Aside from tonight’s domestic action, Celtic still needs to improve if they are to go past the group stage of the Champions League this season.
Following Celtic’s 5-1 thumping of Slovan Bratislava at Parkhead, supporters were optimistic that this year might be the Parkhead club’s last season in the league.
However, just two weeks later, the Hoops’ crushing 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund brought the Celtic supporters back to earth with a bang.
After Celtic and Atalanta drew 0-0 last week, optimism swiftly returned. And now that two of the most difficult games are over and Brendan Rodgers’ squad has four points, they have a genuine opportunity to get into the last 16 of the tournament for the first time since 2013.
And that has led to Gary Lineker sharing why he has been impressed with Celtic so far amongst Europe’s elite teams.
Gary Lineker believes Celtic will advance through the Champions League.
Lineker mentioned Celtic along with two other clubs as he reviewed the status of some of the Champions League surprise packages.
Lineker said, “I was going to say Villa,” on The Rest Is Football. You would have to claim that they won three out of three.The top three English teams, including Manchester City and Liverpool, are, aren’t they?
According to Gary Lineker, Celtic will win the Champions League.
As he went over the current state of some of the Champions League surprise packages, Lineker brought up Celtic and two other teams.
“I was going to say Villa,” Lineker stated on The Rest Is Football. To say they won three out of three would be an understatement.Manchester City and Liverpool are among the top three English teams, aren’t they?
Dates, kickoff times, and remaining Champions League matches for Celtic
With Celtic’s schedule being increasingly full, here are 67 Hail Hail examines the games that Rodgers still has to negotiate in the league round of UEFA’s premier tournament:
Celtic will almost certainly qualify for the playoffs if they can salvage at least five points from the final five games.
Is it possible for Celtic to hope for automatic qualification? Who knows what might occur if they are able to win all of their remaining home games.