Sweden winger Jesper Karlsson and Norwegian right-back Aslak Fonn Witry return to the starting line-up for AZ, who haven't played since their first-leg defeat in Glasgow.

Dropping to the bench are Albert Gudmundsson and Thijs Oosting.

St Johnstone and LASK will both make history should they progress - although the marks they will achieve shows their contrasting European success rates.

For the Perth side, it would be their first participation in a European group stage.

For the visitors from Linz, it would be their third group stage in a row - a club record.

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Tom Rogic comes in for striker Odsonne Edouard in Celtic's only change from the 6-0 Scottish Premiership rout of Dundee on Saturday.

Kyogo Furuhashi leads the line for the visitors with support from Rogic and Ryan Christie.

Winger James Forrest - who scored Celtic's second goal in the first-leg win over AZ - again misses out with a knock.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

AZ Alkmaar: Verhulst, Sugawara, Martins Indi, Midtsjo, T Koopmeiners, De Wit, Karlsson, Witry, Aboukhlal, Pavlidis, Letschert.

Substitutes: Reus, Hatzidiakos, Evjen, Clasie, Taabouni, Reijnders, Oosting, Gudmundsson, Beukema, Poku, P Koopmeiners.

Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Welsh, Starfelt, Taylor, McGregor, Turnbull, Abada, Rogic, Christie, Kyogo.

Substitutes: Barkas, Bain, Bitton, Ajeti, Soro, Edouard, Bolingoli, Urhoghide, Shaw, Robterson, Montgomery.

St Johnstone: Clark, Rooney, Brown, Kerr, McCart, Booth, Davidson, McCann, O'Halloran, Middleton, Kane.

Substitutes: Parish, Devine, May, Wotherspoon, Gilmour, Muller, Sinclair, Hendry, Ballantyne, Northcott, Craig, Denham.

LASK: Schlager, Wiesinger, Andrade, Filipovic, Flecker, Hong, Michorl, Renner, Goiginger, Schmidt, Karamoko.

Substitutes: Gebauer, Polster, Yannis, Raguz, Balic, Potzmann, Wild, Boller, Radulovic, Nakamura, Maresic.

LASK head coach Dominik Thalhammer makes three changes to the side that drew 1-1 at home to Hartberg on Saturday.

Coming into defence is Philipp Wiesinger, Thomas Goiginger is in midfield, while weekend goalscorer Florian Flecker is on the wing.

Out go Marvin Potzmann, Jan Boller and Husein Balic.

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson makes two changes to the side that suffered a 1-0 defeat at home to Dundee United on Sunday.

The big team news is that centre-back Liam Gordon hasn't been passed fit after missing the weekend loss.

The two switches see Hayden Muller drop out of defence and Stevie May is missing from the attack.

In come James Brown and forward Michael O'Halloran. Might Shaun Rooney move into the back three?

Classy midfielder David Wotherspoon is only fit enough for the bench.

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We'll start turning our attention to this evening's three games but will bring you any reaction from Rangers in Armenia if and when we get it.

That's one down - three to go?

Rangers are through to the group stage of the Europa League, but will Celtic follow them after their match later against AZ Alkmaar?

Meanwhile, St Johnstone are first up trying to reach the new Conference League group stage, with Aberdeen doing likewise later.

Will there be four Scottish sides in the group stages? Vote thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.

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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

Rangers overcome Alashkert - and their Covid outbreak - to reach the Europa League group stage for a fourth season running.

However, it wasn't as easy as it as they would have hoped - or probably should have been - considering their hosts' poor recent form and having to play much of the game down to 10 men.

Steven Gerrard will have been hiding behind the sofa back home in Scotland and will be a concerned man ahead of Sunday's first Old Firm derby of the season with Celtic.

So close to a Rangers goal at last, but Joe Aribo is denied by the woodwork for a second time in the game.

The midfielder's long-range strike comes off the crossbar.

Just how stretched Rangers have been by that Covid outbreak is emphasised by the fact that they have only used one - the experienced Cedric Itten from a bench full of teenagers.

Craig Levein
Former Scotland manager on BBC Sportsound

We are into five minutes of stoppage time...nervous stuff...

Some desperate defending by Rangers as the tension mounts.

The 10 men of Alashkert are not out of this yet by any means.

The first time the Alashkert goalkeeper has been seriously threatened since that early shot from Joe Aribo.

Alfredo Morelos fires a powerful drive from just outside the penalty box and Ognjen Cancarevic palms it clear acrobatically for a corner.