Celtic squad revealed as Paulo Bernardo sees influential figure fight his case for Easter Road inclusion
dailyrecord.co.ukThe temptation to stick with what is working for Brendan Rodgers has been ruled out with Reo Hatate on the shelf after suffering a hamstring injury.But his replacement against Atletico Madrid Paulo Bernardo offered work-rate and energy and now the Benfica loanee is hell-bent on grabbing his big chance at Easter Road – if he gets the nod from his boss with skipper Callum McGregor.
Hatate (hamstring) drops out for Celtic to join Stephen Welsh (ankle) and Liel Abada (thigh) on the sidelines. Hibernian have no fresh injuries.
Long-term absentees Jake Doyle-Hayes (ankle), Harry McKirdy (heart) and Chris Cadden (Achilles) remain out.The champions can open up a 10-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership if they win in Leith and they face a side licking their wounds after suffering a 4-0 pasting at the hands of Rangers last week.
Boss Nick Montgomery is looking for resolve against the champions on Saturday. Goalkeepers Joe HartBenjamin SiegristScott Bain Defenders Alexandro BernabeiGustaf LagerbielkeAlistair JohnstonLiam ScalesNat PhillipsCameron Carter-VickersAnthony RalstonGreg Taylor Midfielders Tomoki IwataMatt O’RileyCallum McGregorDavid TurnbullOdin HolmKwon Hyeok-kyuPaulo Bernardo Forwards Daizen MaedaLuis PalmaHyeongyu OhKyogo FuruhashiYang Hyun-junJames Forrest
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