Martin O'Neill, head coach of the Scottish club Celtic, announced the official lineup featuring the Egyptian international player for their match against LASK Linz in the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League playoff round.
The Celtic vs. LASK Linz match will kick off at 10:00 PM Cairo and Mecca time at the "Raiffeisen Arena," the home ground of Haitham Hassan's new team.
Celtic's Official Lineup Against LASK Linz
Goalkeeper: Sinisalo
Defense: Donovan - Carter-Vickers - Trusty - Tierney
Midfield: McGregor - Power - Negrin
Attack Trio: Yang - Daizen Maeda (Duran) - Hogg
Substitutes Bench:
Doherty - Scales - Baldehoussa - Macowan - Tonetti - Osmund - Hassan - Kenny - Hatate - Murray - Forrest - Ralston
Haitham Hassan sat on the substitutes bench during today's match, despite having contributed to his white-and-green team's victory in the first leg in Austria with a clean 3-0 win.
Haitham Hassan joined Celtic after lengthy negotiations with his former club, Spanish side Real Oviedo, marking the start of a new challenge in his professional career.
The Egyptian player hopes to earn an opportunity to participate in the match from the bench, especially as he looks forward to gaining more experience and shining in this new chapter of his career.
