The Champions League is back at Celtic Park, the lights are about to go out – and the Hoops hope it will be Real Madrid’s.
The cavernous stadium in Glasgow’s east end will be plunged into darkness except for a green light shining on the famous Hoops huddle as European anthem Zadok the Priest rings round for the first time in five years. The sound will be deafening as the one-time winners meet the 14-times champions on a night that may never be forgotten.
Ange Postecoglou’s side face a Herculean task but will be hoping the footballing gods smile on Celtic’s swashbuckling style. The manager has been boosted by the news Kyogo Furuhashi trained on Monday – but will he start against Carlo Ancelotti’s galacticos?