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The Finland midfielder Glen Kamara, who was allegedly the subject of racist abuse by Slavia Prague’s Ondrej Kudela on Thursday night, starts for Rangers.
Celtic (4-2-3-1) Bain; Kenny, Welsh, Ajer, Laxalt; Brown, McGregor; Christie, Turnbull, Elyounoussi; Edouard.
Substitutes: Barkas, Duffy, Bitton, Taylor, Soro, Forrest, Rogic, Klimala, Griffiths.
Hello. Isn’t this a rare event: an Old Firm derby with nothing riding on it, not even bragging rights. Rangers own those for the foreseeable after their glorious march to the title, and it’s Celtic’s worst nightmare to host their title party today. But don’t think for a nanosecond that this is a dead rubber. It’s Celtic v Rangers, for flip’s sake, and there is one big thing to play for: our old double-edged friend, male pride.
Celtic have already said that they won’t be giving Rangers a guard of honour, which is fair enough given that Rangers didn’t line up for Celtic at Ibrox two years ago. And while it’s hard to know for sure whether Rangers will be more or less fired up because of their poisonous match against Slavia Prague on Thursday, a donnybrook or two wouldn’t come as a huge surprise. There was no ten in a row for Celtic, but there could well be ten in a row if this game kicks off in the traditional style.
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