Champions League Play Off Round, 1st Leg: Celtic v Astana. 16th August 2017, 19:45. BT Sports

Some pundits suggesting we should play a weaker team over there, not for me though. An early goal or two an it could get nervy. Full strength, keep possession, run the clock down, don't give em a sniff.

 

http://fullmatchsports.com/glasgow-celtic-vs-astana-full-match-highlights-ucl-2017-18/

 

Cheers mate

 

No problem.

 

Still absolutely ecstatic. That 2nd half perforomance lastnight , was the best I've Seen us play in a long time.

 

Just watched the whole game back, it's about time we got a bit of luck in these games and nice change. Ref was good as well apart from letting them off with a few bad challenges and Browns yellow but that was the linesman.

Over to Kazakhstan 5 at the back and play on the counter picking them off. Astana will either go all out or just turn up not caring thinking it's over.

 

Conor McGregor tweet not sure if it's been posted .
https://twitter.com/TheNotoriousMMA...ks-celtics-die-hard-support-champions-league/

 

Considering how much this means to us financially, it'd be criminal not to play a full strength team.

 

Charged home last night to watch the highlights on STV, maybe it's just me but the presenter and some english * had a jolly old time laughing at "even Celtic cant blow a 5 goal lead pish, worst part John Collins sat there like a goldfish. Should be used to it by now, but disnae half * me aff.

 

From UEFA regulations 2017-18 comp
49.01 As a rule, a player who is sent off the field of play is suspended for the next match in a UEFA club competition (i.e. UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Super Cup). In case of serious offences, the UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body is entitled to augment this punishment, including by extending it to other competitions.
49.02 In case of repeated cautions: a. before the group stage, a player is suspended for the next competition match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as after the fifth caution; b. from the first match in the group stage, a player is suspended for the next competition match after three cautions in three different matches, as well as following any subsequent odd-numbered caution (fifth, seventh, ninth, etc.).
49.03 Single yellow cards and pending suspensions are always carried forward either to the next stage of the competition or to the UEFA Europa League in the current season.
49.04 Exceptionally, all yellow cards and pending yellow-card suspensions expire on completion of the play-offs. They are not carried forward to the group stage. In addition, all yellow cards expire on completion of the quarter-finals. They are not carried forward to the semi-finals.
49.05 Cautions and pending yellow-card suspensions from the competition or the UEFA Europa League expire at the end of the season.

 

Steady on big man.

 

I'm away out soon so I'm watching it when I get home.

 

Good man.

 

100% go over there and out another 2 or 3 past them.

 

Think we should go over there and do them another hiding. They have never lost a game at home in europe, it will also help our poor away record!

 

For sure there is still some work to do but with a 5-0 lead and Griffiths being our only fit striker right now I would not be surprised if we left him out of the second leg.