Celtic v Maribor - Official Match Thread (UCL qualifier, 20th Aug, 19:45 SS5)

Thankfully some of us live in the real world.

Delighted with that. Very unlucky not to win but we should do them at Paradise.

 

I'll take that result. Quite a frustrating match though. Forst half we were quite good but we were * in the second half.
Kayal and Mcgregor best players for us tonight. We need a striker and a left back...NOW!

 

Well done bhoys, a true game of two half's. To be fair, they gave us the first half, why they sat so deep and let us press them I don't know. Looking forward to the second leg now tho.

 

Great result, Berget unlucky to be withdrawn as was excellent. Ambrose needs to GTF we don't need someone piling pressure on us like that, bring on Maribor at home we will beat these

 

I love Kayal

 

I would have taken this score before the game. A bit frustrating as we could have got another but can't complain too much.

 

Really happy with this result.. We could have won it though..

Good to see Deila adapt his tactics which is the sign of a competent coach..

Keep it tight in the second leg we don't need to force it..

Virgil, Johansen, Mulgrew and Kayal all played well but the stand out and highlight of the season so far is McGregor..

 

stokes 4 ? he was motm.

 

It's very promising to see that Ronny and the team have learned from Legia and changed tactics to suit the way the opposition are playing against us! I think 1-1 is a great result under the current circumstances and can't see anything other that us going through now.

Great result!

 

Will take 1-1 happily. Still not impressed by us at all. No composure whatsoever in the final third and lacking in ideas going forward the whole game.

Efe * Ambrose - 92nd minute tries to beat his man and loses the ball. Does he NOT * LEARN? If they scored from that I would need to be locked up.

 

I think we've learned one thing at least. Johansen is not a * striker. Happy with result, unlucky not to win really.

 

Good result away in Europe, hopefully finish the tie at home.

 

* excellent performance, delighted with that. Bit of luvk that woulf have been 4/5 for us there, he didn't panic, kept it tight. A very mature showing from out manager

Just how * good was Kayal?

 

Celtic fans did their bit too, good vocal support

 

But you're thinking logically and strategically... the get-it-in-the-box fannies are thinking like Playstation operators!

 

Take a bow VVD, if we sell him Season books should be £100

 

Got to be happy with score , somebody up there is looking after us that's for sure , there cant be many teams left in the tourney as poor as Maribor lol , hopefully we get a little more confidence with that result !!

 

Fantastic performance, hugely unlucky not to win. Buzzin for Tuesday already

 

I'll take it, we look like we are improving, our defence is gonna give me a heart attack though. Ambrose, on the pitch 5 minutes did his usual European F up, but on the whole i thought we did well, especially away from home.
Just have to add have been impressed with Kayal over these last few games looking like he wants it a lot more.
Believe we will do this mob at Parkhead. Hail Hail.

 

Stokes worked his * off upfront for little reward. That's what you want from one up top away in Europe.

A weird game right enough. Would have bit your hand off for 1-1 before kick off but the nagging feeling that we should have won that is still there.

Why did we constantly give the wide me space down our right hand side to let them whip balls in at random. The last ten minutes was just invitation after invitation to put dangerous balls in the box.

I don't rate Kayal but he was excellent - maybe our best player. The centre halfs solidified after half time too.

We really could have won this game. The main thing above all is that we are in the driving seat and can, with a bit of work, win this back at CP with hopefully a bit to spare.