Celtic could be forced to play Nir Bitton at centre-back against Bayern.
Bayern Munich have not had a good season so far, but their Champions League prospects have begun to look up due to Celtic’s injury crisis.
Jozo Simunovic has suffered an injury which appears set to keep him out of the tie at the Allianz Arena.
Celtic are thin on defenders and could be stuck having to play midfielder Nir Bitton at centre-back.
This is not an unfamiliar position to the Israeli, but it is purely a stop gap solution.
Against a lesser opponent Celtic may get away with it, but this is Bayern Munich.
Injuries are always unfortunate, but there has been an element of bad planning here for Celtic, perhaps complacency from manager Brendan Rodgers.
Bitton could prove everybody wrong and have a stormer against Robert Lewandowski, but Celtic supporters are likely to be watching through their hands, fearful of a PSG-esque hammering.
The problem for Celtic is that this is no kind of game to blood a youngster, nor are there opportunities to sign reinforcements.
Bitton may be the unsatisfactory best option which nobody really wants to see.
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