Defenders Glenn Loovens and Andreas Hinkel are back in contention for Celtic’s Europa League clash with Hamburg at Parkhead tomorrow night.

Holland international Loovens was banned for Saturday’s goalless draw with Motherwell although he had a calf injury, while German full-back Hinkel has missed Celtic’s last three matches with a thigh injury.

Danny Fox has been struggling in recent weeks with a dead leg and hamstring tear and is fit again but misses out through illness. Landry N’Guemo, who was left out of the squad for the Motherwell game altogether, is back in the frame.

Mowbray’s side have won only two out of seven home games since he took over from Gordon Strachan in the summer and the fans booed them off after the goalless draw against Motherwell at Celtic Park on Saturday.

That disgruntlement appears to have spilled over into the much-maligned European competition with less than 40,000 tickets thought to be sold so far for the visit of the Germans.

The Celtic manager, however, urged the Hoops fans to make their way to Parkhead to roar his players on to what would be a morale-boosting victory. “The supporters have been coming to European occasions for a long time and it’s another big game for us,” he said.

“It’s an occasion where they should come along and hopefully cheer the team on to a great victory with an understanding that we are playing against an accomplished, high-quality team.

“But hopefully, together, we can overcome them as we have in the past against teams with far bigger resources and bigger-name players.

“That is what is going to be needed tomorrow night.

“We are probably going to have to punch above our weight and it’s a great challenge for us but hopefully the supporters will come along and play their part.”

Team (from): Boruc, Naylor, Caldwell, Wilson, Loovens, Hinkel, McCourt, McManus, S Brown, Robson, Zheng, McGeady, McGinn, Samaras, Maloney, McDonald, Crosas, Caddis, Zaluska, Thompson, N’Guemo.