Two clubs chasing qualification for the UEFA Champions League will do battle today in a match between Celtic and Maribor. The playoff scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at Celtic Park in Glasgow and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 1.
Celtic manager Ronny Della had this to offer ahead of today's Champions League playoff (via UEFA): "I feel ready and I know the team is ready as well, so we're looking forward to it. I hope there will be more [Champions League] games than just this one. You have to prepare for two games. We had a good performance in the first leg and it's going to be a hard second leg."
"We have a new chance to go into the Champions Leagu, "he added. "We'll do everything we can to use that chance well. I'm looking forward to it in a full stadium with an unbelievable atmosphere, so we'll try to make use of that."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Celtic's Callum McGregor was responsible for the club's only goal in the first leg of the playoff. The 21-year-old has made two starts for the club in league play, contributing another tally against St. Johnstone.
Celtic's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Izaguirre, Denayer, Van Dijk, Lustig; Mulgrew, Johansen; Kayal, McGregor, Commons; Stokes
Real Espana's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Handanovič; Šuler, Viler, Rajčevič, Stojanovič; Filipović, Derviševič, Vršič, Bohar; Tavares, Ibraimi
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
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