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Joe Donnelly

Club Brugge winger scores classy 30-yard chip for Greece ahead of Celtic Park visit

Celtic face Hearts at Tynecastle this Saturday, before their attention turns to Club Brugge at Parkhead in the UEFA Champions League.

Christos Tzolis, a winger and Greek internationalist for the Belgian Pro League side, impressed during the recent bout of international fixtures – scoring an impeccable lob against Finland during a 2-0 victory.

With Greece having fired themselves in front minutes earlier, the 22-year-old capitalised on a poor clearance from the goalkeeper by lofting the ball up, over and into the net.

As per popular football X (formerly Twitter) account Football Report, here's the Brugge star's finish in motion:


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Going into the match, Celtic command 15th place in the Champions League's new-look league-phase stage, with seven points from four games so far.

Club Brugge, on the other hand, sit in 22nd with six points – having last overcome Aston Villa 1-0 against the odds.

From here, Brendan Rodgers and his players need three points to all but guarantee a place in the competition's play-off round, with matches against Club Brugge at Celtic Park on Wednesday, November 27, and Dinamo Zagreb away on Tuesday, December 10.

On the other side of the new year, they round out the league-phase fixtures with Young Boys at home on Wednesday, January 22, and Aston Villa at Villa Park on Wednesday, January 29.

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