Celtic v RB Leipzig late team news and possible line-ups: four players are already ruled out, and a critical decision has been made.

Celtic vs. RB Leipzig Four players have been ruled out, and a critical decision has been made, resulting in late team news and potential lineups.Celtic are scheduled to face off against RB Leipzig at Parkhead this evening in the Champions League. Brendan

Rodgers’ Celtic team has earned four points in the restructured top-tier competition of European football, following a 0-0 stalemate at Atalanta, a 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund, and a 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava. Following narrow losses to Atletico Madrid (2-1), Juventus (3-2), and Liverpool (1-0), RB Leipzig remains irrelevant in the Champions League in 31st place, despite being a member of the German Bundesliga. As a result, the Germans are in dire need of a victory to re-energise their chances of advancing to the play-off round of the competition, particularly given that they have additional matches against Internazionale, Aston Villa, Sporting CP, and Sturm Graz.

Celtic are aware that any positive outcome will increase their prospects of advancing beyond the group phase, as they have upcoming matches against Aston Villa, Young Boys, Dinamo Zagreb,

and Club Brugge. They are presently in 20th place; however, a finish within the top 24 would guarantee at least a play-off spot. Celtic vs. RB Leipzig personnel news Brendan Rodgers, the Celtic manager, is afforded the luxury of selecting from a nearly full-strength squad. One of his most significant challenges will be determining which player to deploy in defence. Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, and Liam Scales are all competing for the two starting positions, as all three of his centre-halves are entirely fit for the first time

this season. Rodgers is faced with the decision of whether to employ Barcelona loanee Alex Valle or the more experienced Greg Taylor at left-back. RB Leipzig, the visitors, will be without French centre-half Castello Lukeba, who sustained an injury during Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund. Xavi Simons, an exhilarating Dutch forward, is joining him on the sidelines. Simons is not anticipated to return to the pitch this year following surgery. Additionally, midfielders David Raum (ankle) and Xaver Schlager (knee) are unavailable to manager Marco Rose.

Potential combinations Celtic: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Valle; McGregor, Engels, Hatate; Maeda, Furuhashi, Kuhn. RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Geertruida, Orban, Klostermann, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Sesko, Openda. Benoit Bastien (FRA) serves as the referee. VAR: Benoit Millot (FRA). READ MORE – Celtic has three transfer targets who are currently in good form; however, the club has the flexibility to negotiate its own terms.