The Scots have long been used to constant domestic dominance—only during Gerrard’s tenure did Rangers win the Premiership. But now the team itself is struggling, Hearts are consistently strong and top the table.
As a result, Rodgers was even dismissed, and Martin O’Neill was lured in. In Rome last spring, they were just one or two points short of overtaking Juventus for fourth place. But now, under Gasperini, they’re fighting for first!
The Glasgow club suffered a humiliating exit from the Champions League. They needed to get past Kairat, but after two goalless draws, the Kazakhs won the penalty shootout. In the Europa League, they started with only a draw against Crvena Zvezda and a loss to Braga. But then they improved, beating Sturm and, in the most recent round, Feyenoord, though they lost 1-3 to Midtjylland.
The Italians have been quite inconsistent. After beating Nice, they lost not only to Lille but also at home to Viktoria Plzen. But then, here in Glasgow, they secured a 2-0 win over Rangers. In the last round, they managed to beat Midtjylland at home.
Celtic have won two of their last three league matches
The club scores an average of 1.4 goals, conceding 1.6 in return
Roma have won the tournament twice in a row
The team scores an average of 1.4 goals, conceding one per match.
Celtic (probable lineup): Schmeichel – Tierney, Scales, Trusty, Donovan – McGregor, Engels, Yan Hyun-Jun, Hatate, McCowan – Maeda.
Roma (probable lineup): Svilar – Mancini, Ndicka, Gilardi – Franca, Pellegrini, Soulé, Kone, El-Anaoui, Celik – Dybala.
