Celtic's Champions League season 17/18

Salzburg are an absolute shadow of the side they used to be, there owners have abandoned them and moved on to their new project RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

Rijeka are the draw we want, trust me. Aberdeen pumped them 3-0 on their own midden a couple years ago.

 

aye and we 'pumped' Slavia 0-0 in that friendly just back......if it counts for anything it's simple psychology that we go onto the field knowing we should pump them!! Slavia first then Rijeka next. 2 weeks more fitness so don't fear anyone but they'd be best imo.

 

I also don't understand those who complain about the travel, if it's the easiest tie then we could be playing on the moon for all I care (Maybe a bit far haha).

Would folk rather travel 30 mins down the road and take on Liverpool in a Play-Off or something seeing as the travel is nothing there?

 

Bahhhh.

Which teams can we draw???

I know baye and Salzburg went out but no sure who els e

 

Qarabag, Astana, Rijeka, Hapoel Be'er Sheva or Slavia Prague

 

Oh *.

Geez Slavia.

 

All those teams beatable and we'd be rightly favourites going into the tie, none of them are easy though.
I'd like, in order of preference:
1. Slavia
2. Rejika
3. Qarabag
4. Astana
5. Beer shavers

Would be a huge help if one of Olympiacis, Liverpool, Seville or Napoli went out, too.
Being in pot 3 would be massive.
*If we qualify of course*

 

I think our best shot for pot 3 would be for Olympiacos to draw Beer Sheva and either Sevilla or Napoli to draw Nice, would be our best shots for one of those clubs to be eliminated I think. Hopefully we get Prague or Rijeka, would feel more comfortable against those two as opposed to any of the other 3 but think we should be beating any of the 5 teams we can face. Another 2 weeks of training and games then hopefully at least another decent signing and we should be good !!

 

Anywhere that's not a nightmare place to travel/play for one reason or another, if I was to avoid any of them id like to avoid Beer Sheva

 

What times the draw at on friday?

 

Slavia/Qarabag are who I'd like to us to get.

 

11am

 

I dont fear any of teams (except Beer Sheva) just the mad travel.

 

Beer sheva very lucky to not go out. Completely outplayed by ludogorets 3-0 down and scored a freak goal to go through. They just dont seem to travel well at all in the qualifiers.

 

I don't care who we get. If we can't beat these teams, we wouldn't deserve to be in the group stages proper (I guess that's the point of the qualifiers).

On a side note, Legia were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers and Sion were knocked out of the Europa League qualifiers. Hahaha. Get it right up you!

Some established European teams from the last couple of years went out last night. Ajax, BATE, AEK Athens, Club Brugge, Viktoria Plzen, Dynamo Kyiv, Salzburg and Ludogorets.

 

Molde pumped us twice the season before last. It didn't help Rosenborg much and our squad was virtually unchanged last night.

It might be the easiest draw and I'm sure we'll go through, but looking at the Aberdeen result and saying we'll pump them is the wrong attitude. They've clearly kicked on since then.

 

When are these games to be played lads? Any general idea?

 

KO'ing the kopites out of the CL would be fine by me.