Celtic will face Hapoel Be’er Sheva in the Champions League playoff this evening.
Celtic’s Scott Sinclair in action with Hapoel Be’er-Sheva’s Ben Bitton
Celtic will be looking to book their place in the group stage of the Champions League this season when they take on Hapoel Be’er Sheva away from home in Israel this evening.
The Scottish Premiership giants will face Hapoel in the second leg of the Champions League qualifying playoff tie at the Turner Stadium in Be’er Sheva.
Brendan Rodgers’s side won the first leg of the tie 5-2 at Celtic Park last week.
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele (L) celebrates
Celtic’s performance in the first leg in Glasgow was superb, and a three-goal advantage makes them strong favourites to progress.
The Bhoys, though, should not be complacent, as an early goal for Hapoel could make things tricky for them.
The Hoops’ recent away record in Europe is quite poor. Celtic have won only two of their last 14 away games in the Champions League and Europa League since they last reached the group stage, according to BBC Sport.
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele scores
Celtic will head into the match on the back of a 4-2 victory over St Johnstone away from home at McDiarmid Park in Perth in the Scottish Premiership.
This is how Celtic will line up against Hapoel at the Turner Stadium in Be’er Sheva, Israel:
Celtic XI: Gordon; Janko, Lustig, Toure, Tierney; Brown, Bitton, McGregor; Forrest, Griffiths, Sinclair
Subs: De Vries, Izaguirre, Dembele, Armstrong, Rogic, Roberts, Sviatchenko
Celtic’s Tomas Rogic celebrates with Scott Sinclair
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