Form vagaries of Malmo for Celtic

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Celtic will play Malmo in the Champions League play-off round, the third time since 2012 they will face champions from Sweden. The main concern for Ronny Deila is the manner in which Malmo disposed of Salzburg 3-0 on Wednesday night, but there is context to put that into. In the previous round the Swedes only managed a 0-0 at home to Lithuanians Zalgiris Vilnius, before winning 0-1 away.

Those three goals against Salzburg, which arrived inside 45 minutes, will be the subject of a lot of research over the next few days.

In 2013 Celtic struggled to blow away the cobwebs against Elfsborg, recording a 1-0 home win and a 0-0 draw away. A year earlier they beat Helsingborgs 2-0 home and away.

The most encouraging aspect for Ronny will be Malmo’s domestic form. They are current 6th in the Allsvenskan after 18 games and will struggle to qualify for Europe next season. A home game against league leaders Gothenburg on Sunday will be Celtic’s most important reconnaissance exercise.

Oh, and put out the flags, Malmo play on grass!!

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  1. GRAFFITIONTHEWALL on

    It would have been eadier to score the penalty … Two yard run up and lean back ??

     

     

    Only in Scotland !

  2. And now we’re being reminded that Britain never, ever, ever shall be slaves. Bless ’em…

  3. What’s that game years ago where you push the guys head down and the ball shoots up in the air – that was the penalty

  4. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    Thomson coming off …good ..worse than a man down

     

     

    Wallace carted …sore one

  5. Clogher: much preferred that video, ole Jim Allister was fair getting my blood boiling in the first one. Uneducated fool!

     

     

    Thompson should stick to throwing training poles at team mates, he’s got a better strike rate.

     

     

    HH

  6. Not only that, but in what must have been an extraordinary sequence of co-incidences I now hear 30,000+ Govanites telling me that against all advice from the midwives, they chose to be born UNDER a Union Jack.

  7. Clogher

     

    If our deed is insufficient to secure our freedom then our children will with a better deed. That prick on your previous link should be made to see that and that his unionist bigotry is unacceptable in this day and age. Thanks for all these great links you post sorry I can’t be with you in Dublin at the celebration but I will be there in spirit

  8. Totally Embarrasing comments on here regarding Thompson missing a penalty…Grow up Ffs..i thought like that..Then i Turned 15…

  9. Leaving the local tonight four souped up sevconians were piling into their taxi to poundland. The most coherent-doesn’t mean much-told me they’d see us again next year in the top league. Impossible I said, you’ve never been in it!

     

     

    amusinglydeludedCSC

  10. Papajoe,

     

     

    Sorry for mixing you up.

     

     

    Great to read you are both coming home.

     

     

    If I can help at all, please let me know.

     

     

    Almore,

     

     

    I know, but it makes Dublin 2016,all the more worthwhile.

     

     

    HH,

     

     

    Clogher

  11. ex Celts always seem to try harder against us – natural, i suppose.

     

     

    Never seems to happen with them.

     

     

    Plus, we miss penalties all the time unless it doesn’t matter when we’re 5-0 up or something. They never do.

  12. BGX on 7TH AUGUST 2015 9:25 PM

     

    Totally Embarrasing comments on here regarding Thompson missing a penalty…Grow up Ffs..i thought like that..Then i Turned 15…

     

     

    What a crass comment.

     

    I have not been told to grow up since about that age.

     

    It is a juvenile comment indeed.

  13. I know everyone, saw it myself and thought, how can our people live up there?

     

     

    To be honest, I think they are really spooked by Easter 2016.

     

     

    Their world is getting smaller.

     

     

    HH,

     

     

    Clogher

  14. BGX on 7TH AUGUST 2015 9:32 PM

     

    Embarrassed by the Permanetly offended..Grow up..

     

     

    BTW your comment does not offend me in the slightest.

     

    It might have done at aged 14. Not now

  15. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    Scrappy goal Orcs…game over

     

     

    Poor start from St Mirren ……dragged themselves back into the game …in large part owing to the efforts of McMullan …shocking pen miss from Thomson …who did F all all night

     

     

    Orcs deserve their win ….they’re a long way from being good …better than last season tho

  16. So a Pro footballer, on the FIRST league game of the season misses a pen against a team he ONCE played for..if it was Any other team it wouldnt be noticed on cqn…Think About It…Then Go grab your comfort blanket..The song Goes…No one likes Us…You know the rest…Pathetic..

  17. War burton is a good manager.

     

     

    They look miles improved. Some fantastic interplay and movement.

     

     

    Defensively they take risks and would be found out against better opposition but he has them playing great stuff with pretty limited footballers.

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