Our prediction for this Champions League match:
All eyes will be on Celtic Park when Celtic and Club Brugge go head to head in the Champions League round 5. The Hoops are on the right track to defend their Premiership trophy, with the team eyeing their third win in the elite competition. Adam Idah should be recalled to the starting XI after scoring a brace in a 4-1 win over Hearts, while midfielder Odin Thiago Holm remains on the sidelines with injury.
The Belgian champions, on the other hand, rolled over St. Truiden 7-0 in their last league match and given Celtic’s attacking potential at home ground, there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. A man to keep an eye on in the away team will be Greek forward Christos Tzolis, who scored four goals in the crushing of St. Truiden. Gustaf Nilsson and Bjorn Meijer should be the only absentees in the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Hans Vanaken):
Hans Vanaken is a Belgian footballer who was born in Neerpelt on August 24, 1992. Hans Vanaken is a product of PSV football academy, joining the club at the age of 10, but in 2008 he joined Lommel United. The Belgian midfielder continued wearing the green shirt at senior level, scoring 21 goals in 80 appearances for the club in the league.
In 2013 he moved to Lokeren and after spending two seasons at Daknamstadion, he signed a deal with famous Belgian team Club Brugge. Vanaken has established himself as one of the team’s key players and he is likely to play an important role in the Jan Breydel Stadium outfit in the 2019/2020 Europa League season.
His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both central midfielder and left midfielder as well. He has a contract with Club Brugge until June 30, 2024.
Highlighted Team (Celtic):
The Celtic Football Club boasts a proud over 100-year long history which has made The Bhoys a global brand thanks to their unprecedented social awareness that dates to the very beginnings of this Scottish club. Celtic was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow by raising money to help their fellow citizens.
The charity legacy continues to this day with Celtic still preserving their charitable traditions through the Celtic FC Foundation. The Celts play their home matches at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 people. One of the two most successful football clubs in Scotland with 47 Scottish League Championship titles to their name, Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers, with the clubs known as the Old Firm.
European Cup winners from season 1966-67 and runners-up two years later, Celtic have been regular in European competitions since their first appearance in 1962-63. Their other most standout results have been runners-up in the EUFA Cup in 2003 and Intercontinental Cup in 1967.