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Celtic take another step towards the Champions League play-off. Then and

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his team look to launch themselves further into another European

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adventure. With me in the studio, a importance and significance of this

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game tonight. To: �22 million is what they managed to bring in for

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the Champions League last year. As far as Alves Borg are concerned, the

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same team that played in Glasgow in the first leg. Do you expect them to

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be more advanced and night? More adventurous, to play slightly

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further up the park. They have had a great record so far. They will want

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to present a more attacking challenge to Celtic. Wilson starts

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for Celtic, slight surprise for that. It looks like he's going back

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to his old club. Will he be OK tonight? Neil Lennon is the best

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judge of that. If Neil Lennon feels he is, we have to say yes. Celtic

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know if they win this type, they will have European football all the

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way through to Christmas. But it's the Champions League they want. And

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if they win tonight, one tie away from the group stages. Celtic played

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the same team so far. A tonight. He's gone with the five across the

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middle to start of the game. I personally prefer Samaras starting

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on the left, using his power, pace and presents, having that free role.

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I'm not too sure how clever he is. Neal has gone in. He's left strokes

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out. Stokes won't be too happy about that. As long as he feels he still

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has a massive part to play... are not used to playing on that

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surface. I don't know about you, but playing on an artificial surface,

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even though it has improved dramatically since the days we were

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playing, now the parlous better and so on, still not quite the same. The

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ball can't kick up higher than normal. Most of the players will

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have to keep concentrated and get off to a good start. They will now

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experience this occasion. It has come a little bit early in the

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season for them. But now the league campaign has started. What I would

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say about playing on an artificial pitch, great success on it.

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Cliftonville were also had an artificial surface. Maybe a good

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Stokes. How big a decision was that? A big decision but we have to think

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of the opposition. A gamble to go with two wingers to start with.

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Plenty of second options. Gives us that extra piece as well. You also

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said you have a feeling you may scolded tonight. I hope so.I have

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always got Anthony Dave need him. We've got a bull substitutes.

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Another plastic pitch. You have your experiences of them in recent years.

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Happy with it? A strange one. It's got a sort of slope in the middle of

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it. Different to what we normally play on. How important is Champions

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League progression? These are really difficult games. The most difficult

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period for myself. It's so important. We've got two more games,

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but concentrating on one game at a time. Most people expect Celtic to

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progress tonight. How confident are you of upsetting the odds? We are

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feeling confident because here in our home ground, we normally play

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football well. We have lost only one game in 27. We enjoy playing at home

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so we have no pressure. For us, it's a game of opportunity. In terms of

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how you set up tonight, how different a side should we expect

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that we saw in Glasgow? It's the same 11 players. Of course, we have

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to play a little bit more offensively because we have to score

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goals but we feel we don't have to score in the first half because of

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its 0-0 in the first half, we can score in the second half. The main

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question is the balance between offence and defence. We are looking

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to having an extremely offensive from the first leg result last week.

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Only one goal in it. Yes, interesting, good cross. With his

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right foot this time but such a vital goal. It sets a tie-up for

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Celtic. Celtic rolling out to score one goal. Even if they do too, they

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whose two goals, they are still through. They are sixth in the

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Swedish league at the moment. They are not exactly in rip-roaring form

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at the moment. You all research has watched you watching the tape.

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a ridiculous situation. Celtic may the initial mistake of not putting

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in the initial contract. If they ever were to meet in any

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competition, that's a mistake they made. That is not there. We should

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even be talking about whether he plays or not. That should have been

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written in the initial deal. But he's a threat, he's strong, use

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quick. He will want to prove to Celtic and Neil Lennon that he

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should be in the Celtic team. From his point of view, he has wanted to

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show Neil... It rattles the bar there. They've got dangerous

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players. If it was me, I would probably show respect to my parent

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club and not play. The pressure on Celtic getting there has been

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massive and that's something Neil Lennon wants to keep away from the

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players. The players are aware if they don't go through, it is such a

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long season for them. Getting through tonight would be mass for

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Celtic and Scottish football. Last year, they earned �20 million. But

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everybody concerned, it was such a fantastic thing to watch. The only

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thing about these players, it adds real value. You have looked at what

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they have got. They wouldn't have got that if they were playing at the

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highest level. They are aware that pressure. How do they handle it?

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They will feel confident. If you are looking for a parallel, last season,

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Celtic knocked out those -- knocked out the season champions. If Celtic

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got the job done, live coverage on the BBC of the second leg coming

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comfortable European passages. The Swedish champions were pretty happy

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with the ones - zero defeat they took back. Commons stooped to head,

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giving his team the advantage right Swedish champions. Wilson looks as

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though he's off to Nottingham Forrest. But Stokes has been

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will this go? The Swedish champions have a more offensive team. But Neil

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Lennon had a little note of caution, talking about half-time

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level. I'm not quite sure they will come out all guns blazing. They will

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the Swedish champions. At this stage last year, it was Helsinki and

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Celtic were 2-1 up. This is a better lead. It is the fourth of six

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hurdles they need to overcome. But the next one is a high jump in it

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hearts's drawl at Anfield last August. He could be a massive player

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for Celtic tonight. He proved that countless times. Much controversy

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surrounding his inclusion in the starting line-up last week. We so

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OTT from seed in the domestic game, players on loan cannot play against

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are out to win this one. Perhaps not Tonight Celtic up against Elfsborg

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struggling for form. Their hands are beginning to slip off the Swedish

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title. Sixth in the league just now, mid season, here in Sweden, nine

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very well in the air against him in the first game. Caused them

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number 25 in behind the Celtic defence. Bangura almost cut the ball

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out. Wilson went tight, but turned easily. It was then that the ball

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almost went in behind the play in advance was offside. It went to

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Bangura who intercepted and Klarstrom. Easy for Ambrose. The big

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decision for Neil Lennon when it came to Stokes does he play Stokes

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up front and Samaras to the left or bring in Charlie Mulgrew, he went

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for the latter? The set-pieces will be important tonight. They have lost

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goals from corner kicks. Lost a goal from a wide free-kick and a header.

