Celtic in good shape to clear the first hurdle

Ronny Deila has put his trust in his Celtic side to overcome Malmo in their crunch Champions League play-off tie.

After passing up on two chances to reach the group stages last season after taking over from Neil Lennon – the Hoops lost to Slovenian outfit Maribor in the play-off after being reinstated – the Norwegian is confident his players, who recovered to win the Ladbrokes Premiership and Scottish League Cup, are now ready to clear the final hurdle.

Speaking at Celtic Park ahead of the first leg tonight, he said: “I trust my team. We have played a lot of games now and I almost can’t remember the last time we lost a game. The team is in good shape with a lot of confidence. So we will see how it is against Malmo.