BREAKING NEWS:Celtic fc Vs RB Leipzig UEFA Championship kick-off has been reschedule….
Nobody at Celtic will be taking RB Leipzig lightly, especially their Belgian midfielder Arne Engels.
The Germans may be pointless after three Champions League defeats by Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool, but they are currently second in the Bundesliga. They will be aiming to reignite their European hopes in Glasgow on Tuesday evening.
Celtic’s Engels, a summer signing from fellow German club Augsburg, lost twice to Marco Rose’s men last season and also has friend in the ranks. Lois Openda, three years Engels’ senior at 24, is part of the Belgium national team and was Club Brugge youth product. Engels also has a close mate from his Club Brugge days in Norwegian winger Antonio Nusa.
Openda is set to start up front for Leipzig at Celtic Park. He has scored five goals in nine matches for them this season and Engels knows him well, having spent time together at the same boarding school in Brugge.
“You speak with everybody in the national team and I know him from there,” Engels said of Openda. “In Brugge also, we studied in the same boarding school, so it was really nice to see him back in the national team and now play against him. It’s really amazing to see how far he’s going – he’s an amazing player.”
Engels first came across Openda when he was 13 at school – although he was left a little in awe of his elder. “He’s older than me, so we didn’t really speak to each other,” continued Engels. “It’s normal when you’re 13 that you don’t speak to guys that are three, four years older than you. So, I was just seeing him there. But it’s always nice to recognise a familiar face.
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