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title: "Celtic: Fans weren’t impressed with team selection prior to Rennes game"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Liam Togher"
section: "SPFL News"
published: "2019-11-29T18:05:12Z"
modified: "2019-11-29T18:05:12Z"
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# Celtic: Fans weren’t impressed with team selection prior to Rennes game

**Having seen his team [already clinch qualification](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/50253786) for the knockout rounds of the Europa League, Celtic manager Neil Lennon took the liberty of making [four changes to his starting line-up](https://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-rennes/420540) for last night’s Group E encounter with Rennes at Parkhead.**

Lewis Morgan started up top in place of the rested Odsonne Edouard, while Olivier Ntcham came into the midfield and Moritz Bauer and Greg Taylor started in the full-back positions. \[[via Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-rennes/420540)\]

The team news was confirmed by Celtic’s official Twitter account [@CelticFC](https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1200120909908054016?s=21) with just under 90 minutes remaining to kick-off.

https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/1200120909908054016?s=21

Morgan, who was making his [first appearance of the Europa League group stage](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lewis-morgan/leistungsdaten/spieler/311351), scored the opening goal in the Hoops’ 3-1 victory, a result which guaranteed top spot for Lennon’s team (as per [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-rennes/420540)).

Bauer also had good reason to feel pleased with his contribution afterwards, sending in [four crosses](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1427244/LiveStatistics/Europe-UEFA-Europa-League-2019-2020-Celtic-Rennes) on the night, while Ntcham [provided the assist for Mikey Johnston’s goal](https://www.skysports.com/football/celtic-vs-rennes/420540) that gave Celtic a three-goal lead.

Before kick-off, though, these Hoops fans on Twitter voiced their displeasure over the manager’s team selection:

> Hahaha. Now announce the real team.
>
> — . (@BC67\_\_) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/BC67__/status/1200121006859399169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> state of that line up…
>
> — David O’Reilly (@DavidOReilly3) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/DavidOReilly3/status/1200140369754759168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What is this line-up? [pic.twitter.com/QMpCZ1X0F4](https://t.co/QMpCZ1X0F4)
>
> — Celtic 4 life (@Celtic12227908) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/Celtic12227908/status/1200122340731805696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Announce proper line up
>
> — Ross Bolingoli (@RossLundy17) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/RossLundy17/status/1200121810680983555?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Morgan? Is Lennon trying to close the whole stadium as well as the GB section?
>
> — Patsy O (@NalcedYellos) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/NalcedYellos/status/1200122838218346500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Slightly frustrating that he’s gone with this. We’ve done excellently so far in this group and have a great chance to top it. I hope we don’t regret going with this line up. Ultimately if we had better game management and squad rotational skills, we wouldn’t have had to do this.
>
> — Daniel Gallagher (@\_dgallagher99) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/_dgallagher99/status/1200121100073607169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> And the real team is???
>
> — Allan Johnston (@AllanJohnston8) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/AllanJohnston8/status/1200121404886278144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Celtic fans, what did you think of Lennon’s team selection prior to kick-off? Were his decisions ultimately justified? Have your say by commenting below!***