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Predicted Celtic side to play Anderlecht: Dembele and McGregor should start

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Here is how we predict Celtic will line up against Anderlecht this week:

Brendan Rodgers manager of Celtic walks off dejected after the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Celtic and Paris Saint Germain at Celtic Park on September 12, 2017 in Glasgow,...

Celtic continue their Champions League campaign with a trip to Belgium to face Anderlecht on Wednesday evening, and the Boys will be desperate to get some points on the board after losing heavily to Paris Saint-Germain last time out.

Brendan Rodgers’ side were always going to be up against it when PSG came to town, but they will still be disappointed to have lost that encounter 5-0 and, if they want any chance of qualifying from this group, they need to beat Anderlecht both home and away.

Celtic fans could see key man Moussa Dembele return to the starting line-up after the Frenchman’s second-half cameo against Rangers at the weekend.

We are also predicting three more changes to that line-up, with Callum McGregor, Olivier Ntcham and James Forrest all coming in for a match Celtic dare not lose.

Moussa Dembele of Celtic is tackled by Ross McCrorie of Rangers during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Celtic FC at Ibrox Stadium on September 23, 2017 in...

With the Bhoys yet to face Bayern Munich in a double-header, these games against Anderlecht really cannot be underestimated, with Celtic knowing that defeats in this tie and the reverse fixture could mean they do no even qualify for the latter stages of the Europa League.

With all that in mind here is how we expect Celtic to line up against their Belgian opponents later this week:

Predicted Celtic side to play Anderlecht