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He will think that Charlie's set-pieces will be very important

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tonight. Is Charlie Mulgrew. A challenge by Larsson. Former Sweden

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under-21 international with the tackle. Celtic would love an early

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deal of width, they are playing narrow, a lot of players around each

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coach guided them to the title last season. They are not in

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title-winning form. The Swedish title was won almost a year ago,

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really, last autumn. He has kept most of the team that was

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successful. This is Izaguirre, he picked out Bangura. He wasn't far

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away from the man on-loan from Celtic. Spectacular effort. Terrific

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effort. Good ball in. A little bit of gymnastic ability there. A little

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bit unlucky. Really unlucky not to score a goal there. That is a big

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warning to Celtic the danger that he can pose. That's if they don't know

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it already! The Elfsborg fans in the stand that we are in, which is where

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the cameras are, all felt that was front, one has to engage them. That

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ball can't come in. One has to engage him and stop him receiving

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that ball and put pressure on him. Elfsborg have started brightly, as

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they had to, 1-0 down in the tie. It to see him play well in a Scottish

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squad next week that has a chance of playing in Wembley. A big

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performance tonight. Away from home you need the player who can take up

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the park and make or get you a goal. It's a big role for him tonight.

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Elfsborg free-kick. Bangura chopped very useful area for the Swedish

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champions. Mulgrew, Wilson, Samaras, they have a lot of height Celtic. As

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much as it is a dangerous position, Celtic should be more than capable

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of defending this. Ishizaki is over it. Bangura was involved. He was

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challenging with Joe Ledley. Did he use the hand? The referee goes to

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his pocket. There is no card coming out for Bangura. I think it was a

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hand, trying to gain an advantage there. The referee reacted

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immediately as if he was going to book to him. By the time he reached

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him and spoke to him he didn't book him, which was a little bit of a

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surprise. No supporters behind Forster's goal as it's terrace

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terracing and UEFA don't allow that. Useful ball in. Ellegaard

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the keeper. They don't want to be put putting balls in random, they

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need to be more selective, if Samaras is on his own, pick him out,

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don't put it in there hoping for something, pick him out. Ellegaard,

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the goalkeeper, started his career at Manchester City. Ambrose deals

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with it. Celtic will try and make the world, he was looking for

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Izaguirre. Can he get there? Yes, he can. Samaras. Well, that is a

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massive chance. A great ball over the top. Must take it down the right

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hand side, puts in a terrific ball, the sort of ball that a centre

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forward wants. Not a lot of action on it. A ball left up in the air for

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Samaras to head. Really, Samaras will be disappointed that he didn't

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score there. That was a huge chance for Celtic to make life very

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difficult for Elfsborg with a 2-0 advantage. The manager thought he

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had it. He thought he had a two-goal lead which would have meant Elfsborg

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would need to win by three, at least there, Bangura might be in. Ambrose

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stands his ground. Just for a split second it looked as if Alhassan

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Bangura had got goal-side of Ambrose. Ambrose was a little bit

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tight. He has to be touch tight there. He has to be able to see the

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ball. He got up against Bangura and got a little bit lucky. It almost

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got the other side of him. Again, I think this pitch, on a grass pitch

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you might have got that ball out and got a shot in. Looking for King.

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They couldn't decide what to do. James Keene... Celtic looking

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dangerous dangerously at the back. Uncertainty. They have to be not too

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tight as we said already. Ambrose has already, Wilson has already.

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Allowing Bangura to get to the other side of him. They have been

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fortunate he has not got away. A little bit of hesitation dealing

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with the ball. Bangura's hand that hit, not Ambrose. Elfsborg corner.

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It's Ishizaki who will take it. Two Elfsborg players went for it.

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Samaras thump it is anywhere. Celtic under the kosh here. Ledley is there

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to spoon it away. Samaras will go on the counter. If he can get it under

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control, Celtic are three on two. He has been pick-pocketed by Larsson.

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Samaras hauls Larsson to the ground. The Elfsborg are baying for the

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Greek international. They want to see a yellow card here. Initially,

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Samaras did well. He got to the ball first. He turned back on to his left

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foot. As he looked out the other side to see if they can get the ball

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to the play player he gave the ball away. He intended to play-the-ball

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that was there for Samaras, he was frustrated with it. There wasn't

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much contact. Perhaps that is why ball up to him. Just give Celtic a

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little bit of time for the likes of Celtic. At one point, I thought you

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would go down. But he's got a corner kick. Samaras will give them a bit

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of a problem. But I think commons is scrappy at the moment. Celtic are

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a little bit ragged. Celtic are Celtic free kick. This is a

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fantastic opportunity for Celtic. The centre half didn't judge that at

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all well. Celtic are seeking to take advantage of this opening. Chances

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like this certainly don't come very often. The goalkeeper trying to

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arrange the yellow and black wall. In discussion with Svensson.

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Potentially huge moment in this Champions League second leg. Mulgrew

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These were two fantastic opportunities for Celtic. It broke

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through the wall, dropped on the edge of the six yard box. The

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goalkeeper made a fantastic save but I still think Celtic should be ahead

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Lennon knows there is still danger. Celtic still have to be very

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Forrest has got behind it. Give him that. And a potential for Lustig

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that territory and then you give managers. Neil Lennon looked a

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little bit stressed there. I think you would be frustrated. The game

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has deteriorated. It is a little bit scrappy. Bangura and Keane both

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putting pressure on Wilson and Ambrose and they are not enjoying

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are on their travels are Elfsborg. Already, we have seen a lot more of

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them as an attacking force tonight than they were at Celtic Park last

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Svensson was the one man who has Bangura. He's been a handful. A

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couple of times, he has been lucky not to get behind them. Celtic have

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got away with it but I think that he obviously is conscience he is

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playing against his old team. He is said to prove he should be playing

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for Celtic are not Elfsborg tonight. Still will not sure about his

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hamstring problem till just before kick-off. Keeping an eye on him

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during warm up. Certainly don't think he'll last the 90 minutes

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pressure. From Somerset, 27 years of They are coming out a little bit

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ragged, a little bit slowly. Bangura hasn't got Wilson and Ambrose for

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pace. Well, the ball has come in for Bangura. Another worry for Neil

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Lennon. He's got to mark him better, got to engage him. He has

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closed his body to Bangura and has lost him. He has got to keep better

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contact with him. If they get up to the halfway line, you has not got

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the pace to out run Ambrose on just three starts, no goals. One of

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those starts was a Roper league game. He is throwing his weight

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around upfront. His header there was not a good good as Chancellor

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Samaras. Bangura could be expected It has turned into a pass back from

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It has turned into a pass back from are coming from Elfsborg losing the

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ball? It will worry Neil Lennon what is happening up front. Bangura has

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given a foul away at that time, that is where he will be worrying,

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looking at his centre halfs thinking they have been messed about. It's

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causing the whole team a little bit of anxiety, it's creeping into the

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play and passing. They have to get a bitter grip of Bangura and the whole

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confidence then can go through the team. It is giving Neil Lennon

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plenty to think about so far. They have just played over the half-hour

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mark, 0-0. Celtic still ahead in the tie on aggregate. Brown was taken

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Svensson in the engine room, out wide tonight. A corner. That was a

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good idea, Forrest pulled off. They played a good ball into his feet.

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Likewise, Forrest did the right thing, quickly turned it on to his

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right foot and won a danger kick. Dangerous position for Celtic,

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Charlie Mulgrew and the quality he can deliver. We know about Charlie

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Mulgrew's left foot. What can he conjure up here? The goalkeeper

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thought about coming. It didn't matter in any case. Again, like the

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throw-in in the same corner, dispinting challenge, over hit it

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there. Not sure again whether the surface put too much on it. They

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have to put a ball in. With the quality he has, he should be putting

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the ball in put pressure on the Elfsborg back four and the Elfsborg

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goalkeeper. It came straight out for a goal kick. There is someone

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struggling in the Elfsborg backline. It looks as though he is get getting

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ready to come on. This could be a nervy night in Scandinavia. Mobaeck

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comes off replaced by the younger Tom Soderberg who had six years at a

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team not far from here, he is a new Matthew Stokes, Watt and Kayal.

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Wilson, on the stretch, didn't get much of the ball, if at all.

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Elfsborg will play on. Celtic dig it game and his role playing upfront

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and whether he would be effective. So far he hasn't really been as

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effective as we have seen him be when he is coming from the deeper

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positions, from the wider left hand side when he is able to...

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Balcombing in from the right - sorry, carry on. He was able to run

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at people. You know, to carry the ball at them. He is not able to do

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that because he is playing with his back to the back four. Kean, good

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turn, not such a good shot. -- Keene. This was Bangura again. There

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was the challenge by Wilson, got the right booed on it, Izaguirre did as

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well. Izaguirre definitely did. I think Wilson missed the ball. It

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could easily have been a free-kick. It looked if he got anything on it,

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it was a faint touch, when we first strength at which that pass came to

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him. It might set something up though, Commons. Ledley to Lustig,

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Scottish internationals. In their Charlie Mulgrew. He did as well as

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he could with the cross. It was a little bit too high for him. They

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spoke before the game about being half-time at level. They have done

:52:28.:52:33.

that. In fact, they have stepped on and put Celtic under pressure. They

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have played up against Celtic. is on the ground. No free-kick, the

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Russian referee has little sympathy. He will stop proceedings now. They

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have already had to make one change Elfsborg, Keene clutching on to his

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right ankle. Am rose, the offender. -- Ambrose. He has had seven loan

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flicked on by Samaras, easy for slash astronomy. -- Klarstrom. Keene

:53:55.:54:05.
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is all better. Bangura. Klarstrom looking for Rohden. The referee

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wasn't happy with the challenge by Svensson. Showing a lot of

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experience there, Scott Brown, winning himself a free-kick there.

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Bangura has given the two centre halfs a problem. You spoke about him

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being a player who came from Kidderminster, he is carving himself

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out a great career over here. He shouldn't be able to give them as

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difficult a time as he is. Celtic's kr halves need to do better against

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these two. The defence got a good run out in the Champions League's

:54:43.:54:48.

Group stage last season. Adam Matthews is on the bench tonight, he

:54:48.:54:58.
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played his part as well. It has been Izaguirre and Brown. Hoofs it clear.

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played into the middle earlier. Towards Ishizaki, Wilson. Wilson

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claiming his innocence, and the around in the wide areas again. In

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towards Bangura. 6 foot 7 figure of Fraser Forster collects. Not winning

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the ball allowed the cross to come in. Forster took it comfortably. The

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centre half impulsive. He needs to pick and choose when he is going to

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ground. He needs to win the ball if he does. That is the number 21,

:56:36.:56:46.
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Hauger. Creeping ever closer to the half-time whistle. Celtic still

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leading by 1-0 on aggregate, 0-0 here in Boras Arena. Samaras had a

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header that went over and Ledley's attempt saved. The manager has

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different aspects to think about defensively. He has to take into

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account they are away from home and thinking about getting a goal. You

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wonder about Anthony Stokes and beyond that Hooper in particular.

:57:29.:57:33.

Those two chances, if either of them had been on the end of them, would

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both of them be in a goal and would this tie be all over? Gary Hooper

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and Victor Wanyama two of the stars of the show last season in Europe.

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There were many in green and white. So many helped guide the club into

:57:55.:58:05.
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the last 16. Lustig, it opened up for him. If you are a striker you

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are doing well to score from, there let alone a right back. I don't mind

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him doing that. They were taking shots from distance warming up. A

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lot was ending up in the bottom corner of the net. He had a lash. It

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went 15 yards wide. You have to hit a target. There is an opportunity on

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this surface. The ball can move very quickly and it's difficult for the

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Soderberg there. Soderberg got there first. Mulgrew. Missed by Larsson.

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The flag is up on this near side. think he was margin Ali offside

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there. They have to do that. Samaras did win the header earlier in that

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sequence. He won the header, Forrest was the one support it and getting

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on the end of it. There has been a lot of balls up to Samaras he hasn't

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won as cleanly as that. He has to do as well as that, better than he has

:59:31.:59:41.
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been doing. Ambrose missed that, to Lennon, because he is leading the

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tie or Jorgen Lennartsson because he is happy with that scoreline?

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think it will be Jorgen Lennartsson. He will seen more, nerves at the

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back. Seen what Bangura and Keene have gone to the Celtic back four.

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He will be encouraged. Neil Lennon at half-time will have things to say

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to help put this right. There is uncertainty in the cellic's

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performance. First half is not over, a minute of stoppage-time. We moved

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into that. That was sold short to Svensson, which Mulgrew was across.

