2026-2027 Europa League: Celtic vs. Ferencvaros, Probable Lineups

Celtic Glasgow and Ferencvaros face off at 9 p.m. in Scotland in a match counting toward the first matchday of the Europa League group stage. The Scots, dealing with several absences, have just suffered a crushing defeat in the League Cup against archrivals Rangers and need to bounce back immediately; the visitors are sitting near the top of the Hungarian league table and are coming off a 7-0 cup victory over Debreceni.

O’Neill is starting Hogh as the center forward, with Hassan, Nygren, and Tounekti in the attacking midfield. McGregor and Sorensen will play in midfield, while Donovan and Tierney will be the fullbacks.

The Hungarians line up with Joseph as the striker, supported by Yusuf, Zachariassen, and O’Dowda in the attacking midfield. Corbu and Nagy are in the midfield.

Celtic vs. Ferencvaros: Probable Lineups
Celtic (4-2-3-1): Johnstone; Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Tierney; McGregor, Sorensen; Hassan, Nygren, Tounekti; Hogh. Head Coach: O’Neill.
Ferencváros (4-2-3-1): Dibusz; Nagy, Raemaekers, Gomez, Cadu; Corbu, Nagy; Yusuf, Zachariassen, O’Dowda; Joseph. Head Coach: Borbely.

Martin O’Neill wants a response from his team after the heavy loss to Rangers: “Every game Celtic loses is seen as a crisis, and of course it’s even worse if we lose to Rangers, so we’ve talked about it enough. Our players are disappointed with the performance; we could have done better. I think we accept that, and now we’ll refocus on our league games.”