Adam Idah starts as Brendan Rodgers names Celtic side to face Atalanta

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic side to face Atalanta, with Adam Idah starting up front for the Scottish champions.

Celtic have travelled to Italy for their third Champions League test in the new-look competition. A 5-1 home win over Slovan Bratislava on matchday one was followed by a bruising 7-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

Rodgers has vowed not to change his aggressive attacking style in the competition but his side face a formidable opponent in Atalanta, who pose a real danger in attack.

The manager has made just two changes to the side that lost in Dortmund, with Alex Valle replacing the injured Greg Taylor at left-back, while Idah gets the nod ahead of Kyogo Furuhashi in attack. Centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers has not travelled with the squad due to injury.

Kasper Schmeichel starts in goal behind a back four of Valle, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Alistair Johnston.

Captain Callum McGregor is joined by Reo Hatate and Arne Engels in midfield, while Daizen Maeda and Nicholas Kuhn play either side of Idah in attack.

The Celtic substitutes are: Viljami Sinisalo, Scott Bain, Luis Palma, Kyogo Furuhashi, Yang, Luke McCowan, Maik Nawrocki, Paulo Bernardo, James Forrest, Anthony Ralston and Stephen Welsh.

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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) October 23, 2024

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