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Celtic have somehow contrived to give the ball away. Bangura's effort

:00:27.:00:37.
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is blocked by Wilson. The Swedish fans want a penalty. He went to

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ground that time. He wrapped his leg around, it was a good challenge. He

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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half-time, with literally seconds to behind it. That is the final act of

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the first half. We are no nearer knowing who will go through this

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time. The manager reckoned 0-0 would be a decent score for his Swedish

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the balance, isn't it? Play a lot better. They have looked very one

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dimensional, very predictable. Every time the goalkeeper, Forster, has

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got the ball, all he does is the big move up the middle to Samaras. I

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would like to see Lustig split wide. You've got players like Ledley

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and Brown in the middle of the park, meant to be good footballers, good

:02:48.:02:53.

passes. Go and get the ball. Commons is in there to get on the ball and

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make things happen for Celtic. I have not seen him in 45 minutes.

:02:59.:03:04.

When Forrest is running at the full-back, he is looking inside.

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Samaras is drifting out to the left. Commons is nowhere to be

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seen. You've got to have an option for Forrest. Saying all that, they

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can play a lot better. The worry I have is the defensive qualities of

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Celtic. They are so deep at times, and this big gap is between the

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midfield and defence. Bangura is using his strength. It only takes

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one header down or one deflection and a midfielder coming onto that.

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They also have a very good chance, like Bangura's chance. I would like

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to see that again. But maybe he should dominate. It only takes one

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opportunity. John is talking from an attacking side, I am also talking

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about it defensively. The picture is not good as well. They are finding

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it difficult. A lot of it has been uncomfortable viewing but Celtic

:04:23.:04:33.

have two great chances to score. Yes, but lasting does brilliantly to

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get there. It's criminal not to hit the target. Lustig does brilliantly.

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He's got to hit it back across the goalkeeper. I've seen a Samaras

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score lots of good headers. There is the reaction on the touchline to

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that. They realise how big a chance it was. So was this. And what a

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fantastic save. What a fantastic save. He sticks up his hand, comes

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out. He didn't know much about it but he made a fantastic save and

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that was probably the best chance of the game. I don't blame Ledley too

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much there. The goalkeeper has spread himself, much like Schmeichel

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used to do. We've got a request to see the Bangura header. This was a

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big chance, wasn't it? Big chance. I don't know where his starting

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position was, but almost ended up in the six yard box. Ambrose didn't do

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himself any favours, either. Hit it back across the goalkeeper. When the

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winger has got time, he's sprinting out, stopping that cross. Stop the

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initial ball come in the box. Then Ambrose doesn't have to deal with

:06:27.:06:34.

the problem. There were a couple of other incidents where the ball was

:06:34.:06:44.
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way out. Celtic have created chances are not defended well. Wilson and

:06:46.:06:51.

Ambrose at times look as if they never played together at the back.

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That's what Neil Lennon will be saying to them at half-time. They've

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got to sharpen up. The next 45 minutes is massive in terms of their

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season, their futures. John was right earlier on. Celtic need to get

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a hold of the ball. They need to pass it around. These players are

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good passes. This is why they play for Celtic. We spoke about the

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pressure of tonight, about what it means. Is that showing itself?

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not so sure. I think the pictures and helping them. I've seen one ball

:07:37.:07:46.

coming into the box and it's almost checked back. But they are not used

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to playing on that. When they get the ball, it is coming off them

:07:51.:07:56.

quicker. Even the quality of the past, maybe they are overheating. It

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does look as if there is a little bit of nerves, certainly at the

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back. Wilson is leaving the football club tomorrow, apparently, so I

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don't know where his head is tonight. But I just think in

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football, you've always got a chance to put it right, and it's not been a

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great first half from Celtic. I expect them to come out sharper and

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braver. Bangura is causing Ambrose on Wilson problems, isn't he?

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does well to get an overhead kick. It is individual ability this

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season. But it's the strength. Every time he looks as if he wants to hit

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about being outmuscled. Ambrose does well in the end because he stands

:09:01.:09:07.

strong. But Bangura should take that onto his left side, chances left

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foot, but in the end, Ambrose gets back. When you drop off into those

:09:13.:09:20.

areas, then he becomes dangerous. You were a big guy. As a centre

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forward, you can push the centre halfback. The centre halves should

:09:27.:09:33.

be up, pushing the centre forwards up all the time. They are missing

:09:33.:09:41.

out the midfield a lot of the time. Celtic should surely be dealing with

:09:41.:09:49.

this better. This is a little overhead pass for Keene. This is how

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Swedish teams to play. But look at the gaps between midfield and the

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back forward. They are not dealing with at first ball. I think it was

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Mulgrew that time, a handball. Don't let him get in front here.

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Celtic have been very similar. Look how many times Celtic get them play

:10:16.:10:21.

from the back. Every single occasion, when forced gets the ball,

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he who set up to Samaras. But we are then going away from what Celtic are

:10:27.:10:33.

very good at, they are a very good passing team. You see them at home

:10:33.:10:38.

sometimes, they pass to death. Go out there, have the confidence and

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be brave to pass the ball around. So is that what Neil Lennon is

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concentrating on at the moment? think he will be working on their

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mentality little bit. But yes, he will be asking them to pass the ball

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but will not be creating negatives at half-time. He will be trying to

:10:56.:11:06.

keep them motivated. We haven't seen comments yet in the game. Celtic

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have created the two best chances in the game. Neal took a gamble,

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playing Mulgrew. If he had gone with strokes, it's all ifs and buts.

:11:20.:11:28.

Annie has the opportunity to bring Stokes into the game as well.

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is his big chance. Yes, he's on the bench, but he could come on. He has

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the opportunity. It only takes one more goal in the tie is finished. By

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bringing in Stokes, you might make Samaras more comfortable as well.

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highlighted it at times. Samaras naturally just drifted out. He had

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hardly been out the right-hand side because he is so used to playing out

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on the left. We may see a change. We may see Mulgrew going off. You may

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see Stokes come on. He might push Samaras out onto the left. Wilson

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appears to be on his way out, back to Nottingham Forrest. How concerned

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would you be by the fact that Cooper, first choice picks, Wilson?

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Is the timing of it. I don't know when this has been brewing. It's

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come out over the last 24 hours that he has been moving. If it's a

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professional move, I think it's outrageous because Celtic are in the

:12:46.:12:56.

Champions League and will help them progress. If it's a family issue,

:12:56.:12:59.

then we have two say everybody needs to deal with those family problems.

