The sunshine is out here in Stuttgart for the match day. I arrived in the city yesterday via Frankfurt. Celtic fans were taking advantage of the good weather and enjoying what the city has to offer. There was a visible but low key Police presence in the city ahead of the Europa League tie around the central train station.
Last night we took a stroll around the city and bumped in so many familiar faces from Celtic European away days. Celtic fans have travelled from all over and there are more arriving in today. The city square and the steps of the grand old building which shadows it brought back some happy memories of our trip to the city back in 2003. The meeting place today for Celtic fans is Biergarten im Schlossgarten which is directly next to Stuttgart Central Train Station.
Martin O’ Neill spoke yesterday to the media ahead of the game and it is expected that he will make some changes to the team which lost to Hibs on Sunday and rest some key players ahead of Sunday’s visit to Ibrox for the Scottish League clash with the rangers. The game will also give fringe squad players a chance to impress the manager in a competitive game.
O’Neill described the players as decent when asked about squad rotation. He also addressed the controversial VAR decisions from last weekend game. The game is live on TV this evening and kicks off here at 18:45 (17:45 Celtic Park Time).
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast
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