Celtic starting XI for Europa League tie against Crvena Zvezda

Celtic kick off their UEFA Europa League campaign tonight (Wednesday) with a game against Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade (KO: 8pm). Brendan Rodgers’ side will be looking to deliver a positive result on matchday one, and the manager has made two changes from the side which beat Partick Thistle in the League Cup at the weekend. Kasper Schmeichel returns in goal, while Daizen Maeda is restored to the front line, and there’s a start for 19-year-old Colby Donovan in defence. Kick-off at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade is 8pm and you can follow the build-up and all the action on the club website’s Match Centre MATCH CENTRE CELTIC: Schmeichel, Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Hatate, Nygren, Yang, Maeda, Tounekti.Subs: Sinisalo, Doohan, Balikwisha, McCowan, Iheanacho, Kenny, Engels, Bernardo, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, RalstonUpcoming FixturesCrvena Zvezda Vs. Celtic – Sat, Sep 9th 2025, 14:00