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I hope it's the second one. But it's the timing of it! For Neil Lennon,

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he's left centre back. Now he has to start all over again. They've

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obviously brought in the Dutch guy. But then they can move Charlie back

:13:25.:13:30.

in there. But I would rather Charlie playing out on the left-hand side.

:13:30.:13:37.

How much will they were Miss Wilson? He's been solid. He's played in big

:13:37.:13:46.

games. I think maybe he's unsettled. Maybe he's got issues at home. From

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a professional point of view, you don't go to Nottingham Forrest and

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swap. I thought there were times last year where his confidence was

:13:58.:14:02.

way down there. He should be able to go out there and get on the ball and

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demand the ball. It's an individual, confidence thing, though. Players

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have to get that confidence themselves. Nobody teaches a centre

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forward to score goals and be comfortable. He have to bring that

:14:18.:14:26.

out yourself. That's what the top players do. How confident are you

:14:26.:14:32.

feeling that Celtic can get the job done here? Before the game, I was

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always confident they would get that goal. They have had two very good

:14:36.:14:41.

chances. I think they will get more chances. They have to take it

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because the longer the game this goes on, they could be in trouble.

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still think Celtic will score a goal. Although Celtic have got

:14:54.:14:59.

themselves into difficulties, two golden chances. Celtic will create a

:14:59.:15:07.

chance. If they defend resolutely, properly, don't get outmuscled. They

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will get a chance in the game. good are Elfsborg? I think their

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game is getting up to the big guy. They don't have enough quality

:15:22.:15:30.

across the midfield. It's just how Celtic defending deal with that

:15:30.:15:38.

first ball. I don't know where the other guys from, is he Japanese? He

:15:38.:15:48.
:15:48.:15:49.

throws in a decent ball. Attitude? They can play better than they did.

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In terms of the second-half, they will have a chance. That the will be

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the most annoying thing, if elt Celtic go out tonight - God forbid

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they don't, if they do, they will look at this Elfsborg side and say

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we are better than this. They have the second-half to prove it now.

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is still goalless in Sweden between Elfsborg and Celtic. It 's Kris

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Commons' goal from last week which is the only one, 1-0 Celtic lead on

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aggregate as the second-half is about to get underway and we return

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to our commentators Mark McKee and COMMENTATOR: The seventh time

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Scottish teams have met Swedish opposition. St Mirren played

:16:50.:16:57.

Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup first round. St Mirren went through on

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that occasion. Dundee United, UEFA Cup final, the season after that.

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Rangers two years ago. The Swedes going through 1-0 a win at Ibrox

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followed by a 1-1 draw in Sweden. Then that Elfsborg victory for

:17:20.:17:30.
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Celtic last year. Hibs did play Elfsborg in 2008. Two, 2-0 wins for

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Elfsborg. Celtic get underway which is a massive and crucial 45 minutes

:17:40.:17:45.

of their season. They look to get off and running on the front foot

:17:45.:17:53.

with Commons, Brown. No changes at half-time. Elfsborg forced into one

:17:53.:17:59.

change in the first half. That is Mulgrew. Not a bad ball for Commons.

:17:59.:18:05.

Positive start by Celtic, just a simple centre taking it out to

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Forrest and letting him get the ball up the park for Celtic. It has given

:18:09.:18:19.
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and Moscow and Juventus Elfsborg went out of the Europa League last

:18:29.:18:34.

season. Ambrose being put under pressure by Keene. It is a Celtic

:18:34.:18:42.

ball. The guys in the studio, Mark, hinting that Neil Lennon will have

:18:42.:18:47.

had plenty to say to his players at half-time, he wouldn't have been

:18:47.:18:54.

happy, would you agree? I'm sure the tone of his voice was that, but I'm

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sure he had a lot of instructions that would help the performance.

:19:05.:19:15.
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almost dropped back to Rohden. referee gave a slight advantage to

:19:33.:19:37.

Celtic there, that is why they played the drop ball. Almost came to

:19:37.:19:47.
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Keene. Ishizaki as well. Another awkward one for the Celtic defence,

:19:51.:19:57.

Bangura beaten Ambrose to it. Ambrose is hopping a little bit. I

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think he is feeling sorry for himself. He didn't come out and step

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on to it. He is walking gingerly. He is making, you know, faces as if he

:20:09.:20:14.

is under pressure physically. He is feeling a little bit sorry for

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himself I think. Kevin Wilson likely to depart tomorrow. Celtic don't

:20:21.:20:31.
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want any more injuries to their saw that a lot in the first half.

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Celtic with the square balls, they have been caught out a few times

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with that now. The surface, it doesn't get there as wick quickly.

:20:48.:20:53.

Pat was talk about that in the studio. I don't want to labour the

:20:53.:20:58.

point about the surface, but it is different from playing on grass.

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It's an artificial surface in Helsinki a year ago, Celtic winning

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that one 2-0 on the night and spart particular Moscow as well and

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Cliftonville in Belfast. He had a couple of options there, Commons

:21:19.:21:29.
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unlucky there. The surface, the ball - Neil Lennon spoke about it taking

:21:40.:21:50.
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the ball away. He did well there. He got a little bit unlucky. Lustig was

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Bangura, the referee has let that one go. Rohden, testing Lustig.

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Ambrose not looking comfortable in going to trouble the keeper. Now

:22:33.:22:38.

they have a corner, they have to defend it. Celtic laboured in

:22:38.:22:47.

defence. Cumbersome. Stefan Ishizaki prepares to take the corner. He has

:22:47.:22:52.

pulled it a back to Larsson, who is renowned for his distance shooting.

:22:52.:22:58.

Well wide. Terrific corner from the training ground. Sucked all of the

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Celtic defenders, all of the Celtic midfield inside the 18 yard box and

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cut the ball all the way back. Struck the ball well, but didn't hit

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the target, thankfully for Celtic's sake. Elfsborg has lost once in the

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league here since the 12th September 2011. It is the start of a winless

:23:24.:23:30.

run for them, if they did lose. They are in no real form. They did come

:23:30.:23:40.
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it. Celtic would like a feel of the ball six-and-a-half minutes into the

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Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

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eventually gets it under control. the referee has given the free-kick

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to Elfsborg in a useful kind of area. A dangerous area for Celtic.

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Just before that, two balls forward, Ambrose won one, Wilson won one.

