Celtic should press early and build through their wide players, but the box contact after the cross is the harder step. Beşiktaş can escape that pressure through midfield and attack either flank. A cleared restart can bring the attacking side straight back into the box. The later receiving options could make the second half look different from the opening spell.
Celtic have sent Hassan and Tierney into frequent wide attacks, with Durán or Høgh seeking the finish. Their recent domestic shot volume produced few clean final contacts, and Celta restricted their European attack more sharply. Beşiktaş can use Salih or Ndidi to begin a release, then Rıdvan and Trossard or Murillo and the right-side runners can feed Vlahović. Kökçü travelled after missing the last match and is planned for a substitute role; Poku also returns to the travelling group, while Miretti remains unavailable.
That mix gives Beşiktaş a first route before any changes and another delivery source later. Celtic's advanced fullbacks leave receiving space for the first away pass, and Beşiktaş have shown supply from both flanks even without Kökçü. I’m siding with Beşiktaş to turn one of those passages, and its follow-up after a Celtic reply, into the winning goal.
