Stuttgart in good shape for Parkhead

STUTTGART fired out a warning to Celtic as they warmed up for their trip to Glasgow by claiming a 3-1 win over Cologne last night.

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CLASS Demirovic

Sebastian Hoeness's men bounced back from last week's surprise 2-1 loss to Bundesliga strugglers St Pauli by moving up to fourth in Germany.

And their form will be a concern for the Hoops ahead of Thursday's Europa League playoff first leg, with Stuttgart picking up five wins in their last six matches.

Martin O'Neill's defence will face a stiff test as star duo Ermedin Demirovic and Deniz Undav both got on the scoreesheet against Cologne.

Demirovic's opener was cancelled out by Ragnar Ache 11 minutes from time but the Bosnian international grabbed his second to put Stuttgart back ahead.