoglou has been dealt a blow to his backline with Cameron Carter-Vickers not travelling to Madrid. Carl Starfelt, who has had a two-month layoff attributable to a knee harm, is among the squad and will substitute the American at centre-back.

Anthony Ralston, whose performances over the past yr have seen him dubbed a “superman“, drops out in favour of Croatian full-back Josip Juranovic who has began each Champions League match this time period.

In assault, James Forrest is given a relaxation with tempo and power set to be favoured. Celtic will have to be good on the break if they’re to get something from the sport so the “unbelievable” Jota – within the phrases of his supervisor – comes again into the staff after scoring in opposition to Livingston.

Liel Abada additionally replaces Sead Haksabanovic who had a somewhat quiet outing on the Tony Macaroni Arena final trip.

David Turnbull may come into the beginning XI as effectively however we anticipate that the boss will go for the extra defensive Aaron Mooy who will begin subsequent to Reo Hatate and Matt O’Riley.