Europa League minute by minute updates, kick-off 8.05 (GMT)Rodgers makes Zenit favourite to reach last 16Dire football and great trips – Arsenal fans on the Europa LeagueAnd feel free to email rob.smyth@theguardian.com 7.11pm GMT Scott Sinclair is left out against his old manager, with Kouassi Eboue replacing him. Callum McGregor also comes in for Charly Musonda.Celtic (4-2-3-1) de Vries; Lustig, Ajer, Simunovic, Tierney; Brown, Ntcham; Forrest, McGregor, Eboue; Dembele.Substitutes: Bain, Hendry, Sinclair, Rogic, Edouard, Miller, Musonda. 2.29pm GMT Hello there. Forget fear: for all connected with Celtic, it’s time to embrace the thrill of the unknown. They are too good for Scotland and not good enough for the Champions League – but nobody really knows where they stand in the Europa League. That’s why there is such excitement (and - yes, okay - a fair bit of trepidation) going into this tie against
crack Russian outfit
Zenit St Petersburg.Zenit, managed by Roberto Mancini, have scored more goals than anyone else in this season’s Europa League. But they haven’t played a competitive game since December and tanked badly in their domestic league before the winter break. Celtic will hope Zenit’s rust is more of a factor than their own huge injury list. Continue readingreadfullarticle
