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FC Barcelona - Meet the Champions League Opponents

Discussion in 'World Football' started by Celtic Bhoy 94, Aug 31, 2012.

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  1. Celtic Bhoy 94

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    http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/meet-the-champions-league-opponents

    Celtic: the new king of Scotland

    Although they have 11 fewer league titles than their eternal rivals Rangers, these are happy days for the green and white half of Scotland’s biggest city. For economic reasons, their protestant rivals have been forced to disband and are now starting all over again in the Scottish Third Division. With Rangers out of the way for at least the next three years, Celtic look set to dominate the domestic championship like never before, which means manager Neil Lennon will be able to focus almost his entire attention on his club’s European campaign. Applying their typically physical but direct approach, their strengths include Wanyama in midfield and Greek international Samaras up front.

    Someone's afraid that big vic's gonna get them :rolleyes:
     
  2. Chris Sutton

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    Physical but direct? Why do people assume this about us? What happened to the Celtic Way?
     
  3. Scarecrow

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    We play football but we can be physical and direct in Europe.
     
  4. Heisenberg

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    we've been pretty direct in europe this season anyway
     
  5. Chris Sutton

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    I don't think we have. We've not been lumping it up to Hooper or Samaras. We're less direct than most teams. It's just because we're Scottish. :rolleyes:
     
  6. Adam426

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    We used to be quite physical and direct under Strachan and O'Neil. I wouldn't say we are so much anymore but that's probably the lasting legacy. I can't believe they didn't mention our 1997 European Cup victory.
     
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    Typo? European Cup win in 1967.
     
  8. Zander

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    yes we have....idk how many times a long ball was played to sammy against Helsingborg at CP
     
  9. Lennon1888

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