Hooper seemed eager to claim a hat-trick, and he flashed a volley just wide of the mark after a cut-back from right-back Cha Du Ri.

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The striker then headed into the path of Koo Ja-cheol following a cross by Cha Du-ri, and his forward partner doubled the lead.

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Lennon has released midfielders Zheng Zhi and Koki Mizuno, but has added defenders Charlie Mulgrew and Cha Du-Ri as he seeks to rebuild the squad.

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Shaun Maloney was expected to return to the Celtic midfield, but was replaced at the last minute by Cha Du-Ri after complaining of feeling unwell.

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Celtic's new signing from Cardiff City, Joe Ledley, started in midfield, while South Korea international Cha Du-Ri, signed after he left Freiburg, came on as a substitute.

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And in the sixth minute Cha Du-Ri, playing in a more advanced role on the right of midfield, failed to connect with a superb Emilio Izaguirre cross from the left.

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Glenn Loovens and Cha Du-Ri were dropped from Celtic's starting line-up, with Thomas Rogne and Mark Wilson stepping in, although Cha did start after Shaun Maloney was a late withdrawal.

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Brown had returned to the Celtic midfield in place of Ki Sung-Yeung, while Charlie Mulgrew, Shaun Maloney and Cha Du-Ri came in for Mark Wilson, Georgios Samaras and the injured Emilio Izaguirre.

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And Munich made sure of the three points when Freiburg's South Korean defender Du-Ri Cha scored an own goal.

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