12 assists from midfield: Three Rosenborg players Celtic must watch out for in CL showdown
COMMENT By Will Butcher
Celtic have it all to do in their second-leg Champions League tie against Rosenborg on Wednesday night as they travel to Norway with the scoreline still deadlocked at 0-0.
Brendan Rodgers watched on as his side were held to a 0-0 draw at Parkhead seven days ago, with the lack of a striker a main factor in the Hoops’ failure to break Rosenborg down.
The 48-time Scottish Champions must now travel to the Lerkendal Stadium with the hope that they can go one better and secure victory, despite being away from home.
Karl Ingebrightsen’s side have just passed the halfway mark in their 2017 campaign, sitting pretty at the top of the table and five points clear of second-placed Sarpsborg.
Rosenborg sat behind the ball and looked to frustrate the Hoops last time out, but it is likely to be a very different story on home soil as they are expected to take the game to Celtic.
With that in mind, Football Insider analyses the three biggest attacking threats in the Rosenborg side that Celtic must keep an eye on, including a midfielder who has provided 12 assists in 26 matches this season: