A game against Union Berlin, from the second tier of German football, four days before our Champions League qualification campaign gets underway sounds like perfect preparation. Union will be better than any opposition we have or will play since defeat in Turin last month and they will be miles ahead of our Champions League second qualifying round opponents.
Having to play six instead of last season’s four games to qualify for the group stage has cost Celtic ‘lucrative’ preseason friendlies. I am sure those charged with the task of balancing the books at Celtic Park (we always pay our bills) will be less than entertained by this, and for many supporters, if feels important that we face Real Madrid or Inter Milan preseason, but the summer time is all about qualifying for the Champions League. There are five weeks between Celtic’s opening qualifying game and the first leg of the play-off round. This extra preparation time should ensure we are fitter and ready.
Legend has it that competitive football in July inevitably leads to a drop in form late in the season but legends are not always reliable. Last year Basel entered Champions League qualification at the same stage Celtic will next season, and next week they become the first Swiss team to play competitive European football in May ever. Apoel Nicosia entered at the same stage in 2011 and became Cyprus’ first qualifier for the Champions League quarter final last year.
The Champions League final of 2014 will be held in Lisbon, the first time the city has hosted Europe’s top game since………. you know when. There are 1730 miles between Berlin and Lisbon, or 10 months, if you prefer. Preparations are already underway.
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Require some tehnical help how do I set up ITV HD. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Howard Webb is the typical modern day referee. Never as good as the players in front of him. But wants to be the centre of attention any way.
hen1rik 20:19:
Wanyama is definitely out of Final, suspended.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jobo Baldie
I Thought for a moment I was alone…….no doubt in
the future i’ll have a fight on here and that post will
get flung in my face.
The CL needs a strong Rangers.
Henr1ck …… I’m afraid so…..
Any bets on Ramos getting bagged again?
headtheball
20:28 on 30 April, 2013
sevco need a strong sevco……and that will not happen.”.LOL…….
Difficult to see Real win 3-0 in the next 45mins.
That Dortmund kit would make a good away kit for us.
No to Third Ragers!!!
With hoops no stripes tho.
lionroars67
17:20 on 30 April, 2013
You have reply, and more than just a cyber pint if you can.
If Dortmund can settle down in attack, they will score……a few passes overhitbin the first half…..
Hebcelt 20:25
Presume you refer to installing on a Sky box
http://m.hotukdeals.com/misc/how-get-itv-hd-sky-scotland-856536?mforwarded=true
Breaking News…
The SFA have given Neil Lennon a six game ban after Madrid’s failure to score in the first half..
twoMacaroons
20:31 on
30 April, 2013
That Dortmund kit would make a good away kit for us.
What’s in the kit widnae go a miss either.
Sevco need a strong lawyer.
Lennybhoy
Seville sickened me, I know of people who got tickets who had not attended a league match that season because of contacts in the executive club. The biggest game ever in our lifetime and folk who never go were at the match, that is totally wrong.
Crowds in CL down this year due to Sevco’s absence.
lennybhoy
You have email
and my sentence construction was poor there
Im sure someone will have a wee word in Webbs ear at half time about Elbows Ramos
Cant see him lasting the full match. He will defo not make the final even if Madrid go through.
Cracking game
Lennybhoy – couple of friends of mine got tickets didn’t go to Semi Final and not seen an away game all season!
It is frustrating esp when having to tell my bhoys they don’t have a ticket!
Howard Webb hasn’t been the same since he came second in a Troon Tim look-a-like contest.
I won it. Howard was raging and promptly appealed the decision.
Thankfully LNS judged that actually being Troon Tim did not give me a competitive advantage.
HH
I think there will be a couple of red cards in the second half, Madrid are going to regret that barraload of chances they missed..
Lennybhoy
The ticket office habitually make a pig’s erchie of it
The amount of occasional fans at the CL games was ridiculous
Not ensuring that regular fans get CF tickets is outrageous
Sergio Ramos is getting away with it. Goodness knows how!
Come on Dortmund!
Guy in my work goes to all home games with his wee girl… went to the lc semi but not the sc semi
She gets a letter. He doesnt
Other guy in work same attendance with his nephew… he gets one … nephew doesnt
Go figure
Cheers lads.
I’ve never seen that before.
Watering one bit of the pitch at half-time.
Some of you will know Paul The Tim, goes everywhere home away abroad lennoxtown, he even goes into sports shops to look at Celtic tops, letter received.
No ticket.
Aye take think Lewandowski slipped through our grasp, bet he’s gutted.
Real Madrid 7/1 tae qualify, in play market.
Only prob with ITV 1hd…you can’t pause or rewind…bit of a bugger if you miss something.
lennybhoy
Emailed again with other info i mentioned.
Mourinoho trapped that well.
Should have been game over.