BRENDAN RODGERS is sticking with the line-up that beat Zenit 1-0 at Parkhead as he aims to guide Celtic into the last 16 of the Europa League.
Goalkeeper Dorus de Vries is the only player who played in the weekend’s draw with St Johnstone who also starts tonight away in Russia.
Kick-off in the crucial tie is at 6pm.
? Brendan Rodgers has named an unchanged starting XI from the first-leg.
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Former Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic starts for the Russian side after missing out in the previous leg.
Also coming in to the Zenit team is midfielder Matías Kranevitter, who was a sub in Glasgow.
Hoops boss Rodgers has called for his players to control their emotions in tonight’s second leg.
“Both games can be different,” he said. “It’s important you stay calm.
“In all our qualification games we have played since I have been at Celtic, whether you are home or away, it’s important to retain the emotion of the game.
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“You have to be able to play quality football and to do that, you have to stay calm and retain your emotion in the game, no matter how it goes.
“Thankfully, when we have been in that situation we have dealt very well with it, and hopefully we can do that again.”
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