After two highly productive performances against Barcelona confidence will be high, but it is worth remembering that Benfica earned a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park on Champions League match day one, and will have no fears for Tuesday.
After that game in September Celtic were favourites to finish bottom of the group. Barca managed a slim 3-2 at home to Spartak after a late surge, placing them top of the group while the Russians were rightly encouraged. Benfica earned a valuable away point without being greatly troubled by Celtic. Indeed, the half time video analysis from the Uefa technicians looped repeatedly on one incident, a Benfica penalty claim.
That scenario has changed. Celtic sit second top but a win would see Benfica match them on points and go second on the head-to-head. Make no mistake, despite Celtic’s heroics against Barcelona, Benfica expect to be second in the group on Tuesday evening. They are rightly favourites.
We are now tantalisingly close to the knock out stages of the Champions League but two of the most difficult games of the season lie ahead. The best thing Celtic can do is show Benfica as much respect as they showed Barcelona. Benfica are not quite as dangerous as the Catalans but they are more than capable of exploiting any gaps in the Celtic defence. Treat them as Barcelona-lite and we might even collect our second win in this tournament away from home.
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Missile Silos All Over The Mid-West..
Spring Into Action…..
As The GPS Co-ordinates Pinpointing The Humble Abodes Of KK And Oor Ernie…
Are Fed Into The On-Board Computer….
Say Yer Last Prayers….
My Friends In Celtic….
And Ye Wonder Why Larry’s Happy..?
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
Your as deranged as any hun.
Will the Israelis be using their phospherous bombs on the citizens of the Strip?
Will Hamas be brushed aside?
I have my doubts and am worried how this can play out.
Too much testosterone and TNT in the MIddle East just now and a@sehole warmongering politicians wanting to make a name for themselves.
I see that Barcelona is preparing very seriously to the game in Moscow. The team will be in Moscow 48 hours before the game. Barcelona is not going not to play on Saturday footballers who are not fully fit. Strongest Barcelona team will play against Spartak.
Starry
Just watched Miko Peled video.
Thanks for posting.
HH
Leftclicktic
That’s what happens when the MSM /LL and knuckle rubbers at Hampden all fail to tell the truth .
The deluded actually believe they are the same club ,,,,,,no the actually do honest
share issue anyone luvvly jubbly
hail hail
TootingTim –
speak up, man!
theweegreenman
Will the Israelis be using their phospherous bombs on the citizens of the Strip?
Seemingly they already have.
A Plastic Tally
Neutron bombs? On yer bikes ya bams! Hahahaha! Dear dog almighty…..
If I put the effort I put into lame gags into other stuff etc etc
fergus slayed the blues
:)))
anymore of that and your “gettin emailed”
:))
Mr Rieper….
The Thin Veneer Of ‘Plastic Paddyism’
Barely Conceals The Hunnistic Attitudes..
Of Those Afflicted…..
‘Green Huns’, IMO…
Wur Pinkety…?
HH
SEvcovian on Snyde just now. Rankers pushed to brink???
Eh they were liquidated..
Stupid gullible
HH
There are some terrible photos and videos of what phosphorius bombs do to humans. I would not post them here. They are atrocious, literally.
These weapons are outlawed, yet the zionist state of Israel seemingly has carte blanche to use them indiscriminately.
What next?
Neutron bombs? If Israel, no one would say boo.
thetimrieper
I know they have in the past.
They haven’t used them recently………yet.
Leftclicktick
It’s neither wonder your average Hun has no handle on reality
The compliant MSM have been doing the damnedest to portray them as the same club
Seems the eejits have bought into it ….it suits their supremacist outlook
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomba_al_neutrone
An intoduction to the neutron bomb.
In Italian!
HH!!
It is ruly pathetic that the football establishment in this country are STILL doing everything possible to resurrect the zombies, completely ignoring the fact that this, now dead, club blatantly ignored financial and sporting integrity for 20 years under DM ……… They rode roughshod over the whole of Scottish Football, not giving a monkey’s about ANY other Scottish Club, and covered-up the disgusting behaviour of their deranged hoardes as they wantonly destroyed the Nation’s reputation, wherever they went…….if Celtic, or any other Scottish Club had conducted their affairs in a similar way, the headlines would have been “GOOD RIDDANCE…..JUSTICE HAS BEEN DONE….” ….. Fortunately, it looks like the SPL Clubs will scupper their latest reorg plan…..
When this new club goes bankrupt, and RANGERS LEECH disappears into the sunset with a few million in his back pocket, it will be “poor rankers…..we need to help them.”
Anyway, onward and upward for the Bhoys in green, and for every other club in Scotland.
Despite the media agenda / spin, I’m really enjoying the hate-free SPL this season……
Bring on Aberdeen / Benfica………….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
theweegreenman
Watched news tonight and they have. Either on RT or Al Jazeera.
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
You shouldn`t be wishing harm on anyone who ever they may be
Leftclicktic
gone yersel ya keyboard activist :-)
zbyszek
19:46 on
15 November, 2012
I see that Barcelona is preparing very seriously to the game in Moscow. The team will be in Moscow 48 hours before the game. Barcelona is not going not to play on Saturday footballers who are not fully fit. Strongest Barcelona team will play against Spartak.
zbyszek, what’s your prediction for the score?
pfayr
I must admit to being surprised at how many sevconians have actually fallen for the old Bates Motel corpse in the rocking chair sham .
In fact I have yet to meet or hear a single one of Olde Ma Bates kin admit the olde girl was no more .
Surely the smell alone would give them a clue ,on second thoughts maybe not
Rock on Chuckie
hail hail
zbyszek
Good to hear ,think that’s down to the win at CP Barca still need to get over the line
hail hail
theweegreenman
Yeah, still saying on RT that white phosphorous has been used. Israeli troops
moving towards border.
I don’t think that I could ever more clearly state my thoughts on our Fascist Faction than I have already done.
I have rarely witnessed such crass & embarrassing inhumanity.
Certainly never among Celtic people.
No further comment, M’Lud.
thetimrieper
RT?
theweegreenman
Sorry, Russia Today, ch 85 on council freeview
thetimrieper
Cheers
Barrach Obampot
Mini Starry sleeping off to watch the rest of it…
I’ll be home on the 26th if you’re down for a game let’s do the ole CQN meet up..
Tickets for Benfica away!
Kilbowie Kelt, TSD/Kojo, 2 absolute AHoles. They make me sick. Wish they never posted on this great site again.
SffS
ziggydoc1
Spartak beat another Russian team 5:0 before last CL game against Benfica.
After tomorrow they play against Volga in Novgorod, 14th team at the moment. Not easy to say who is going to win it but we will see goals.
Barcelona is going to win in Moscow. Spartak still without few key players, including strikers. Few players are still injured. My prediction is Spartak will be dead before Glasgow.
KilbowieKelt
Apologies in advance but need this attack, for that’s how it comes across to me, aimed at Kojo carry on day in day out on CQN for the remainder of CQN’s existence.
Give me, if no one else, peace. This is now boring in the extreme.
Watching the unrest in Europe.
The Police, educated people. When will they realise they are being used to keep the elite and their property safe?
ziggydoc1
You asked for the final score?
I bet 1:3 , 1:1 at half time.