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RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - edgie - 18-08-2017
still on cloud nine after the result
woo hoo
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - St Charles Owl - 22-08-2017
Second leg a bit closer than the first leg and now with 2 quick 2nd half goals, could Astana make a game of this?? Unlikely but could be a nervy second half if they score again quickly!!
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - hibeejim21 - 22-08-2017
Crazy old game that one! Both teams could have scored half a dozen each! Celtic well on top first half,then had a very ropey 25 mins.
Winning a qualifier by 4 over 2 legs is decent going. As I said after the first game the distances/timezone adjustment always meant the away team was going to toil for a bit in both ties.
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - St Charles Owl - 22-08-2017
Astana certainly made it interesting until the final few minutes!! That away goal was starting to look priceless when they were 4-1 down with 20 mins left!!!
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - 0762 - 22-08-2017
4-3 and Celtic's unbeaten record finally comes to an end in a second half where the Hoops' defence was 'dodging bullets' left, right n centre. This match could well have ended up 'on a knife edge' if the runes strongly favoured Astana on the night! However, job done and Rodgers reasonably happy although won't be enamoured with the loss of four avoidable goals.
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - edgie - 24-08-2017
easy mate
if we had went away first and lost 4-3 away
then came home and won 5-0
we would hail it as a fantastic win
Celtic dominated large spells of Tuesdays game, a 15 min spell in the second half were we went, but we recovered well
my predictions for the group
Real Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain
Tottenham Hotspur
Celtic
A group I would want
AS Monaco
FC Porto
Anderlecht
Celtic
But we will be happy just to take the 40 million and run
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - St Charles Owl - 24-08-2017
You really don't want Group H!!!!!!
Groups E, F and G would give you a chance!!
Group B - could have been worse, but not much worse!!! Bayern, PSG and Anderlecht are the opponents!!! Third place has to be a possibility, top 2 will be very difficult!!
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - 0762 - 24-08-2017
Group B it is and I can't see Celtic 'getting much change' out of this group. They may sneak a Europa League place from Anderlecht but that will likely be down to any away performance of note. In comparison, I notice Man Utd.have come out of this draw reasonably well in Group A alongside Benfica, FC Basel and CSKA Moscow
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - St Charles Owl - 24-08-2017
Spurs got well and truly screwed though!!!
RE: Champions League play-off 1st leg - Celtic v Astana - 0762 - 24-08-2017
That famous description, 'The Group of Death', comes to mind + Spurs dross form at Wemberley deem them 'no hopers'!