Efe Ambrose Starts On Bench Against FK Qarabag

Efe Ambrose has been named on the bench for Glasgow Celtic’s crucial Champions League game against Azerbaijani champions FK Qarabag at Tofik Bakhramov Stadium.

The central defender made the 18 - man squad for The Bhoys in the first leg but did not come off the bench.

Against UMF Stjarnan in the second qualifying round, the former Kaduna United and MS Ashdod star was involved in both games though he appeared as a substitute.

Glasgow Celtic lead FK Qarabag1 - 0 from the first and will advance to the play-off round if they manage to score and don’t lose by more than a two - goal margin.

Celtic Starting XI : Gordon; Lustig, Boyata, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Bitton; Mackay-Steven, Johansen, Armstrong; Ciftci

Substitutes : Ambrose, Griffiths, Commons, Rogic, Janko, Bailly, Forrest