Tiknizyan in Red Star’s Starting Lineup for Decisive Europa League Match Against Celta

Armenia national team defender Nair Tiknizyan will start for Red Star in the final round match of the Europa League league phase against Spanish side Celta.

Kick-off is scheduled for 23:00 Moscow time and 00:00 Yerevan time. The match is of key importance for the Serbian club in the race for a direct spot in the Round of 16.

After seven rounds, Red Star sit 11th in the standings. The team still have realistic chances of finishing in the top eight, which would secure direct qualification to the Round of 16 without an additional playoff round. The gap to eighth-placed Betis is just one point, meaning a win in the final round could be decisive.

Starting lineups

Red Star:
Mateus — Seol, Rodrigo, Veljkovic, Tiknizyan — Kostov, Elšnik, Krunić, Stanković — Katai, Arnautović.

Celta:
Radu — Rodríguez, Lago, Alonso — Rueda, Román, Moriba, Carreira — Aspas, Iglesias, Álvarez.

For Tiknizyan, this is an important match not only at club level but also in terms of his status as one of the key players of the Armenia national team, regularly getting playing time in European competitions.