New Uefa seeding rules this year mean that teams in Champions League Pot 2 have a higher aggregate coefficient value than teams in Pot 1. So Barcelona (we’re bound to avoid them now they look a little lost), Atletico, PSG, Borussia Dortmund and the Manchester twins. Only Sevilla and Porto would provide some comfort, the latter, in particular.
From Pot 1 we could do worse than our old friends Spartak Moscow (18 coefficient points), although Shakhtar Donetsk, Benfica and Monaco would be decent draws.
As our primary objective is to remain in Europe after Christmas, the real battleground for Celtic is in Pot 3. I’d proverbially bite your hand off for Olympiakos, Anderlecht or Besiktas, even Basel would be acceptable. Prefer to avoid the Italians of Napoli and Roma, as well as Liverpool.
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Absolutely winnable group
Or not!
Europa is the best we can hope for. oooft.
KLV
All within striking distance of Switzerland:))
CQN away days:))
Bavaria here we come !!!!
The least travel we’ve ever had???
One of those ‘let’s just get on with it’ draws. Could have been a lot, lot worse!
Couple of big glamour ties and a chance of third place realistically.
Or we could win all home games and beat Anderlecht away.
Great effin draw, nae English,nae travel issues,and with
Anderlecht a good change of Euro fitba after Christmas.
We need to see off Anderlecht to enjoy European football after Christmas
DOABLE
Powerful group.
Pity we didn’t get to play Real Madrid, but that’ll do rightly.
HH.
A pair of legs home and away versus Anderlecht to get third. Doable.
Also, easy trips, no long hauls. Could have been worse.
Better that last year
Nae Barca but still have that durty cheatin divin bassa neymark to visit our hallowed ground again,
Broonie v Neymar again.
It could have been worse!
A lot worse.
2nd no bother!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Couldn’t get an E when we wanted one?
Unusual…
OOft.
KLV
We are playing for third place in that group.
Hello this is WEE BGFC. iN WAE A SHOUT AGAINST ANDERLECHT
GROUP B: Bayern Munich, PSG, Anderlecht and Celtic
So down to us or Anderlecht for 3rd ? Plus some great ties against Bayern and PSG.
Could have been a lot worse – bring them on ……
Good draw for us this time, it’ll be very difficult to get anything out of the Bayern games but Anderlect and PSG are doable……. if we sort out central defence.
Hx2
Could have been a lot worse. 3rd place is very achievable. Lets see how we do against the others. Bring it on!!
English teams are all lucky except Spurs.
Paddy to show Naymar up
HH
“no easy games etc…..”
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but a decent group for us. Spurs have a trickier group imo
A home win over anderlecht and a couple of draws = Europa league. Imminently doable.
Really glad we avoided Man City. Paddy Roberts come on down
Catman
Is Paddy a definite now? Loan ?
JJ
They are all winable. We are Celtic!
Right so let the signings come in and see what we have now, we know who we have and now the Home work begins.
KLV
Could have been a lot worse
PSG are a bit scary, unless UEFA take Financial Fair Play seriously ha ha
I hope that cheatin’ diver naygood gets hi leg broke next game.
aw ffs again this year another group of death this time psg plus neymat and bayern
Wee Fanny Neymar back to roll around the Celtic Park turf.
Broonie sharpening his studs as the draw came out.
Anderlecht beatable. Twice.
But the top 2? PSG ?
We’ll give it our best.
Bite your hand off for third, we have a chance, slim but a chance all the same.
Little hassle with travel as well, great for the support and the team.
Right Pedro, get the players Brendan wants in ASAP FFS, no messing about
Paris, Munich, Brussels – Tim Triangle. Would love the PSG trip and Munich. Lots to look forward to. Some great nights ahead and no English Battle of Britain headlines.
All good!
Guy was obviously gut:-))