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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CELTIC: Bain, Lustig, Boyata, Benkovic, Tierney; McGregor, Christie, Rogic; Forrest, Sinclair; Edouard.
Subs: Gordon, Simunovic, Gamboa, Hayes, Brown, Ntcham, Griffiths.
Go to work Celtic.
Do your best
God bless
:-)
HH
Scum slither their way to the top with an offside goal and a MOTM performance from Madhun with the whistle. Just like old times.
Meanwhile the Champions will just add to their trophy haul.
Mon the Hoops!!
Happy with that team. Very strong bench as back up
HH
THECELT45
Sorry for late response. The Lhad will be at Bobby Lennox CSC. Just look for a big Lhad fae Wishae. HH
Sevco? Who cares.
Only two teams in Scotland can win the treble.
Celtic do your stuff.
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sevco awarded SPFL trophy for going top, rest of season has been abandoned.
The fools!The fools!
Can they handle the dizzyness??????
FOOLS!!
MON THE HOOPS !!!!☘☘☘
2ND DECEMBER 2018 12:57 PM
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Update,…..good luck to all, who are affiliated to Celtic, except for the PLC board and, any of their appointed ‘players’ on the chain of command.
I can’t speak for any of them, but, if I was involved with the Resolution 12 Requisitioner Rebels, I would be thinking that, the Celtic that I had been brought up with, was thrown under the bus at the recent AGM.
This ticket situation for Ibrox, King set a trap, and, instead of the PLC taking charge of the situation, like a ‘big’ club, led by ‘big’ stature laden statesmen would have done, we’re dancing to King’s tune!
And that is in public!
So, it makes you wonder, what level of kowtowing is going on, behind the scene’s.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
https://www.facebook.com/ryan.barnes2/videos/10214455448952820/?t=134 oor rod,