Celtic delivered a textbook performance in securing the win in Trondheim last night. Rosenborg are bottom of the group and were effectively out of the competition before kick-off, but only a year ago Anderlecht came to Glasgow after five Champions League defeats and wiped the floor with Celtic (Anderlecht remain a poor side, accruing only two points in a weak Europa League group this season).
This was Celtic’s third away win in European group stages, but the second in two seasons. If we have genuine ambition to progress in Europe, we needed to win games like last night’s.
The contrast between this performance and the one in the same stadium in Augusts’ qualifiers was stark. In the earlier game Celtic were poor in possession, unable to impose themselves on a Rosenborg team who needed a goal to draw the tie level. Instead we ground out a 0-0. Last night, the passing, pace and control from Celtic was vastly better. Rosenborg didn’t get a sniff.
James Forrest ended a spectacular month by creating the winning goal for Scott Sinclair. Scott still had plenty to do to guide his header into the top corner of the net.
Defensively Celtic were imperious. Any anxieties were limited to what potentially could happen when the home side were able to lob a set piece into the box, but chances were limited, giving Craig Gordon one of his easiest games on the road this season.
By full time, the players looked exhausted. My mind immediately turned to Aberdeen players, who will have watched from the comfort of their homes. It is easy to say, “Go again”, but players are not machines. Sunday will be the seventh time they have climbed the domestic mountain in succession.
Legs and minds will be tired. If Celtic lift the trophy at Hampden, heroics will be required. But this is Celtic, so we have hope in our hearts.
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DELANEYS DUNKY
Aye and he’s bang at it..
Yes DD it is the ref at Tynecastle.
HH. ?
Only 3 of them offside, an easy mistake to make….
So Huns go ahead on a blatant offside goal as operation cheat for Scotland goes in full swing.
The best wee country was never going to allow them to drop points today.
Anyone but Timmy in the best wee country.
thats it started their gonna get the league handed to them, and what will the tory scum do about it? i will tell you fuck all
Good luck to all who are affiliated with Celtic today, and try to stay safe. HH
Weebawbabbity, your rebel flag fly’s eternal, on thee oul Jungle roof. √
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Madhun and co at it again helping the hun monkeys !!
Name Changers FC helped along per usual.BT commentators calling the ‘second goal’blantantly offside,wonder if Levein will echo those sentiments expressed by the BT team.
the scum know that we know but they dont care just stop celtic, if celtic had balls they would pack football in ala belfast celtic why pay for your own cheating like i said they dont care who knows now the hatred has got the better completely of them they will stop at nothing now like i said if only we had a board with a spine
I have been saying since the start of this season that the Season of Honest mistakes would pale in comparison to this one.
The huns getting game changing decisions in every game now.
We have had bad decisions against us in most of our games.
Only time we get a call is when it makes no difference to the games outcome.
In an honest country it would be a scandal.
The sleekit,snivelling huns and vast majority of the best wee countries population have no moral issue with cheating if it keeps Timmy down.
From the impartial BBC…
Rangers take the lead in controversial circumstances as Alfredo Morelos brilliantly feathers a cross into the far corner of the net from a menacing free kick whipped into the box.
However, the Colombian marksman looked to be half a yard offside when he steered the ball home. Nevertheless, the visitors are jubilant and, as things stand, are moving top of the Premiership.
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Marginal decision according to them
HH
yep the officals and the good old sfa, will do all they can to get them above us, fuck the lot of them,hh.
TAL@11:02
The misheard lyric that always got me in trouble …. one of Dad’s favourites was Luke Kelly singing The Town I Loved So Well .. but the five year old me heard the line ‘… there was music there, in the Derry air’ as ‘ there was music there, in the derriere’ …even after my dad explained it, I could never shake the image of these Irishmen farting musically … (hey … I was five!)
Every time I would hear it, I would giggle and my dad would get so pissed off … which somehow made it funnier
Still think of the old guy (and smile) every time I hear the song .
SP & 16roads
Thanks bhoys, another cheat wi a whistle.
Son of Satan later will try his hardest to stop us winning later.
YNWA
On Iron Horse heading to The Den of Hamp.
Hail Hail.
How Morelos is still on that pitch is beyond me, oh wait a minute.
Fred CD
Enjoy, and don’t leave the dump without the cup.
YNWA
Fred C Dobbs ,
I think you mean “Dump” of Hamp…..!! HH
Pog
Listening to second half. Even EBT Dodds is amazed at Madhun and the linesmen’s performance. It sounds like blatant cheating.
YNWA
DO,
Cheers…that’s the plan :-).
Friesdorfer,
I stand corrected :-)
Hail Hail.
Oops DD…bloomin phone.
Jambos poor but masons’ influence is strong.
Friesdorfer
Great minds! ?
Heading up to my son’s house in Knightswood to watch the Final with family.
COYBIG
EBT Dodds just said, “Morelos just blatantly shoved Berra in the back, but knows he will get away with it.” FFS
Hi Bhoys
My older brothers mis heard lyric was from the Nazereth hit My White Bicycle.
He heard My White Fine Knickers
Beats Me
KEEP THE FAITH
Strange situation you find yourself in when you want both teams to lose
HH
These “As it stands…” updates being flashed on the screen are just a little bit childish. 5 months to go and they’d be a point ahead having played a game more.
MADHUN is a Fenian after all,
Well he gave a deserved red card.
Statement time me thinks.
Morelos gets FK through usual simulation
50 SHADES OF GREEN, who from?
MaClean salivating at the prospect of Sevco being top of the league, yet to mention we would have a game in hand
Danso…..
If you to ask then you’ve not been paying attention.
H.H
Wedontdostatements.cfc.co
these socalled commentators must surely see whats going on but just as old rangers died they choose to ignore really pathetic scotland
Same team for the final
50 SHADES OF GREEN, well cant be celtic tory board there as bad as madden
Any team news yet? H H Hebcelt