Celtic go into the match in excellent form but they have been dealt a blow with the news Kris Commons is out due to a hamstring injury.

Inter have had a poor season by their high standards but the appointment of Roberto Mancini for his second spell in charge seems to now be having the desired impact. They have won their last two Serie A matches - 4-1 at Atalanta and 3-0 at home to Palermo - and are now 10th in the table.

Alasdair Lamont
BBC Scotland

European nights at Celtic Park this season have lacked the sparkling intensity of recent seasons - the Europa League will do that. But this evening feels different. The prospect of facing a genuine European giant - albeit a slightly diminished one - has increased the sense of anticipation about the stadium and it could be reminiscent of a big Champions League night.

Celtic: Gordon, Matthews, Denayer, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Bitton; Mackay-Steven, Johansen, Armstrong; Griffiths. Subs: Zaluska, Ambrose, Henderson, McGregor, Wakaso, Scepovic, Guidetti

Inter: Carrizo; Campagnaro, Ranocchia, Juan Jesus, Santon; Medel, Guarin, Kuzmanovic; Shaqiri; Palacio, Icardi. Subs: Handanovic, Kovacic, Vidic, Obi, Dodo, Puscas, Hernanes.

Referee: Istvan Vad (Hungary)

The line-ups for tonight are winging their way to me now...

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Italian legend and one-time Dundee striker Fabrizio Ravanelli spoke to our colleagues on BBC Radio Scotland earlier about tonight's game...

"Inter Milan is confident in this moment. They have won their last two games and played very well. It is a good quality team but sometimes they do not defend very well. I'm sure they will do very well.

"When [Roberto] Mancini arrived at Inter it was very difficult for him, but now his work on the pitch is working.

"When you are a coach at Inter, every competition is very important. It is important that he gets them to the final.

"Celtic is a very good club and a good team but the players at Inter are very good quality at this moment. It will be very hard for Celtic."

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Kris Commons has been a key player for Celtic in recent weeks but they must do without is creative influence tonight as he remains sidelined with a hamstring problem. The two recent signings, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong, are both in the starting line-up.

Tonight's match is not in Europe's premier competition but you wouldn't know it given the atmosphere building inside Celtic Park.

Celtic's finest hour came against Inter Milan in Lisbon back in 1967 when goals from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers won Jock Stein's side the European Cup - the first British side to lay their hands on the famous trophy.

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It's a huge night for Ronny Deila's Celtic side as their run of excellent form - wining eight games on the spin - is put to the test against the Italian giants.

There is also a fair bit of history involved when these two sides meet...

Good evening and welcome to BBC Scotland's live text coverage of Celtic's Europa League last 32 first-leg date with Inter Milan.