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[take_yer_points]

Neil Lennon answers journalist's phone during press conference...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2266400/Neil-Lennon-answers-journalists-phone-Celtic-press-conference.html

[Main Street]

 
That's hilarious.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

TEAM NEWS
Celtic's major doubts Georgios Samaras and Efe Ambrose will be given every chance to feature against Juventus.

Samaras is battling to recover from a hamstring injury.

Ambrose played for Nigeria in their Africa Cup of Nations final win over Burkina Faso on Sunday and will not be back in Glasgow until Tuesday morning.

And Juve midfielder Kwadwo Asamoah, who featured for Ghana at the tournament in South Africa, is unlikely to be involved in Glasgow.

The hosts are boosted by Emilio Izaguirre's recovery from a knee injury while winger James Forrest is fit again after a hamstring problem.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon: "It is as you were with Samaras, we will make a decision on him on Tuesday.

"Izaguirre trained today and has joined the squad and Forrest is fit and Ambrose, we expect to arrive on Tuesday morning.

"We will see what condition he is in and if he is OK, we will have him in the squad.

"We will give Georgios as much time as is needed. He has been doing pretty aggressive rehabilitation work and we are hopeful he will be OK.

"If not, then I have a very strong squad and we will have him fit for the second leg."

Juventus manager Antonio Conte: "If anyone has underestimated Celtic, it has certainly not been us. We have great respect for them.

"We have followed Celtic very closely and they were very strong against Spartak, Benfica and Barcelona and even before that in the qualifiers.

"They are a very good team. To beat Barcelona here and to go close in the Nou Camp is proof of that.

"We are going to have to be very careful."

[camanchero]

while i'm often wrong on these things, I cant see Celtic scoring.
if Juve sit back and wait for Celtic to come at them, then it will be a 0-0 borefest.
Celtic are going great in europe on the counter attacking tactic.
however even in the spl thy cant hardly break a defense down.
interesting to see the youth and young Rogic in particular do just that last weekend.
If Celtic are to really be up there and actually stand toe to toe with the Juve's and Barca ec - then tech creative players are also needed - the same thing people are giving out about the Irish team and Wes Hoolahan on.
I know Celtic have a fraction of the money these other teams have to spend, and what big name player would want to go to the freezing cold of Glasgow of a November...
Celtic are doing fantastically well - but if counter attacking or route one are not an option, then it wont work (right now at least). I'll hopefully hear the second half of the game on the radio driving home tonight! Hail Hail

[Main Street]

GDA's back on the Celtic thread after a long hiatus !
event jukie/gloryhunter

Line up
Forster, Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre, Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew, Forrest, Commons, Hooper. Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Miku, Nouioui, Ledley, Watt, Kayal.

Samaras didn't make it, but I see Ambrose is there. Is that not the same Ambrose who was playing for Nigeria on Sunday evening in South Africa?  They're not called 'the Eagles' for nothing.

I can't figure out that team 2 centre halfs and one full backs , probably 5 across midfield with 2 attacking midfielders in Commons and Forrest.
A big night for Forrest.

edit   I didn't do the maths , 4 at the back as usual with Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre

[stew]

GDA's back on the Celtic thread after a long hiatus !
event jukie/gloryhunter

Line up
Forster, Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre, Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew, Forrest, Commons, Hooper. Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Miku, Nouioui, Ledley, Watt, Kayal.

Samaras didn't make it, but I see Ambrose is there. Is that not the same Ambrose who was playing for Nigeria on Sunday evening in South Africa?  They're not called 'the Eagles' for nothing.

I can't figure out that team, 2 centre halfs and one full back (Matthews is a sub), probably 5 across midfield with 2 attacking midfielders in Commons and Forrest.
A big night for Forrest.

Celtic to score twice, a 2-1 win, they get a dubious penalty and Juve have a man sent off in the waning minutes.....................you heard it here first.

[Captain Obvious]

Poor start by Celtic.

[Wildweasel74]

love lennons collar, that go down well in the north lol

[EC Unique]

Great pressure by Celtic since the goal. Need an end product.

[Main Street]

Apart from the atrocious defending for that goal, Celtic are doing all right.
Ambrose feeling a bit of jet lag and Forster in two minds.

[cadence]

need to keep up the pressure and be a wee bit more composed when chances come. rattling juve isn't easy. very assured and impressive side. celtic have held their own but juve just look like they can open celtic up.

[Main Street]

I think the linesman didn't flag for a goal when the ball went over the line, before the Juve goal was finally scored.

[Hoof Hearted]

crazy defending by the Juve boy, how does he get away with it

[Itchy]

Don't think Celtic will be able to keep Wanyama, he's a class act for such a young lad. Wealthy clubs will come sniffing in the summer

[cadence]

ref has bottled it on the juve fouling in the box.