Barcelona vs Celtic, Tue 23rd Oct, KO 19:45

We also kept the best player there has ever been very quiet tonight. We should be incredibly proud.

 

It's like when you're sitting on the * and you feel the most monstrous jobby gliding out of your *. You stand up, turn around and look in the toilet to see it broke in half. You're absolutely devastated but proud of your effort.

 

Spot on

It's Barca we're playing.

 

They scored in the 84th minute, shortly after Varga missed an open goal from 2 yards, with Sutton already celebrating the goal.

 

Gutted, but so, so proud of the bhoys tonight. We ran one of the best teams of all time all the way. We kept Lionel Messi quiet, and that's something very few teams have ever done. If you'd offered me 2-1 before the game with a solid performance I'd have been ok with that. The fact that the winner came so late, and after Fraser had pulled off such wonderful saves (the 2 from Messi were absolutely world class- should shut up the English who said he wasn't good enough because he's an SPL player) just makes it so hard to swallow. But we can hold our heads high. It may have been a defensive performance but it was by no means a Chelsea or rangers anti-football performance. We just held our shape, defended well (Kelvin Wilson- what a tackle!) and when we got the ball we actually looked to pass the ball and do something with it. Our discipline was terrific as well- how many other teams will we see go to the Nou Camp, defend like that and keep the score to 2-1 and only collect one booking?
At full time, the pub erupted into a chorus of Over and Over. That, along with the performance, make me so so proud to be a supporter of this club. As much as it hurts, the pain is worth it for this great club.
Btw- where the * did the ref get 4 minutes from? *.

 

The badge on the Bhoys sleeve tonight says it all for me.


CELTIC 1888

 

Or its made its way down the pipes before you even flush.:smiley-laughing002:

 

Yeh ,not fair to blame one player ,goal could have come from anywhere ,whole team did fine ,most woulda expected a 3 .0 defeat .

 

absolutly gutted but proud of the bhoys tonight, wee jamesy just switched off at the last minute! gutted

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2003/oct/21/minutebyminute.sport

71st minute, mate, and we beat them 3-1 at home.

 

After that I actually think they'll thrash us at Parkhead, they'll know more about us and will have a point to prove.

After they scored that 2-1 I actually did a little Cha type smile, a bit like after he scored his own goal vs. Rennes, I was in utter shock and disbelief. I felt like crying once the full time whistle went.

 

thought the ref was very good tonight! did we have anyone book this evening???

 

1st part: Same, not confident at all. We've woken the bear

2nd part: Aye right. I threw my phone at the wall and fell to my knees.

 

I think 1 win and 1 draw will see us through

 

Don't think.

 

* gutted but truly a performance to be proud of. The most pleasing thing was how frustrated and annoyed Barca were, they celebrated their winner like it was the final itself. Barca know they got a * game tonight, and they definitely respect us now.

They will NOT win at Celtic Park.

 

Was only two bookings I think for the whole match. Mascherano and another Barca player (can't remember who though)

 

I did this.



Only with my arms stretched out more. :smiley-laughing002:

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Our discipline was fantastic. Felt he gave them a lot of very soft freekicks in the first half in particular, but they're always in the referee's ear so he's under a lot of pressure. Overall it was a good refereeing performance, just wish he'd added a minute less at the end.

 

Anyone else spend the majority of the game literally * shaking? Can't handle my nerves at all watching games like that. When they scored the winner I didnt even know how to react.