Celtic v Benfica, Live updates
50
Share.
Trending
- Missing defenders when the squad is light
- Disrupting a leaky defence can make things worse
- FORGOTTEN CELT COULD HOLD TITLE KEY
- CELTIC ROCK’S RALLYING CALL
- HAMPDEN WIN ECLIPSED LISBON, INSISTS CELTIC GREAT
- BIG JOCK, CAESAR – AND THE DAY CELTIC PROVED THEY COULD BE WINNERS
- CONFIRMED: BEATON IN CHARGE
- ‘DEAD RIGHT,’ SCALES ADMITS CONCERN
- ‘I’LL ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE,’ VOWS HART
- TITLE FEVER: HAIL THE CENTENARY CELTS
- Celtic Players Will Be Hoping To Make A Difference For Scotland At Euros
- Defending, drama, confidence and Polaris
- ‘SURVIVE AND ADVANCE,’ CELT REVEALS MANTRA
- TITLE FEVER: NAKAMURA AND THE FREEWAY TO SUCCESS
- TITLE FEVER: BURNS’ NIGHT AT TANNADICE
- ALEX’S ANGLE: HAND IN HAND WITH AN HONOURABLE MAN
- BILLY REMEMBERED: THE LAST HURRAH
- BILLY REMEMBERED: SIR ALEX FERGUSON
- BILLY REMEMBERED: DENIS LAW
- BILLY REMEMBERED: SANDRO MAZZOLA
- BILLY REMEMBERED: FRANK McAVENNIE
- BILLY REMEMBERED: PAT BONNER
- BILLY REMEMBERED: JIM CRAIG
- BILLY REMEMBERED: BOBBY LENNOX
- BILLY REMEMBERED: DANNY McGRAIN
- BILLY REMEMBERED: ROY AITKEN
50 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
For a first venture into the champs league group stages I think our young team & manager
can be satisfied with their nights work.
Scott Brown played the captains roll well,his critics easily forget how the energy levels of
the entire team are maintained by his standard. Kelvin Wilson is improving and big Vic has
every attribute the modern midfielder requires.
Pass marks for all,but Izzy seems to lack confidence & James Forrest is not 100% fit.
I would have preferred young Tony Watt on as a sub,Hooper less fit than Forrest.
Lets hope Joe & Sammy are back soon.
Our young team deserves to dine at this top table.
Experiance is everything in the league of hard knocks.HH
Celtic, did thur best.
Awe of OOr Players , did us proud..
Howevahhhhhhhhhh..
Until , we find a Mid Field General, we wull always struggle tae find the Net, when we need tae.
Broonie is Braw and Victor Anaw.. but..
They are “Blood And Snooter” Types .
Ah hiv nothin’ agin.. “Blood and Snotters”
They are needed..but..
But a Team needs at least One Fellow who has the Guile tae Mak ye Smile..
And..
Frankly, we wull never be able tae mak oor mak in Europe, until , we find wan o’ these guys.
We missed Joe Ledley.
He has some Guile..no a loat,mind ye…
But, Nevertheless..
He wis sorely missed the day.
Ma Opinion..
Kojo
Still , Laughin’..
jmccormick
23:55 on 19 September, 2012
So, there we are /My big Sevco suppoting mate convinced his local to dedicate one screen to our match tonight.So I got the whole match instead of highlights, just as well as highlights were few and far between.
For all that I am pissed off we did not manage a shot on target, I now see how far removed we are from being a force at this level. I already knew it , just denied the truth from myself. Well played Celtic, you did your best and deserved the draw, 4 points is now our potential points total, I hope I am wrong.
I am not too despondent, I would have taken 0-0 at kick off., just a shame that we could not raise our game to the correct tempo after a bright start. I see from the web sites that the DR and BBC Scotland are putting a huge negative spin on the performance, feck them!
How well would any other Scottish team have performed?
—–
Good God man, you have just written their negative report for them. You sound like an imposter IMO.
Glad to hear Ray Clemence was up watching Fraser tonight.
Big man deseves a chance after his european performances last season and this.
new article posted.
Did it look like a penalty on TV? I thought James Forrest was caught by the Benfica defender, looking from the North stand. (about the only thing he done all night I may add) SB & KC had good games closely followed by KW,AM & CM (Madmitch eat yer heart out) couple of dodgy moments fron VM after he got booked tho’, we done OK….
jmccormick
23:55 on 19 September, 2012
So, there we are /My big Sevco suppoting mate convinced his local to dedicate one screen to our match tonight.So I got the whole match instead of highlights, just as well as highlights were few and
—–
And what positives did you experience??? PS Big Sevco mate would have loved your post :))
Beeb have attendance as 53,000 looked to be virtually capacity from where i was sitting
up in 443.
Good result, good start to campaign and we will grow into the group.
I can only imagine the pressure the team was under tonight – the experience will be priceless IMO. They will be angry at not getting the win which is exactly the right attitude.
Nights like these are invaluable to our young team. Well done against a side of real quality. All to play for – and Sammi, Joe Paddy and Beram to come back.
Happy Tim. :)
We did look a little nervous at times, but we played well, Scott Brown had a great game, Wanyama and Charlie Mulgrew played very well, Micu looks like a player, Kelvin played well, just clear yer lines sometimes though. Lustig is a better CB than FB. Adam Matthews showing consistency. Good team performance.
The support were just magnificent, I love being part of the displays, just glad I can Sky+ them to watch later.
Just to get back to nervousness, watch the faces of the Benfica players as they stand in line before the game. We can create an atmosphere that will make many teams wilt before a ball is kicked. That was Thunder inside Celtic Park tonight.
back in from the game, some decent performances. Scott Brown, Mulgrew (out of position), wanyama, wilson and matthews (practice a throw in wee man) all played well. Liked the look of Miku up front I think he’ll settle in to be a big big player for us.
Overall we didn’t ask enough of Benfica and they toyed with us a bit, came for a draw and got it too easy.
Could do betters, Hooper is sleeping this season, commons wasn’t sharp tonight, izzy is short of confidence, didn;t come of for forrest tonight.
On a support note I’m regretting moving to 137 with my boys, tonight we had the usual gobby moaners (from 10 minutes in to the game!) and the added bonus of two guys wanting a square go with each other over Commons. Add in the eejit launching abuse at anything portuguese (?) and a lad fighting with stewards and it didn’t half take the shine off my lads first champs league game. Some folk need to have a look at themselves.
Beeb have attendance as 53,000 looked to be virtually capacity from where i was sitting
I’d have said more than that, not a seat to be had in Celtic end. only gap I saw was in middle of North Stand (Uefa tickets?) and behind the small (very) benifca crowd