Two clubs chasing UEFA Europa League glory will do battle today in a match between Celtic and Astra Giurgiu. The group-stage match scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Celtic Park in Glasgow and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Celtic manager Ronny Deila (via the Belfast Telegraph): "I hope we can see much more [offensive quality], but I think we have proved we have a very good spirit in all the games in Europe. We work hard and defend quite well. I think we can create more [chances]. But in the last two weeks, we have started to do that in Scotland and I hope we can do that in the Europa League."
"Scoring five goals at the weekend [against Ross County] was very good," he added. "And we could have maybe scored more goals if needed. Scoring four goals in half an hour was quality."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Celtic's John Guidetti has six appearances for the club across all competitions this season. Sitting atop the club's formation as the lone striker, the 22-year-old has four goals. He will look for more offensive productivity in Glasgow this afternoon.
Celtic's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Gordon, Izzy, VVD, Denayer, Lustig, Wakaso, Commons, Broony, Johansen, Stokes, Guidetti
Astra's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Lung; Youssef, Seto, Enache, Budescu, Morais, Laban, Oros, Bukhari, Pliatsikas, Amorim
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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