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Celtic won procession and got play. An unnecessary free-kick there from

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Scott Brown. Ishizaki to take. More questions being asked of this Celtic

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rear-guard. Everyone in green and delivery. Ambrose couldn't get it

:25:56.:26:01.

fully clear. The shot is blocked. Forrest folks away to Commons.

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players. That is an Elfsborg ball. Lustig knows that. He does know it.

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I hope that's not Costly. Elfsborg giving it straight back. -- costly.

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Elfsborg continue to press. Ambrose dealt with it that time, no

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hesitation in trying to bring it down, or go back to the keeper, they

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can regroup and deal with the more aggressive? I think they have

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to retain their composure. They haven't to panic. They are winning

:27:13.:27:19.

over the two legs. It's still 0-0. Not really threatening a goal,

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Elfsborg, just keep it going, just be careful. Larsson's long throw-in

:27:24.:27:32.

into the box. It's flicked on. Forster couldn't get there. A man

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went down inside the six-yard box. There is a flag up. Keene went to

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ground. Heart and mouth stuff for Celtic players. Bangura, it knead

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through to him. Maybe it didn't get all the way to him. There was an

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offside decision anyway. Scrappy again. They came out of it. It

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remains 0-0. Get your composure. Get a hold of the ball again. The two

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balls forward, they had one, keep winning the balls and keep building

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off it. Forster did enough there. That was a dlaedful header. Commons

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almost forcing it through to Mulgrew. A lettoff for Celtic

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though. -- dreadful. -- let-off. 11 minutes into the second-half, for

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the second leg of this Champions League's Third qualifying round tie.

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Hooked away by Soderberg, whose mistake it was in the first place.

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It looks like he could be got a. Brown. Offside. Against Forrest.

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Yeah. Celtic and Samaras and Commons has been doing what Bangura has been

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do doing in the first half. Motherwell are in Russia. They were

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training in the park tonight. They are 2-0 down. St Johnstone are 1-0

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up, thanks to that crucial goal from Stephen McClean in the first leg

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last week. Coverage tomorrow night with Sportsound. It's all about the

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Champions League tonight as Lustig so from Celtic's point of view.

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Celtic made about six or seven passes. Till now, it has been three

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or four. Celtic a little bit better something to spark them. What we

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don't want to see is that it becomes an open game. Celtic are to retain

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their composure and shaping discipline and see this game out. Do

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not let the game become a sort of 50-50 open game. Celtic 's fifth

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competitive game of the season. from Wilson. He gets away with it.

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Keene looking at the assistant referee. Collins wins a free kick

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for Celtic. At the very least, it looks robust. The linesmen are only

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yards away from them. He didn't deem that a penalty kick so we have to

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trust his judgement. But a risky challenge in that situation. A wee

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niggly at each other there, Keene beyond the hour mark. Celtic still

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that won gold to the good in the tie. I saw the referee have a little

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look over at him and we held our breath. But no reaction from the

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assistant referee and thankfully, no final leg against Helsinki where

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Celtic scored two goals and sealed it. How they would love to get one

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now. I think we got some feedback from the Celtic dressing room. They

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felt they were fitter than Elsa Berg in the second half. If that was the

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case, it could happen again. We saw Neil Lennon not happy with the

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challenge by Keene. He should have got a penalty, he feels. He is

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convinced that he should have had a penalty. He still feels badly done

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make tonight. The ball will accelerate on the surface. It's a

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difficult surface but he had a well covered. We saw Keene again not

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in, manipulated the ball, been involved in the game a bit more than

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ball. When he has laid it down to Commons, he came on to it, struck

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the ball, but just not well enough to hit the target. We saw a replay

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scrappy than we saw in the first half as we move into the final

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space and Bangura laid down a ball that was overhit. Celtic need to be

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careful. As the game goes on, they will push and push it and run out of

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energy, and Celtic will become stronger. Stokes is getting ready to

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come on. We are not sure yet. might be that Forrest or Samaras

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come out on this site, and maybe we to, which is the way he plays.

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Samaras doesn't normally play like that. Stokes will go through the

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County. One very late in the day. Samaras missed it with a toe injury.

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He's off, Stokes is on. Different threat for Elfsborg to deal with.

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Neil Lennon did say that pitch side, he would be surprised if Samaras

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went the whole distance. Maybe we should have expected he would come

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off. If Celtic to create another chance and Stokes is the man at the

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end of it, chances are, he will put at the back of the net. Mulgrew is

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also struggling a bit. He might be off as well. A good challenge by

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Wilson. Bangura really giving Celtic a difficult time. Laid a great ball

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into his path. Wilson came across, spread himself as you would expect

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him to do. But he seems to hurt himself in the process.

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Mulgrew, surely the game is over for him. Celtic will have to make a

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change again in quick succession. Mulgrew, who missed the start of the

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season because of injury, his first competitive appearance of the

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season. The second leg of the Cliftonville tie. It was just last

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week Mulgrew's first competitive it parents. He is going to have to come

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off air now. We are talking about the defensive options being limited

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for Neil Lennon because we are expecting Wilson to leave the club

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this week. I don't think Neil Lennon will be looking beyond the last 20

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minutes of this match. He's worrying about tonight. Wilson was hobbling a

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little bit but I think he's OK. He's taking a drink. But I think he's

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going to make it through the game. He seemed to have blocked his ankle

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a little bit. He looks fine. Mulgrew is not fine, though. Celtic hadn't

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brought anyone on yet. In trying to shout someone over. Matthews,

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enough to withstand a potential Elfsborg attack here before that can

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Elfsborg attack here before that can Elfsborg attack here before that can

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minutes to go. Rohden, it's found Larsson. Commons bullying him off

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the ball. That is good play. The man who has the only tie in the game so

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far. It's sensible he has given his time to regroup and reshape. They

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are down a man. They need the man on quickly. They can't go on too long

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with 10-men against this team who are stepping on trying to get this

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late goal. There will be an urgency about Elfsborg as Celtic bring

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Champions League last season. The Sweden under-21 international

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Hedlund. He will slip into the central role beside Svensson or move

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out to the right. In he'll come. He might allow Marcus Rohden to move in

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beside Svensson. You are getting to that stage where a Celtic goal now

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would surely put them through. They haven't done much attacking in this

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to Elfsborg here. The man who has come on, Hedlund, who won the

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free-kick, in a good area. He did well to get the free-kick. I don't

