HJK Helsinki vs Celtic - Champions League 2nd Leg - Wed 6pm

If we can play even half as well as we played against Inter, we'll smash this lot.

Hopefully Commons and Stokes shake off their injuries, especially Commons.

3-0 win.

Totti wrote:If we can play even half as well as we played against Inter, we'll smash this lot.

Hopefully Commons and Stokes shake off their injuries, especially Commons.

3-0 win.

Got tickets yesterday, can't wait.

They got beat 1-0 yesterday by FC Honka

If we get passed Helsinki, these are the teams we could face in the Playoff

Cluj
Partizan Belgrade
Helsingborg
Hapoel Kiryat Shimona
FC Dudelange

Celtic should get through both rounds easily tbh.

I hope so.

I know if we get into the groups we will do ourselves justice but it would be typical to bottle it on the way.

ConorCelticFC wrote:I know if we get into the groups we will do ourselves justice but it would be typical to bottle it on the way.

Couldn't get an easier passage.

We'll probably bottle it though

Anyone else going? Hoping it will be a full house

Should be a decent game especially since it is early enough in the year that you do not need to worry about bad weather in Finland.

Commons has declared himself fit!

I hope he's 100% because when he's not match-fit he can be dire.

Kris Commons and Anthony Stokes will have fitness tests ahead of the first leg of Celtic's Champions League third-round qualifier against HJK Helsinki.
Both players suffered ankle injuries in the 1-1 friendly draw with Inter Milan on Saturday.
Scott Brown, Kelvin Wilson, Thomas Rogne, James Forrest and Beram Kayal are back in contention after being left out at the weekend.
HJK Helsinki arrive in Glasgow 18 games into their domestic campaign.
They sit second in the Finnish top flight, two points behind Inter Turku after losing 1-0 away to Honka at the weekend.
But the Finns set up the tie with a 9-1 aggregate win over KR Reykjavik in the last round.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon said: "We are still waiting on Anthony and Kris, they did a bit of light training today which is a significant step in the right direction so we will see how they are in the morning.
"We will do a light session in the morning and see how they get through from there, but it is so early in the season it is difficult to envisage taking many risks with any of the players."

Started.

Forster; Matthews, Wanyama, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Ledley, Commons; Samaras, Hooper.

Half time. We've been all over them. I'm going to be really annoyed if we don't win this.

Come on the Celik.

God damn it.

SBSP wrote:God damn it.

Whats wrong, dont tell me Celik are getting beat. Yes they are fek me.

We are. 1-0.

GET IN. HOOPER. 1-1.

What was that, Keanoo?

Thats more like it. Come on get another goal or two.

2-1 MULGREW.

SBSP wrote:What was that, Keanoo?

I was bussin that Celtic scored.

Stokes on for Commons.

Hooper needs to look where he's going. Just ran into Forrest in the box.

We really should have scored another.

McCourt on for Hooper and Lustig on for Samaras.

Full time 2-1 Celtic. Not sure how this makes me feel about the second leg. We really should have won by more.

SBSP wrote:Full time 2-1 Celtic. Not sure how this makes me feel about the second leg. We really should have won by more.

Its typical of these games at this time of the season. If they had probably played a bit more football, they would have been a lot sharper and maybe would have finished them off before the 2nd leg.

Considering Celtic's away record you could have done with another goal tonight, will be a real confidence boost for Helsinki to have that away goal.

Didn't see the game unfortunately but as MickStupp said Helsinki will take a lot of confidence from that away goal.

Utrecht is too clear in my mind.