Celtic squad revealed as Ange Postecoglou admits he…

Celtic squad revealed as Ange Postecoglou admits he has a huge Champions League decision to make

Ange Postegoluo has revealed the players available for selection ahead of the Champions League Group F opener.

The Celtic boss earlier named his 25 man squad as they prepare to welcome Real Madrid to Parkhead. Forgotten man Yosuke Ideguchi has been left out, but there is room for newbies Oliver Abildgaard and Sead Haksabanovic who take up a spot each. Within the list of 25, UEFA rules dictate that eight spaces must be filled by 'locally trained players'. And Celtic have fulfilled the requirements with Scott Bain, Stephen Welsh, Greg Taylor, Anthony Ralston, Callum McGregor, James McCarthy, David Turnbull and James Forrest all on the squad list.

Elsewhere, Japanese frontman Kyogo Furuhashi was a doubt after coming off with a shoulder injury in the opening minutes during the Old Firm clash on Saturday. However, the forward is available for this evening's Champions League clash after getting back on the training pitch at Lennoxtown on Monday morning. But Kyogo could be fighting for a starting spot after Giorgos Giakoumakis came on to replace him in Celtic's 4-0 win over Rangers, giving a stellar performance.

Sharing the squad update, Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou said: "Kyogo hurt his shoulder and trained this morning. He looked OK so he is available. I haven't made a decision on whether he will play or not but, in terms of him training and doing everything in training, he was fine."

However, Carl Starfelt is not available for selection. The Sweden centre-back went off with a knee problem early in the second half of Saturday's derby. Moritz Jenz replaced the Sweden centre-back to make his fifth appearance of the season.

Postecoglou added: "We haven't had an exact diagnosis. It's nothing too serious but it will probably keep him out for a couple of weeks."