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think he got to the ball. He launched himself. Izaguirre got well

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in getting away. He goes to ground, very, very easily. It's a really

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dangerous position for Celtic at this stage. Elfsborg would snap your

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arm off for extra-time right now. Stokes is in the middle of the

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Celticle wall. Ledley, Brown and Commons also in there. This is a

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heart and mouth moment this for Celtic. Ishizaki flies it in. The

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referee's whistle sounds. That will be a brilliant sound for the Celtic

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defence. Jorgen Lennartsson will be disappointed in that. Again, a

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situation that was really asking to be put into that area, the second

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six-yard box. He played it way beyond everyone. Had had came out

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for a goal kick. A big lettoff for Celtic. Dusk fall falling over

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Scandinavia. Lustig is limping too. Celtic have been hit hard in the

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wounded department tonight. Forrest. Ledley. Back by Hedlund. He has made

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an impact already, he is just on a couple of minutes. Commons. He has

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given that to Bangura. For what ever reason it hasn't tonight for Celtic

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so far. It is still 0-0 on the night. They lead on the aggregate

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scoreline. This is Keene. Slightest touch on it to nick it away from

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Svensson. Brown. Soderberg. Frustration for Matthews because

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Commons moved it to Stokes instead. 13 minutes to go. Elfsborg won their

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sixth Swedish championship last season. The first since 2006. They

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hadn't won it since 61, a 45 year gap. It does not look as if they

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will be retaining their title this season. They can still maintain

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hopes of advancing in the Champions place in the play-offs, the draw of

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place in the play-offs, the draw of which is made on Friday. Forrest

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up-ended by Hedlund. Izaguirre defended quite well. A minute ago he

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was unlucky, he didn't get to the ball when the player went down. I

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think the player threw himself to the ground. Otherwise, I think he's

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defended quite well. The referee warning Fraser Forster he is taking

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too long over this, soaking up the was going to be for Anthony Stokes.

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To launch it up to Anthony Stokes is wasteful. It has been missed by

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Ambrose. This is Keene, Wilson and Lustig combine. It's a corner.

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Lustig had to deal with it. Lustig recovered really, really well. Again

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the centre halves -- centre halfs went and missed it. Celtic's back

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four were in a business of disarray. Potentially nerve-wracking 11

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minutes for the Celtic supporters. The right foot of Ishizaki. That

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came right through, it came off Joe Ledley's head last. It's an

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Elfsborg's ball. Away very quickly. Larsson's delivery. Wilson met it.

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Klarstrom, Soderberg. Izaguirre, will try and Shepherd it out.

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Izaguirre did it well. Celtic have to be careful. 10 minutes on the

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clock. The clock is up behind both goals, the players can see it. 10

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minutes to go, they don't want to get deeper and deeper and defend

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their 18 yard box, that is is a dangerous tactic. They have to get

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out, get the ball to Stokes and Forrest and pose some threat on

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Wilson's header wasn't decisive. Izaguirre has found his goalkeeper.

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It's not what his manager would have liked to have seen? No. I think that

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Jorgen Lennartsson... Too high for Stokes, the flag was up in any case,

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offside. I think that Jorgen Lennartsson will still be thinking

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there is something in this game for him. Hedlund got the better of

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Izaguirre there, he didn't get the better of himself. They are playing

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quickly. The balls are coming back in off the ballboys quickly. They

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are keeping Celtic under pressure. The manager on the far side there

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will be thinking is that he can get their seats here, I'm sure they are

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himself. A high boot by Stokes on was looking to knock it out to that

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far side. A bit of a waste in the end. That was unnecessary. At this

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stage, with eight minutes to go, they have to make sure any

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opportunity they get to get the ball into an area that puts Celtic under

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pressure, they have to do that. was the arm, not the boot, of

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of a qualifier when your lead is so slim, so slender, the backpass there

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becomes a lot more difficult. Commons, he managed to find Stokes.

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The ref has pulled it back. Didn't like the challenge by Stokes there

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on Jorgensen. I don't think it was a replacing Klarstrom. He came on at

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Celtic Park, Elm, last week. He went on and pushed straight upfront. He

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is a bigger boy. Chasing. Svensson there as well. The 37-year-old

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sticking with Commons. He has fouled him there. We move o move into the

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final six minutes. Good energy from Commons. He was chasing that. Not a

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great ball. He got there first. He got the team a free-kick in a decent

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area, in that stage of the game where they need to take the pressure

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off themselves. It's exactly what Celtic needed that the stage.

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Svensson with the foul. Commons was fouled and it's him who will take

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waste. Neil Lennon turns around into his diggout in disgust after seeing

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that. He choose to take a short one and try and retain possession of the

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free-kick rather than put the ball in the box. I think if Ambrose has

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come up, which it did, you have to put it in it there and give yourself

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a chance of scoring a goal. One for Bangura. Tried to play into the path

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of Keene. Lustig comes across. Goal kick. Keene reckons it's a corner,

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ever in terms of Neil Lennon's eyes. He saw him giving his back four a

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difficult evening. He has not scored. He hasn't been a goal

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threat. He put himself about. He kept the Celtic back four under

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pressure throughout the game. gets that off Svensson. Plenty in

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support of this. Forrest trying to squeeze it through, he didn't manage

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that. That is a heavy touch. Celtic are very, very close to going

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the air, he has pulled it down on his chest and flicked balls on.

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defending at the back post. Well over hit, going over his head. The

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fuelback, Izaguirre, making sure there was not going to be any

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contact with Keene. That Keene wasn't going to get on the end of

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it. In the second-half Izaguirre has had a good game. Of the back four he

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is the most concentrated and probably played as well as any of

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Forrest. Couldn't quite find Stokes. Forrest taking someone on for the

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first time almost in the second-half. I think he did it quite

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well there. The ball, straight into the goalkeeper's arms. He needs

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better quality. Pull it back, pull it back towards the 18 yard box.

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Keene taking it a away from his Protesting his innocence. I think it

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was a culmination of several challenges. His arm is a bit hi

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there, bit of a slap in the neck. The referee was probably justified

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there. Stokes got the two goals against Ross County, one very late,

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two minutes to go. Again, a wasted matters. I think that's almost the

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first time that Celtic have been as far up as the edge of Elfsborg's 18

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yard box and beyond. Pressure off a stoppage time added on at the end.

