Celtic's Nir Bitton and Hatem Elhamed led Israel's team meeting ahead of their Nations League clash with Scotland this evening.
The pair, alongside Hibs goalkeeper Ofir Marciano, were at the front of house as the Israeli squad discussed their upcoming Hampden match and where they might find success against Steve Clarke's troops.
The trio were put in charge of the meeting by head coach Willi Ruttensteiner who hopes their insider knowledge of Scotland's top players can give them an advantage. "The Scottish-based players held the team meeting," he told BBC Scotland.
"They know the opposition much better than me, they have all the information, so that is much better than watching a video. We have spoken a lot about the Scotland team as they have a lot of players who play in the top league here."
Scotland welcome Israel to Glasgow this evening in a 7.45pm kick-off. The game takes place, bizarrely, BEFORE the two countries do battle in their Euro 2020 playoff clash.
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