Two honourable defeats, away to Milan and at home to Barcelona, confirm that Celtic can compete at this level, but the two points which only just eluded us could prove crucial in determining qualification for the knock out stage. Barcelona and Milan are in the driving seat.
Two home wins, against Ajax and Milan, could change all this. If Celtic can achieve this, Ajax could still be on four points after playing (and beating) Celtic in Amsterdam, but will be odds against to reach six points with a visit to Milan and a home game against Barcelona to come. Milan bloodied Barcelona’s nose last season, but are not certain to take anything against the Catalans this time, although the outrageous decision which gifted them a draw last night suggests we cannot take anything for granted.
It’s possible that Milan could finish with seven points, which is not an unsurmountable target for Celtic. For now, we can ignore all the ‘what ifs’, the only thing that matters is facing Ajax at Celtic Park in three weeks. This is our cup final.
It has been said repeatedly since last night, but deserves repetition, Georgios Samaras’ performance was nothing short of incredible and stands comparison with any individual Celtic performance in Europe over the last 20 years.
Efe Ambrose and Virgil van Dijk looked more every bit as secure as Efe and Kelvin a year ago. Efe can be particularly pleased with the way he recovered his form after shading last season.
Some months ago I heard a numpty on Radio 5 Live describe Fraser Forster as a ‘Match of the Day goalkeeper’, the implication being that he was more show than substance. Yet again Fraser demonstrated that he is by far the best goalkeeper in Britain. I couldn’t care less who in England is aware of this fact. I hear he released Neymar from his pocket late last night.
Adam Matthews and Mikal Lustig are a terrific right-side partnership but from the opening seconds they were taxed to the limit last night. The more they play at this level the better they’ll get.
Despite deserving more from Milan last night Ajax are in a state of flux at the moment. They will not travel to Glasgow with anything approaching confidence but it will still require out best performance of the season to overcome them.
Bring it on.
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Oh the irony if Fraser gets a place and Hooper disney
Evening
Just read the post about Miki67 and seen the photo from CP last night. Truly touched – beautiful
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Bayern have many qualities but like Barca, workrate is top of the list. Its non stop movement, as if they’re playing with 14 players.
Canamalar
The joke is if walt disney
Official Sevco site advertising stadium tours with Nacho Novo – relive that fantastic penalty in Florence, “receive” a Q&A session with him plus a signed [no info re who signs it] photograph as a “momento” of the occasion. Only £30.
Villa’s manager in 82? Some guy Barton?
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
TBJ,
Were you with the elderly mhan?
How much money have City spent per Champions League point obtained?
ASonOfDan
A large number of Ajax hooligans will undoubtedly be in Glasgow for the game.
Monaghan
Sure it wasn’t a tour with a bag of nacho’s
Citeh – a collection of ridiculously overpaid individuals.
Bayern – the best TEAM in Europe….and it shows!
T4
T4
Makes a wee change from my fb persona :)
CRC
Steady on … ive got an image to protect here ;)
Shakter equalise
canamalar prays oscar can do it again
21:13 on 2 October, 2013
Hahahahahahaha…..irony, indeed
Strachan keeps rising in my estimation. Shaktar equalise against Man Ure
Man U 1-1 now.
praecepta
21:10 on 2 October, 2013
5live discussing Hart performance – some talk of Academic now.
Who does he play for?
Hamilton?
Good Evening All,
Especially those of you watching the most over-hyped and over paid teams from the greatest football league in the world.
Meanwhile, down our way so to speak I see the bold Charlotte is revealing the share swap for Charlie Green whereby he gets cash in return for the shares he never bought.
Effectively this is the club ( or the company ) paying for its own shares.
I have still not looked at the accounts of you know who, but I am sure that they tell a story….. especially if you look into them deep enough especially that turnover figure for 13 months.
As a side note I had cause to have a long chat with Vodafone today most of which was sparked by the call handler starting with ” If only Charlie Mulgrew’s header went in… then there would have been a different story!”
and he continued
” Do you not think it was a mistake selling Kelvin Wilson back to us?”
Once I had advised him that Van Dyk seemed and excellent buy and suggested that Billy Davis must be a hero after the recent defeat of Derby etc we continued on to business.
However, before the call ended the guy said that he thought last night was a good game to watch and expressed the opinion that he did not think Barca were going to score as they seemed to have lost their rhythm… then of course came the sending off.
However, he concluded that in his opinion we were a really good team and wished me the best of luck against Ajax saying he felt we could still get there.
Conclusion?
Good to talk to a proper football bloke.
PCS
Nope … hes in the posh seats… im in cattle class.
Ronaldo with his 56th goal in 100 European games
City of Manchester having a bad night – now 1-1 away at United game.
Olympiakos scorer just done a machine gun action to crowd. He would be jailed in Scotland…
Naw, it’s just you don’t have a Q, when talking abooot fitba, and the P was for pissed (again) :-)
Only kiddin Bhud, nice to meet your Auld Da, like BMCUWP he looks younger than you :-) that is both your Da’s
Hail Hail
PS, I can me slipping into relegation territory by end of Predictor, I will refuse entry to the SPFL Championship though as I’ve not been liquidated – yet
Another shocking penalty for the rich clubs, Juve v Galatasaray
Great goal in all fairness, lovely touch and swivel and great strike.
Shakira on for Bayern as City score
jimbo67
21:15 on 2 October, 2013
Villa’s manager in 82? Some guy Barton?
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Tony Barton
jimbo67
Dick Barton??
Haven’t seen any Scotish MIBs in CL yet….wonder why
No googybhoy is correct, it was Tony Barton
Tony Barton
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 8m
At the Pinsent Masons meeting on 29 April
2013, directors wanted to follow the money
regarding the purchase of Green’s property in
France.
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 6m
Tom Stocker advised that this was not part of
the investigation and that they should stick
to matters relating to Craig Whyte.
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 4m
On that very same date Pinsent Masons
stated that they would be unlikely to give a
clean bill of health to Green/Ahmad as
regards dealings which they/5088 may have
had with Craig Whyte.
.
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 1m
17/5/2013 Messrs Green, Ahmad Whyte,
Earley and others were invited to provide
information to the Investigation but have not
yet done so.
Charlotte Fakeovers @CharlotteFakes 4s
PM were instructed to conclude the report
despite the lack of co-operation by all the
main players. How can the accounts give
comfort?
82 villa….
Who was forced into making his debut in final as a teenager following an early injury ?
67 heaven
Craig thomson refereed matchday1 vienna v porto
Gary Shaw ?
Googybhoy
I was going to say Geoff. But he wrote about Heavy Metal in Sounds.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
2-2 Juve game