Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin has defended his squad selection for their Europa League clash with Celtic.

He looked less than relaxed when questioned about his inexperienced squad by the Italian and Scottish media at the pre-match press conference at Parkhead and bristled in reply.

"My choices are logical," he said. "If anyone doesn't like it then tough.

"It is a question of necessity. I just don't have any other attackers available.

"I would have brought everyone along but many of the squad are very tired.

"It is a problem for us but it would have been a problem if Di Natale had travelled. He would have only played some of the game.

"What the people in Italy are saying isn't really important, the choice of players I have brought has been well thought out, it wasn't a decision I reached quickly.

"Di Natale has played four games in 15 days and if he were here I couldn't expect great things from him.

"These are choices that have been forced upon me."