CELTIC will travel to Copenhagen and can enjoy the chance to get away from the unique pressure that the players are under to deliver 9IAR. We are favourites for this tie and will be facing a team who are behind Erik Sviatchenko's FC Midtjylland in the league. They are also just back from a long winter break and lost in their first game against relegation threatened Esbjerg on Friday night. The Rangers thrashed the Danish league leaders earlier in the competition remember.
A couple of articles on this game today on The Celtic Star. The first one looks at their journey through the group stages and indicates how they will see things going if they are to see a way of getting past Celtic. Expect them to sit in and they'd be more than content taking a goalless draw to Celtic Park for the second leg.
Also the fact that Celtic have three players one booking away from suspension gave me an excuse to use some photos I took while out on a coastal walk at the start of January. Quite amazing really. Hope none of our three fall off on Thursday, especially French Eddie, even though his late miss a Pittodrie scuppered my 3-1 prediction at the start of the last match tread.
And Copenhagen's Swedish left-back Pierre Bengtsson has also been talking about the game and gives the impression that they are underdogs. We've all heard that kind of chat before though.
Jeremie Frimpong, perhaps wondering how he's going to get back into this Celtic team, and knowing that Greg Taylor is a doubt, reminded everyone - especially Neil Lennon, that he can play at left back or left wing back too. Might be an option but we all know Lenny is going to play Jonny Hayes, right?
The team? The formation? I think Lenny will go with four at the back.
Ajer, Jullien, Simunovic (if fit, if not Bitton), Hayes
Brown, McGregor
Christie, Ntcham, Forrest
Edouard (replaced by Griffiths after he gives us the lead).
The score. Few goals in this one. Copenhagen 0 Celtic 1 - goalscorer Odsonne Edouard.
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A couple of articles on this game today on The Celtic Star. The first one looks at their journey through the group stages and indicates how they will see things going if they are to see a way of getting past Celtic. Expect them to sit in and they'd be more than content taking a goalless draw to Celtic Park for the second leg.
Also the fact that Celtic have three players one booking away from suspension gave me an excuse to use some photos I took while out on a coastal walk at the start of January. Quite amazing really. Hope none of our three fall off on Thursday, especially French Eddie, even though his late miss a Pittodrie scuppered my 3-1 prediction at the start of the last match tread.
Three Celts on a Tightrope - Amazing Pictures | The Celtic Star
Intel from Copenhagen in the Group Stages, Three Celts on a Tightrope - Amazing Pictures
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And Copenhagen's Swedish left-back Pierre Bengtsson has also been talking about the game and gives the impression that they are underdogs. We've all heard that kind of chat before though.
Copenhagen Star – 'We are the underdogs. If we were to qualify it would be massive' | The Celtic Star
COPENHAGEN'S Swedish left-back Pierre Bengtsson knows all about Celtic as he idolised Henrik Larsson in his youth. And Bengtsson reckons that Celtic are clear favourites to win the exciting round
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Jeremie Frimpong, perhaps wondering how he's going to get back into this Celtic team, and knowing that Greg Taylor is a doubt, reminded everyone - especially Neil Lennon, that he can play at left back or left wing back too. Might be an option but we all know Lenny is going to play Jonny Hayes, right?
The team? The formation? I think Lenny will go with four at the back.
Ajer, Jullien, Simunovic (if fit, if not Bitton), Hayes
Brown, McGregor
Christie, Ntcham, Forrest
Edouard (replaced by Griffiths after he gives us the lead).
The score. Few goals in this one. Copenhagen 0 Celtic 1 - goalscorer Odsonne Edouard.
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