Celtic take on AZ Alkmaar at the AFAS Stadium this evening (Thursday), in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off. Ange Postecoglou’s side beat the Dutch outfit 2-0 at Paradise last week, and followed up that result with a storming 6-0 victory over St Mirren three days later.

The manager makes just one change to that side as he and his players target qualification to the Europa League group stages – with Tom Rogic returning to the starting XI in place of Odsonne Edouard.

This sees Joe Hart start between the sticks, with Anthony Ralston, Carl Starfelt, Stephen Welsh and Greg Taylor in front of him. Further up the pitch, Callum McGregor, Liel Abada, David Turnbull, Ryan Christie and Kyogo Furuhashi make up the rest of tonight’s starters.

Besides Edouard, this evening’s substitutes include Vasilis Barkas, Scott Bain, Nir Bitton, Albian Ajeti, Ismaila Soro, Boli Bolingoli, Osaze Urhoghide, Liam Shaw, Scott Robertson and Adam Montgomery.

As per UEFA's revised rules for the 2021/22 campaign, the away goal advantage rule no longer applies across all of its competitions.

Kick-off at the AFAS Stadium is 7.15pm, and you can keep up with the minute-by-minute action via our Match Centre

CELTIC: Hart; Taylor, Starfelt, Kyogo, Abada, Turnbull, Christie, Rogic, McGregor, Ralston, Welsh
Subs: Barkas, Bain, Bitton, Ajeti, Soro, Edouard, Bolingoli, Urhoghide, Shaw, Robertson, Montgomery

Celtic starting XI to face AZ Alkmaar in UEFA Europa League