CELTIC will be halfway to the lucrative Champions League group stages by the end of the day if they successfully see out their second qualifying round tie against Rosenborg.

Brendan Rodgers’ side followed up a 6-0 aggregate win over Alashkert in the first round by beating the Norwegians 3-1 in the first leg at Parkhead last week.

AEK Athens of Greece lie in wait for the winners of tonight’s clash in Trondheim.

Read more: Brendan Rodgers warns Rosenborg don't want to make his Celtic players angry

What time is it on?

The game kicks off at 7.45pm BST.

Where is it?

The Lerkendal Stadion in Trondheim has a capacity of 21,850.

What channel is it on?

Premier 2 will have live coverage of the game.

Form guide – last five

Rosenborg

Sandefjord 0-1 Rosenborg (Eliteserien)

Rosenborg 2-1 Tromso (Eliteserien)

Valur 1-0 Rosenborg (Champions League)

Rosenborg 3-1 Valur (Champions League)

Celtic 3-1 Rosenborg (Champions League)

Celtic

Shamrock Rovers 0-7 Celtic (Friendly)

Alashkert 0-3 Celtic (Champions League)

Celtic 4-1 Standard Liege (Friendly)

Celtic 3-0 Alashkert (Champions League)

Celtic 3-1 Rosenborg (Champions League)

Team news

Jozo Simunovic is still suspended for the Scottish champions, while Brendan Rodgers also has an extensive injury list to contend with.

Moussa Dembele is out with hamstring problem, while fellow striker Leigh Griffiths is also unavailable as he recovers from a knock.

Marvin Compper, Lewis Morgan, Dedryck Boyata, Mikael Lustig and Tom Rogic are also unlikely to feature in Norway.