The official line-ups for tonight’s Conference League quarter-final first leg between Celje and Fiorentina have been confirmed. Here is everything you need to know about how the teams line up.
Kicks off is scheduled for 20.00 GMT.
Fiorentina’s Rolando Mandragora (L) celebrates after scoring a goal against Vitoria Guimaraes during the UEFA Conference League soccer match held at D.Afonso Henriques Stadium, in Guimaraes, Portugal, 19 December 2024. EPA-EFE/HUGO DELGADO
It is a fairly rotated Viola side, with no top goalscorer Moise Kean, nor his recent strike partner Albert Gudmundsson. Lucas Beltran and Nicolo Zaniolo start up front in tandem instead.
The eventual winner of this tie will go on to face either Jagiellonia or Real Betis in the Conference League semi-finals.
Celje (4-3-3): Silva; Nieto, Vuklisevic, Nemanic, Karnicnik; Kvesic, Zabukovnik, Svetlin; Delaurier-Chaubet; Matko, Seslar.
Fiorentina (3-5-2): De Gea; Pongracic, Comuzzo, Ranieri; Moreno, Adli, Cataldi, Mandragora, Folorunsho; Zaniolo, Beltran.
