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Celtic handed boost as Cluj manager says he will be without his best player for Champions League third qualifying round first-leg

Celtic will face Romanian side Cluj in the Champions League third qualifying round, and they have been handed a massive boost due to an injury to one of their opponent’s key players. Manager Dan Petrescu revealed that veteran Argentine midfielder Emmanuel Culio will miss the clash’s first-leg to injury, and it’s a huge blow on the minnows’ chances of causing an upset.

“Culio is the best player in Cluj’s history. That’s my opinion.

“I am trying to take this team into the Champions League, but he’s told me he won’t be fit for the first leg against Celtic.