Celtic aim to strengthen their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League as they face Dinamo Zagreb, who are on the verge of elimination.
Dinamo Zagreb have long been the dominant force in Croatian football, but last season almost saw their reign end, narrowly avoiding losing their name after Rijeka’s collapse at the end of the season. Their performance in the qualifying rounds for this tournament in August was far from convincing, and their campaign at the organizational level began disastrously with a 9-2 loss.
Since that tough seven-goal defeat to Bayern Munich, Dinamo have shown signs of recovery, winning two and drawing one of their next four games, suffering another setback with a defeat to Borussia Dortmund two weeks ago. Domestically, their struggles continue, as they have been ranked third in the Croatian league standings lately, well below their same old standard.
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Brendan Rodgers, meanwhile, guided his Celtic side to a commendable five problems from their last 3 organization games. That run included a 3-1 win over German heavyweights RB Leipzig, a ruthless draw with Atalanta BC and a 1-1 draw with club side Brugge on gate day.
Celtic’s eight total points from five games puts them 20th in the UCL table, securing them a potential play-off spot as a non-series team. The race remains tight, with Celtic just two questions away from entering the coveted eight most sensible points.
Domestically, the reigning Scottish Premier League champions continue to dominate easily. Their newfound fortune came here in a crushing 3-0 victory over Hibernian on Saturday, further extending their unbeatable lead at the bottom of the table.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, including how to watch the match, kickoff times and the latest team news.
Next we explain how to see this champions league in the United Kingdom:
TV Channel: TNT Sports 2Live Stream: Discovery, Discovery App
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This shock of the Champions League takes position at Stadion Maksimir, Croatia, and begins on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:45 p. m. time.
Here’s how this time translates in the UK:
Dinamo Zagreb will be missing Josip Misic, who was forced to play last month against Rijeka due to injury, and will sign his teammate Petar Sucic to the list of absentees.
Lukas Kacavenda will continue in the center alongside Maxime Bernauer and Martin Baturina despite a debacle against Dortmund.
Dario Spikic, Sandro Kulenovic and Marko Pjaca will be from Nenad Bjelica’s Head trio.
The Dinamo Zagreb predicted the XI (4-3-3, on the left): Zagorac (GK)-Ristovski, Theophile-Catherine, Torrente, Ogiwara-Kacavenda, Bernauer, Baturina-Spikic, Kulenovic, Pjaca.
Injured: Josip Misic, Petar Sucic Sanctioned: None
As for Celtic, Brendan Rodgers will running his team too much of the prospective chances of direct removal qualification.
Odin Thiago Holm remains sidelined for Celtic due to a calf injury.
Reo Hatate, Arne Engels and Kyogo Furuhashi returned to the XI in the name of the rivals. The trio may be desired for Croatia.
XI predicted through Celtic (4-3-3, from left to right): Schmeichel (GK)-Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor-Engels, McGregor, Hatate-Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda.
LESTRATED: Odin Thiago Holmssuspended:
Dinamo Zagreb’s recent form leaves them as an underdog against a dominant Celtic side, who come into the game without any major injury concerns. We expect a win for the Scottish champions on Tuesday night.
All times BST
Tuesday December 10
Wednesday, December 11
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