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Celtic will be out for revenge when they travel to Borussia Mönchengladbach after losing to the German side two weeks ago at home, leaving them reeling at the bottom of their Champions League group. Join The Roar for all the live highlights and action from 6:45am (AEDT).
Celtic are flying high at the top of the Scottish Premiership standings, undefeated from ten games and with a massive lead over the second-placed Rovers.
Their Champions League form has left a lot to be desired though.
They’ve been up against it in a pool consisting of European giants Barcelona and Manchester City, as well as today’s opponent.
A thrilling three-all draw against City has been their only bright light in the tournament so far, as they sit at the bottom of Group C with plenty of work to do.
Second half goals to Lars Stindl and Andre Hahn took the spoils away from Celtic last time around, as Mönchengladbach kept their chances at a top two-finish alive.
Despite being on the road in the return fixture, Celtic will be fired up and out to get that win back after some stellar form at domestic level.
Mönchengladbach may have taken that win, but they’re still on the back foot in Group C, after a pair of losses to start their campaign.
They’re also coming off the back of a 2-0 loss to Bayern Munich and a goalless draw in the Bundesliga since their last outing with Celtic.
They sit just one point behind Man City in their hunt for the last 16 and have the chance to take outright second from them with a win today.
Team News
Celtic will be missing a few players for the clash, namely Kolo Toure, Jozo Simunovic, Leigh Griffiths and Kieran Tierney.
Toure and Simunovic have both remained in Scotland as they battle a fitness cloud and look to be back for their Premiership campaign.
For Mönchengladbach, Ibrahima Traore, Andreas Christensen and Alvaro Dominguez all missed their last league clash on Saturday, a draw against Eintracht.
Mamadou Doucoure, Marvin Schulz and Josip Drmic missed that same game, but all three have returned to training and the subsequent squad for this fixture against Celtic.
Prediction
Mönchengladbach got the job done on the road against Celtic despite being in very different situations domestically.
There’s no reason why they can’t do it again, this time at home in front of a notoriously passionate Borussia fanbase.
Celtic are by far the best side in Scottish football, but they’re still a touch behind the big guns of Europe. Expect a massive effort from the men in green, but they’re likely to fall short.
Borussia Mönchengladbach to win 2-1
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