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Ahead of Celtic’s Champions League opener against Barcelona, we at Read Celtic will role-play (not that kind) and predict the starting XI.
We will be playing the role of Brendan Rodgers, and choosing the starting XI and how the team are expected to line-up on the pitch.
It also includes a bit of insight into what we expect from each player, and what they can do to make the difference.
A 5-1 win over Rangers at the weekend moved Celtic two points clear with a game in hand over their nearest challengers in the league.
Celtic were hammered 6-1 at the Camp Nou the last time the two teams met in the Champions League, and also lost 3-1 to the Catalan side in the ICC this summer.
Barcelona lost their first league game of the season at the weekend after winning their opening two games in La Liga.
To understand our prediction you need to also see the latest team news. Here’s our predicted XI for Saturday afternoon’s game.
Eric Knott 
Mark Devlin 
