The incentive for Brendan Rodgers and his players is clear, beat AEK Athens and you will face either Malmo or Vidi (known as Videoton until earlier this year) in the Champions League play-off round.
Malmo, who are 16 games into their league programme, will be slight favourites to make the play-off round. They beat Romanians Cluj in the last round and Kosovans Drita in the first qualifier.
The Swedes were eliminated from the second qualifying round last year by Vardar of Macedona – a stage which did not offer the compensation of a Europa League entry.
Vidi recorded the result of the last round by eliminating Ludogorets Razgrad 1-0 on aggregate. They overcame Maltese and Estonian opposition a year ago, before recording a remarkable away goals victory over Girondins Bordeaux. Eventually losing 4-0 on aggregate to Partizan Belgrade.
It all went wrong for Celtic three years ago when former player, Jo Inge Berget returned to haunt us for Malmo. Berget scored twice in the Champions League play-off first leg at Celtic Park in a 3-2 Celtic win, but the Swedes progressed after winning the return 2-0.
Malmo changed manager in June, appointing Uwe Rosler, who was sacked by Fleetwood Town in February, Not a conventional route to Champions League glory.
There are pitfalls if we approach the tie as ill-prepared as we were in 2015, or as Bordeaux were last month, but AEK are by far the strongest team we will face in order to reach the group stage.
It’s all about Celtic Park on Wednesday; the hugest or hugest games.
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BCW,
YEH,I went too far there.
“…..afforded our opponents carter Blanche to mane our players.”
lololololololololololololololol
verbal hieroglyphics…
Croatian left-back Borna Barisic is reportedly having a medical at The Rangers.
Subject to passing the medical, the 25-year-old is expected to seal a £2.5m move from NK Osijek .
He scored for the Croatian side against The Rangers at Ibrox last week.
i thought he was their best player and we could have made an enquiry for him.
TURKEYBHOY on 6TH AUGUST 2018 1:45 PM
Just read there that Craig Dawson,WBA,CH,linked with Celtic will be on the move.Celtic now bookies favorites to sign him.Right at the end,
“The £ 20 million price tag could be a problem”.
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Another addition to the list of relegated defenders and goalkeepers to be sold for vast sums over the last few years.
Makes me laugh every time. Proven pure pish for his current relegatedteam,stick a £30m price tag on him.
Dunno about Carter Blanche, but Blanche Carter was a character in Thunderbirds.
Lets hope the scum get Leipzig or Atalanta,if they get past Maribor.
Its at the insufferable stage now,and only one league game in.Even the Sunshine,cheap booze and Cigs,is not helping.
It’s amazing that Sevco are yet to sell anyone (in fact they have had to pay people off) but are still signing players. At this rate they will have spent more than us this window.
Makes you wonder why so many Croatian’s find themselves at Ibrox and seem to enjoy the bigotry while here.I must have missed the inteview or response from Katic on how he feels about two of his countrymen getting stabbed while here to watch their team against his.
BMCUW,
Exactly.Just shows you the sheer madness of the English transfer market.
I think we should sign him,play him alongside Carter Blanche.
Paul67 et al
Meanwhile at a planet south of the border, Leicester City value Harry (‘Slabheid’) Maguire, formerly of Hull City, at £80 million.
DESSYBHOY
Up to their knees in Croatian blood,aye I’ll sign for you.
I hope he’s too styooooopit to demand his signing-on fee up front.
I bet the Oscijek fans are ecstatic at that news.He might be lucky to make it out of Croatia.
Celtic mac,
Aye,but he had a good World Cup.
Or so they tell us.Ridiculous.
TURKEYBHOY
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine would be a better bet-and they must be kicking 50 by now!
CELTICMAC
I thought he was a liability for England,forever caught out of position. He became a cult hero down here,because he wasn’t quite as useless as everyone thought he would be.
If that makes him worth £80m,fair play,pay it. If a manager of the calibre of Mourinho thinks so,then it’s time to chuck it.
Whose place will the “Stab test dummy”take,surely not the scourge of the Scouse tarts.
Turkeybhoy on 6th August 2018 1:56 pm
They’ve been drawn against the winners of Ufa and Progres if they get past Maribor.
Hibs will probably get Zenit if they beat Molde
I demand we make a bif for Harry Mc Guire.Pair him up with,Craig Dawson.A snip at £ 100 million,the pair.
Why not,we are loaded.Wit happened to the money put aside for Carter Blanche?
ron67
What’s wrong with Jon Flanagan, Declan John, Lee Wallace, Lee Hodson and Myles Beerman???
Once again,the huns get away with attempted murder as UEFA somehow discover that clubs cannot be held responsible for events outside the stadium.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sickening-scenes-ahead-rangers-clash-13039459
This is despite finding many clubs guilty of similar over the years. Liverpool v Roma,as an example.
Beats me…
Wtf are UFA?
Turkeybhoy on 6th August 2018 2:14 pm
Russian team. Finished 6th in Russian league to qualify for EL
UEFA statement,
“As these incidents did not happen,in,or around the Stadium.”
What map of Glasgow did Dallas provide?
Gary 67,
Thanks mate.DearbGod.Lets hope Maribor do them.
Wee Blanche Carter CSC
The paranoia that has infected Rangers in recent years – the fans, the club itself – is truly frightening. And here’s Stevie Gerrard, two minutes in the door.Graham Spiers added,
Graham Speirs
“When a man like Gerrard,with all he has won in the game,tells us its been going on for years,that should tell us something”
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Yeah – it should tell you he has had a chat with someone from a higher Level!
DAVIDOPOULOS on 6TH AUGUST 2018 2:13 PM
ron67
What’s wrong with Jon Flanagan, Declan John, Lee Wallace, Lee Hodson and Myles Beerman???
it would have been easier asking what is right, the list of what is wrong is to long.
Reports from a Belgian newspaper,probably The Daily Flemish,saying that Fulham HAVE tabled a £ 9 million bid for Dedryk.
If I were Celtic,I would do the old David Dickinson line,
“Its a fair price,but I think you could sweeten the pot a bit more”.
It has never been more necessary to support our Celtic blogs and websites.
It’s possibly gone from lazy journalism to biased and distorted journalism.
HH.
Bourne,
Have you got a link to Speirs.
Thanks.
Steven Gerrard has won the same number of league titles as Sevco*.
(* excludes Sevco’s lower leagues).
GREENPINTA,
Naw.When did this happen.I demand names.
Zidane will replace Mourinho before Christmas
,
As a certain Phil says
“For the avoidance of doubt,dear readers,I personally do not watch,David Dickinson,selling Auction tat,but I have been in the vicinity when Mrs TB,has been partaking.
One game into the league season and the Scouse twit plays the ” worlds against us ” card .
I can see nothing but hilarious days ahead for Celtic fans.
Sheepshifters had one shot on target and scored.
H.H
OK,wine on the terrace time.It has been a pleasure.
According to the AEK Athens twitter account their captain, Petros Mantalos, has an adductor injury and they are assessing his fitness today…
Turkeybhoy
Stating the obvious, I know.
But sometimes it does no harm to remind posters / lurkers who are maybe fed up with adverts etc that perseverance is a price worth paying.
HH.