Celtic v Spartak Moscow match thread (RTE 2)

PauloMN

No Messi, no Inesta, no Xavi for Barca.

No Wanyama, Ledley for us.

Need to go for a win from the start tbh, have to assume Benfica will get a point.

Liam O

Think Spartak are going to get 1 or 2 here, Celtic's team doesn't look that great.

PauloMN

Need to settle into this, a bit scrappy at the moment, lots of tasty challenges to start off with. Thought Commons was going to pick up a yellow in the first couple of minutes.

SomethingElse

If that's a handball, shouldn't it be a yellow card too, no?

SomethingElse

Vital interception from Ambrose there

applehunter

Spartak look much the better side so far.

PauloMN

Corner. Come on Celtic.

ctrl-alt-delete

Kallstrom having a good game so far for Moscow, seems to be everywhere.

ctrl-alt-delete

Get in!! sweet finish

Liam O

Gift

That Greek luck in Europe strikes again

PauloMN

GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL HHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!

applehunter

Good finish.

Hooper.

markie29

awful defending ...but Hooper finished it well 1-0

theteal

smashing finish!

Turtwig

Time to add to the tension a wee bit.
Benefica are arguably on top at the moment and definitely had the better chances so far.

born2bwild

That number 9 for Spartak is sh1t hot.

Red Crow

Brown is such a good player.

ft9

Wemberly! Wemberly!

henke

A second would settle the nerves but the other game worries me.

markie29

benfica should be winning the other game comfortably have missed 2 great one on one chances

SomethingElse

That was shocking play

Red Crow

That back four are awful.

ctrl-alt-delete

Who was marking him?

Good ball and finish all the same.

markie29

emenike bossing the celtic defense all night....class finish by Ari though.

SantryRed

That Wilson bloke looks out of his depth. That was the most ridiculous attempt at clearing the ball off the line ever too.

born2bwild

Eminike. What a player. World class.

theteal

some strength, brushed kayal off like he was a child

theteal

corners need to improve massively

PauloMN

Charlie's corners are brutal tonight. Keeper has caught at least two of them and punched another.

Yellow for Kayal there, not good for 2nd half.

Pompey Magnus

SantryRed wrote: »

That Wilson bloke looks out of his depth. That was the most ridiculous attempt at clearing the ball off the line ever too.

Apart from grabbing the ball what could any other defender have done?

cgpg5

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Apart from grabbing the ball what could any other defender have done?

I'm not entirely sure it was going in? He was as well off leave it, any touch and it was guaranteed to end up in the net. Looked like it was heading for the post. He wasn't to know but it was going to end up in anyway

That Nigerian striker looks some player. He's capable of always creating something from nothing. You'd imagine he'll be attracting bigger clubs in the near future

SantryRed

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

Apart from grabbing the ball what could any other defender have done?

Committed to heading it off the line and taking the fall.

Don't know why but he pulled out of attempting any type of header on it. He had enough time to head that off the line.

cgpg5

SantryRed wrote: »

Committed to heading it off the line and taking the fall.

Don't know why but he pulled out of attempting any type of header on it. He had enough time to head that off the line.

On second viewing it certainly looked like he could have headed it out from the goal indeed. Think he tried to head it over and made a complete hash of it. As I've said I think it wasn't even going in, but to be fair he wasn't really to know

SantryRed

Just watched it again and he made such a bollocks of it :pac:

Turtwig

Just saw it there. Missed opportunity for a heroic acrobatic bicycle kick. :pac:

Pompey Magnus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZkONPtyq04

I can't blame him for that, he took a chance that he might get it onto the crossbar. Don't think any defender would have kept it out. It was a foot or two off the line by the time it was at a height possible to reach.

PauloMN

Jaysus, the 3 fcukin' misery guts on RTE.

PauloMN

Broony should have done better there.

PauloMN

Hard luck Sammy. Better from the Hoops. Offside my bollocks.

Turtwig

Messi time in Camp Nou. Song has been threading some lovely passes through so if Leo comes on I'd be optimistic for him breaking the record tonight.

Pompey Magnus

Jernal wrote: »

Messi time in Camp Nou. Song has been threading some lovely passes through so if Leo comes on I'd be optimistic for him breaking the record tonight.

I assume Messi warming up is why the crowd cheered there in Celtic Park...hope the team don't assume Barca are winning and start playing for the draw :pac:

ollie1

Here comes Messi

applehunter

Messi on for Barca.

Went from 6/4 into Evens.

SomethingElse

Pompey Magnus wrote: »

I assume Messi warming up is why the crowd cheered there in Celtic Park...hope the team don't assume Barca are winning and start playing for the draw :pac:

I think they were cheering McGeady! His name was been chanted as he warmed up.

He'll probably score the winner now

Pompey Magnus

Ledley on for Brown or Kayal please.

Luckycharms_74

PauloMN wrote: »

Jaysus, the 3 fcukin' misery guts on RTE.

Typical wnakbags. Dunphy says Celtic nothing up front. I hope he eats his words

kksaints

What a save by the Spartak goalie!

DDC1990

Penalty!

applehunter

Crowd power.

Luckycharms_74

Penalty . Great work by Samaras

super_furry

Clever by Samaras.