Real Madrid v Celtic

For me we should play our strongest team. Most of our players lack experience at this level and the only way to gain that experience is to play in these games. It might not do us much good this season but it gives us something to build on for next year.

 

Siegrist, Ralston, Bernabei etc. also lack experience in CL.

 

I'd rather full strength. This is the champions league. We've waited years. I don't care if we're out, I want us trying our hardest. This is why players sign for us. They won't care the points don't matter. They'll want to prove to themselves they can handle Madrid.

 

They do but the chances are, with the possible exception of Bernabei if he steps up massively, they aren't going to be first choice players in these games going forward, so why waste this opportunity on them?

 

Trying our hardest is down to effort, not the status of a player (first team or rotation).

My preferred team for the game:
Siegrist
Ralston- Welsh- CCV -Bernabei
Abildgaard/McCarthy
Turnbull- Hakšabanović
Forrest - Maeda - Abada

 

No injuries and I'll be happy, couldn't give a * about the score.

 

Definitely last big midweek game,3 games, big break for most of the players, then be mostly playing once a week Saturday or Sunday

 

Spanish polis are absolute *, don't think I'd be arsed going to Madrid tbh.

 

It was said that playing madrid in the final game might be a good thing because they will most probably have already qualified - that is the case but they do still have something to play for; the top spot is still up for grabs which makes a difficult game even more difficult - Some have suggested resting some players as this is essentially a meaningless game for us but this is our last game in Europe this season we want to go out with a good performance; getting annihilated wont do our confidence or reputation any favours - Ange will play our strongest team and hopefully we can produce a performance that gives us high hopes for next seasons European campaign - C'mon The Bhoys!

 

Just seen on the news the lads that booked the guy they met on the train from Malaysia flights over. What a club we are.

 

Just arrived in Madrid, anyone know where everyone’s congregating tonight and tomorrow?

 

Was on twitter last night. Madness

 

* brilliant.

 

I hope I am wrong but with CCV out we could get a doing.

 

Be lucky to keep it under 5 without CCV

 

Said even before this I'll be happy just to keep it respectable, but reckon this will be a very long night. Can see it far enough now to be perfectly honest.

There's been some positives from the campaign, particularly early on, so don't want to end it with an absolute trouncing.

 

Celtic fans getting beat up by the Spanish police looks brutal over there

 

Funny watching that copper getting all angry then getting done in his helmet flush for the second time

Spanish polis are wanks. Seen it before as well, even places like Valencia. Dutch. Italian polis utter *'s as well..

It's one thing you don't really see here actually. Foreign away supports come here and get away with murder really and local polis are almost fearful..

See Ajax and Hamburg as prime examples for us.....yet go away and they love getting the batons out if you're just standing having a pint in a square..

 

What's been happening? Seen a clip of Twitter through watts app where our ones got pulled off a train and got passports took of them. Don't know what for or the outcome of it!