[Matchday] Rosenborg v Celtic, Thurs 29/11/2018 Europa League 5.55pm ...Result 0 - 1

Beating Salzburg 2-0 wouldn't put us ahead of them in the head to head if we all finish on 12pts, though. Because our head to head record would then be combination of results against both Salzburg and Leipzig, rather than v each team individually. If Leipzig beat Salzburg 1-0 on Thursday, then Rosenborg in the last game, and we beat Salzburg 2-0 in the final game then we'd still go out.

Leipzig would definitely qualify because in the 3-way head to head it would end up being decided by goal difference in the games between the 3 teams. Currently it's

Salzburg +3
Leipzig 0
Celtic -3

There's no combination of results that could see Leipzig finish 3rd, given that Salzburg will lose the last 2 games.

 

But say Leipzig win by more than 1 goal against Salzburg. And we beat Salzburg by 2 or more at Celtic Park. The head to head would look like:

Leipzig > Salzburg
Leipzig > Celtic
Celtic > Salzburg

Effectively, we are looking for either:

- Salzburg to beat Leipzig by any score
- Leipzig to beat Salzburg by more than 1 goal so that Leipzig>Salzburg on head to head
- A draw

Anything other than:
Leipzig 1-0
Leipzig 2-1
Leipzig 3-2

would work for us, I think?

 

You're right in that we either want Leipzig to drop points on Thursday, or to beat Salzburg by as many goals as possible. But those individual head to heads won't come into it if we're all tied on 12pts. It's decided by one 3-way head to head, rather than three 2-way head to heads. Think of it as drawing up a new table that includes only the results of games between the 3 teams.

 

BR on
@ScottBrown8
and
@Tom_Rogic
: "It's important both are available and fit to play if required."

 

* red bull.

Mingin * drink for toothless hicks with their boabies hangin out of their sisters c-sections.

 

Can’t see anything but a win for us here, hopefully Salzburg do us a turn and beat Leipzig, however i can’t see it. Looking forward to tomorrow, 2-0 to us.

 

Will be a comfortable win tomorrow imo. We would beat their strongest 11 with little problems so their reserves shouldn't be any problem. 4-0 Celtic

 

It won’t be their reserves, it’ll be guys on the edges of the team competiting to get into the team that plays in the cup final. Some of those guys will have everything to play for.

Similar to us with the likes of Ntcham, Broony and Griff. If they have a stormer then they’ll probably make the cup final team.

 

Still confident lol

 

This mob are pish..

Their reserves are probably the equivalent of a trip to Dingwall..

 

This time tomorrow.

Salzburg 15
Celtic 9
Leipzig 6
Rosenborg 0

 

The players look in great spirits, in those training photos.

 

I am as well and we have every right to be, I just don’t like complacency.

 

What a massive game. Can't remember the last time we've been thoroughly expected to win away in Europe (bar the cannon fodder qualifiers).

Don't let me down you * x

 

I don't think it will be as comfortable as some think, but we seem like a more confident squad recently and I'm hoping we can pull it out.

To go into the last game with a chance would be great. Celtic Park will be rocking.

 

Gr8 stuff!

Sabitzer and Kampl are big plers.