Much of our Champions League history was on show last night, apart from the fragility which has accompanied Celtic so often on the road. The game was immeasurably more difficult than any challenge we face in domestic football. The opening minutes were so stressful, otherwise composed players were spooked, but winning is all about how you react when you are spooked. Do you crumble and concede an early goal?
With less than three minutes on the clock, and Spartak about to take their third corner kick, how many of us thought back to early goals lost in the opening minutes of recent European adventures?
Not for this team, who reacted to being spooked by scoring a genuinely top class goal.
It wasn’t until Spartak went down to 10 men that we made them look like Motherwell (the similarity in possession, passing, composure last night and on Saturday are remarkable) but, Spartak going down to 10 men was not the deciding factor in the outcome of the game. Kris Commons should have won a penalty when Celtic were 0-1 up and Gary Hooper was clean through on the goalkeeper at the incident which led to the red card.
Once level, with 20 minutes remaining, the stage was Celtic’s, but a more illustrious (i.e. expensive and feted) Celtic team had the same stage against a weaker opponent in Anderlecht in 2003 but ended up losing the game. Last night Hooper, Izaguirre, Samaras, Forrest and Brown went about their business in a steady and unspectacular fashion, exuding the confidence you need to win at this level.
No result is achieved in this competition without an enormous performance; just ask those who lost in Belgium nine years ago, including the proudest man in Europe last night.
Bring on the Salt ‘n’ Sauce Rangers.
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And some size of travelling support.
What a last 16 atmosphere that would be for us.
Are there more Dortmund fans, than City at the game?
Joe Hart has saved City from an absolute pasting
Just home.
What has Dermot Desmond said?
jobo baldie
I like your thinking. would love a trip to Dortmund
HH
In truth if City didn’t have Joe Hart this could have been embarrassing.
Ajax v Real Madrid is a terrific match. 2-1 to the Spaniards but it should be 2-2 really.
Hmiltontim dont start them again,
HH
Mountain_Bhoy
If DD hadn’t made the pro OF comments, then we wouldn’t have had anything to whinge about would we :)
Dortmund ‘doing a Celtic’ on ManCity……great…I abandoned the Ajax/RM match….this is the better game. Dortmund fans drownin’ out the Manks.
Does Jack Rodwell look like a £12 million player?
Wanyama CSC
Does anyone have a link to the Campbell Ogilvie interview by the guy from Glasgow….Jim was it?
Gary Neville wears Prada
Just seen the nextGen score and was wondering: what gives with Paul George’s injury sustained against The Foe Malign u19s in April? Any updates?
DD could have taken the opportunity to say he, the club and its shareholders had been bumped for millions by the cheats. You can bet Murray would have crucified us and his poodles would have fed off it. Then again we’d be long gone by now. And on that note, the huns are gone anyway. We (myself inc) are giving to much air time to a ghost club. Let them rest in shame and just enjoy the renaissance at CFC.
hh
Paddybhoy
glasgowradio.blogspot.co.uk/
Cheers, THE EXILED TIM
http://glasgowradio.blogspot.co.uk/
Jobobaldie
if we got Dortmund big Fraser would need to be at his very best.So no problem there then
HH
Meh, BSR, I’ll see your iPhone 10 and raise you flippin Jed-eye-popping iPhone 20 and Samsung S20
dirtymac,
Paul put out on his facebook last week that he is now back in training.
Billy Bhoy
bet (with a rock based firm) DD never had fried eggs on a bed of fried onions, chillis and pan toast topped with Guiness HP for his supper.
Looking Good
Celtic Football Club @celticfc
FT CELTIC 3-1 PSV. The young Hoops deservedly earn their first win of the group thanks to first-half goals from Twardzik, McGregor & Herron.
What a sitter
MSM
We if we take Paul67 & Peter Lawell at their word the MSM are still of relevance to thousands of Celtic supporters.
The DR still sells 200,000+ papers a week whether we read them or not. How many punters do you believe read CQN, KDS, etc daily.
Why give the muppets any in to help them with ‘Carry on Rangers’.
Why answer any question relating to Sevco never mind the dead club?
It’s rediculous and ill judged IMO.
Unless anyone knows otherwise and can give their word that they do know otherwise then my position on DD’s comments will not change. No matter how well put or forceful anyone else’s opinion is and no matter how authoritative anyone else opinion appears to read. Unless backed up with something of substance or their word on it I will hold to my own opinion. As each of us have the right to do.
MWD
dena29 –
I’d only want Dortmund for the guaranteed atmosphere at both games. Watching this tonight, they’re as good as any team I’ve seen this season so on that score, no thanks!
Jobo
Cool, cheers BillyBhoy.
Nice nom de blog, btw ;-)
What a miss by Dortmund ripping man city apart but will they rue the misses. methinks they will.I cant for the life of me understand why with 75 minutes gone and losing at home that tevez is still on the bench
HH
3-1 Real Madrid. Class finish from Ronaldo.
wdh
That had me going for a minute until the Guiness HP. No likey.
How are you amigo?
dirtymac strikes back
bournesouprecipe
If Jack Rodwell is worth 12M what is Victor Wanyama worth? Or Ledley, Brown, Kayal or even Mulgrew?
4-1, Ronaldo again.
There are “only” 2 600 Dortmund fans officially. They wanted more tickets.
SP
Yip, was thinking exactly the same thing myself
Jobo
on the showing tonight so far thety certainly are up there with the best imo too
HH
Ten Men Won The League
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3 October, 2012
Barcabhoy
Not buying the ‘distance us from Nimmo Smith’ angle. Only the utterly delusional amongst the SevCo support think there is any collusion on that front
Still doesn’t cover the “Rangers are a fantastic club with a great history and are needed in Scottish football” comments
I respect your opinion on the issue, but for myself DD is clearly still in “The OF will still be alive regardless” camp
Do you not live in a planet where a very clever business man can at one stroke give a response the MSM want whilst knowing fine well he is using sarcasm at its best!
You my friend should get a grip and revel in our team and fantastic manager.
I always find that the board bashers don’t seem to have a clue about business.
Get a drip Bhoys, all is flying – prediction – semi final ch league ( I don’t have a clue about us in Europe)
thrty =they fat fingers