Midtjylland play their second league game of the season away to AaB Aalborg tomorrow evening, hoping to win their first points. Aab finished seventh last term, so it is a game Midtjylland will feel they have to win to get their domestic campaign on track.
Celtic are free of competitive pressures this weekend, facing West Ham at home tomorrow, where we can give players still working on their fitness an hour, then rest them for the trip to Denmark.
There is plenty of confidence ahead of the second leg against Midtjylland after a solid performance on Tuesday night but the name Aalborg will cause many of us to flinch. The then Danish champions travelled to Celtic Park in the 2008 Champions League group stage. It is fair to say they could be the weakest team we faced at that level, but indecisive finishing, for some of the game against 10 men, and a missed Barry Robson penalty, meant the game finished 0-0.
Celtic bossed the return leg at Aab’s tiny stadium and Robson atoned for his penalty miss by giving the visitors a second half lead.
Here’s the thing about football. You can think you are safe, then a deflected shot flies in from nowhere and a deflected cross hits a defender and allows a semi-professional outfit to beat Celtic to the Uefa Cup spot.
I hope we use every moment of our preparatory time tomorrow wisely. Nothing can be taken for granted.
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The long wait is over.
I have passed through the gates of Paradise.
Ange talking highly of Christie. Saying he is training really well and he will continue to pick him.
What are the training shoes that all the pundits keep wearing. Black with white soles. Same last season too. Is someone giving them away for PR?
Off to watch the bhoys now, really exited, like a little bhoy
going to Celtic Park for the first time.
COYBIG
H.H. Mick
The stadium looking braw..
I’m hame..
Mon the hoops.☘💚
Where are you all? Hitting F5 waiting on the new article??? Podium hunters :)
Where is Ajeti?
Here we go. Teams are out.
Huddle done. Knee done. And off we go.
Looks like a Ronnie Deliah home tie
Edouard terrific touch through to Abada but cross is too long
Antonio skins Murray and Barkas makes a good save.
Way to easy, waltz by Murray, should have scored
Corner to WH and we have men on both posts. who’d have thought it . . . .
Comes to nothing.
Good atmosphere…
I imagine Antonio is a huge step up in class to anything that Murray has faced before.
Early days but could that excellent save by Barkas be just what is needed for his career to blossom?
Early days, but Edouard has received the ball three times and made killer passes each time with one touch.
Some lovely football so far
and
Barkas has made a good save.
Macgregor scores 1-0 a beauty
NOTTHEBUS on 24TH JULY 2021 3:05 PM
Way to easy, waltz by Murray, should have scored ….but Barkas made a very good save.
There you are.
Wins it off Anzini and curls it in from 20 yards out.
What a goal from McGregor. We are playing football the Glasgow Celtic way.
Cracker by Calmac
Barkas denies Anzini with another great save.
Another save from Barkas
Before that great save, Taylor well out of position.
Not surprisingly , the defence is all over the place.
Howevr Brkas will take great confidence from saving 2 one on ones in quick succesion
Only 10 minutes gone but end to end stuff so far.
To Sadie’s bhoy @08-45
Man up , whatever you mean by that well i’ve never sat at the back of any bus
for one thing. I started going to Celtic games in 1947 just after the war so i
suppose i have seen a wide variety of supporters with views different from myself.
No problems at all. Sionnaigh does not constantly post references to Catholicism
you can skip his posts if they offend you, or someone you know but don’t use
excuses it might offend Celtic supporters who are not Catholics
cheers
Brilliant from the Captain!
T
Christie first touch there like a Brazilian.
Christie’s been excellent so far, two good saves by Barkas
HOT SMOKED
Critical look at the defence is fair given the up and coming game is not unreasonable.
The ease of penetration every bit as noteworthy as the save
lovely play by us so far
corner celt
Speed, control and incisive passing! Marvellous stuff!
T
Corner us.