Celtic’s puncher’s chance

There are games when you are full of trepidation but this isn’t one of them. We face tonight’s foe with the proverbial puncher’s chance. Barcelona come to a venue where their losing rate is well above average. They know we’ve given them a bloody nose here on more than one occasion, and that we’ve progressed enormously since our visit to Camp Nou in September.

Brendan and the players will be looking forward to kick-off. This is what being a football player is all about. Facing off against the greatest players in the world on the top stage.

We have a team full of players on form and with something to prove. They have conquered all before them domestically, so professionally, need to hit a higher target.

You will possibly wonder how long there is to go, look up to find we’re only 90 seconds into the game. The competitive stress will be that acute, but tonight is part of the Great Celtic story. The game will develop the team and the club.  Players will be wiser and better because of it, our transformation in a few short months into a Champions League team will mature.

Drink in every ounce of it.