KEY BATTLES

EZEQUIEL GARAY v ODSONNE EDOUARD

GARAY has starred for Benfica, Real Madrid and Zenit St Petersburg and won major honours with each. He didn’t give Oliver Burke a sniff at Parkhead.

Edouard came off the bench last week but the Frenchman, 21, could come of age in Europe with a match-winning display tonight. With only one goal in his last 10 appearances, Celtic’s record signing needs an impressive display to kickstart an injury-hit season.

CARLOS SOLER v CALLUM McGREGOR

SOLER has been at Valencia 14 years. But with Barcelona, PSG and Man City tracking the Spain Under-21 star – after group stage goals against Young Boys and Man United – he may not be there much longer. McGregor is Celtic’s best and quickest passer of the ball but was asked to play too deep in the first leg. Brendan Rodgers needs him higher up the park to give him a better chance to make things happen – and take his European goal tally into double figures.

RUBEN SOBRINO v JOZO SIMUNOVIC

A £4MILLION signing from Alaves, Sobrino made his debut against Celtic at Parkhead last week and immediately repaid a chunk of his fee by scoring the second goal in their 2-0 win.

Having spent too much time on the Hoops casualty list, Simunovic needs a run in the team. But he was suspect last week when he not only lost Sobrino but also played him onside for his goal.