New bhoy Marc Crosas will lead a strong looking Celtic XI into Tuesday night's friendly with Derry City.
The former Barcelona midfielder is included in the Celtic squad as well as Glenn Loovens, Massimo Donati and Paul Caddis who've all played first team football this season.
Adding an Irish dimension to the squad is Darren O'Dea and Cillian Sheridan while Pat McCourt makes a return to the Brandywell after his summer transfer.
After the match O'Dea will travel to Dublin to meet up with international manager Giovanni Trapattoni for Thursday's night's challenge match in Dublin against Notts Forest in a match arranged to give the Italian a look at the players on the fringes of his international squad.
Tuesday's match is to celebrate Derry's 80th anniversary and it's certainly been a colourful history with the club leaving the Belfast based Irish league in the early 70s before making a spectacular return to football with the League of Ireland in the mid 80s.
Crossas made another telling contribution in the 4-0 win over Hamilton Accies that took Celtic to the top of the league ahead of Rangers defeat at St Mirren.
The young Spaniard has missed out on both Champions League games this season but could well be in the team that faces Manchester United at Old Trafford on October 21.
VIDEO REPORT on the weekend action.
MATCH REPORT on the Hamilton Accies game
Monday, 6 October 2008
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