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If it's going to finish 0-0, it's not the result I expected. I

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expected Celtic to school. They haven't. Last four minutes of extra

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they could get at the next round, they could do a lot better. And the

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pitch is a lot to do with every opportunity, understandably,

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went Celtic haven't taken things instantly. It's what happens. Celtic

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rightly taking the time of things. One of the best 0-0 scores they have

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have come and gone. Peanut fluxes to warrant a goal. Celtic are the

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waiting to knock Celtic into the next round and Stokes couldn't find

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him. A little bit earlier, Commons was free in the middle. If they win

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or draw, they still go through. Celtic can make their final change

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of the match, and more precious second slip away from Elfsborg.

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Commons can't waste any more times. Still, Celtic can't make the change.

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Heading towards the final minute of stoppage time now. So close to a

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place in Friday 's draw of the Champions League play-off stage.

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Down goes Brown. That's a free kick. Bangura on loan from Celtic and he

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started Easter issue down there! Bangura actually did quite well.

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When he didn't come out with the ball, his frustration at the whole

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thing tonight over boiled. Brown got involved. The linesman, the

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referee, has seen what has gone on and is calming things down. Hedlund

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did land awkwardly on Brown. I'm not sure how welcome Bangura would be

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back at Celtic if he returns after his loan spell. The rest all out on

:06:56.:07:06.
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wasn't pretty at times tonight but Neil Lennon, look at that! Doesn't

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care a jot. They have come through a really awkward tie, not just

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tonight, but last week as well in Glasgow. And it is Kris Commons's

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goal a week ago tonight that has proved to be the decisive moment in

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this tie. There were other times at times when Elfsborg asked Celtic

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questions. Celtic probably had the best chances in the game, despite

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not having the majority of possession. The most glaring

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opportunities coming from the Samaras and Ledley in that first

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half. They just weathered the storm in the second period and weathered

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in the second period and weathered it perfectly to seal their place in

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the next stage. Never before have Celtic have to come through three

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qualifying ties. They have come through to now. Clifton through,

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tonight. Lustig was terrific tonight. With memories fresh from

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last season 's adventure against Barcelona and the last 16 tie with

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some of Celtic feel they did not do themselves justice by going out of

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the tournament finds it -- 5-0. They could make amends for that now. They

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could get back to the big time. They are that bit closer to the

:09:09.:09:19.
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glitterati now. Celtic go through on who they face next. How relieved

:09:31.:09:41.

were you? It's job done, isn't it? We can all breathe a big sigh of

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relief. A few hairy moments that night were, defensively, they got

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outmuscled at times and could've been better, bit stronger. But you

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have to give Celtic credit. These games are difficult. Let's make no

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mistake about it. These qualifiers are tough. To get into the group

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stages are difficult. You got teams playing for their lives, giving

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absolutely everything. Celtic played on a dodgy pitch, an artificial

:10:16.:10:21.

surface. It's not ideal. I wouldn't like to play on that pitch all the

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time like Elfsborg do. But they have gone through. I am sure the Celtic

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fans will be delighted. Two more games away from the group stages and

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hopefully, the draw will be kind to Celtic. Sometimes, these games are

:10:38.:10:48.
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not of great beauty. They are horrible games to play. You just

:10:52.:10:57.

want to get out of it. The most relieved man will be Neil Lennon

:10:57.:11:02.

tonight. I felt a little bit sorry for him because he made a change

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with Samaras, and then suddenly, some of the guys went down with

:11:06.:11:15.

injury. At that stage of the game, it was a vital stage. But Celtic

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hung in there. They were a bit better in the second half I

:11:19.:11:24.

thought. Their confidence grew. They were up against a team I didn't

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think had much quality. One or be too hard chances and Celtic probably

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had the better chances. They will be better for it. Their fitness will be

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up. This time of the year, that is always the major problem. We have

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travelled round the world. We have got hammered at times because you

:11:58.:12:01.

were so dead on your feet. This Swedish team is in the middle of

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their season. It's a good thing when you are not quite at your best and

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you can still go and dig out a result. That will be a positive.

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mentioned the surface. How much of that impact on the game? We went

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there two so we didn't see it but the problem with artificial surfaces

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is they are inconsistent. You go to one picture and it's got a different

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pile to the other. The ball was really difficult to pass. In the

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second half, the ball bounced over the top of Lustig. That's what you

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are not used to. And then the confidence goes. And then a

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team-mate does not move into position because they are afraid you

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will lose the ball. We talked about trying to break out into positions

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to keep possession. But suddenly, you are saying, will he passed the

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ball to me? And then you have no options. I am totally against that

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surface. To play a Champions League qualifier on an artificial pitch

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where one team train on every single day and the other team are expected

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to come in, massive game for Celtic, I just adjust to the set -- just

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adjust to the surface straightaway. Very difficult. For me, it's OK for

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training, OK for warming down, but not competitive football. But that's

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going to be the future, John. was a Champions League final out in

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Russia where they were talking about playing games on it. I don't know a

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player who likes that surface. Football is meant to be played on

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grass! But we would have had a more comfortable night if Celtic would

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have scored. And they had chances. They did have chances. They didn't

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build the game up to bring the good players into the game but this was a

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fantastic pass. You would have put that in the net, John. He is a very

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good header of the ball, Samaras. He knows his quality and that's a great

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chance. Did you have too much time? Possibly, but it's come to him.

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Difficult to blame Ledley too much here. That's right. He's killed the

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space. And you can see someone coming in to block him. But is this

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a strike? That was close to half time. Celtic didn't find the net

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tonight, but in the end, they didn't need to. Sent -- Celtic into the

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from Joe Ledley. We had a scratch a bit tonight. We were not at our

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best. We know that. These are tough, tough games at this stage of the

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season against the Swedish champions, who you have to respect.

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We did that with the line-up tonight. This is the worst

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artificial pitch I have seen. I'm getting my excuseses in now because

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we have gone through. It's difficult for players to keep their balloons

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out there. It is a brilliant result Forlan us. It gives us time to

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prepare for the next round now. to the pitch, it was evident from

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the kick-off that the players didn't like it at all? Across the way, it's

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difficult for balance. It's difficult for passing. Obviously,

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Elfsborg are used to. It we have to pay credit to Elfsborg it was their

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cup final, strong, physical. My back four tonight were magnificent. My

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two centre halfs. That is Kelvin's last game for us. He can go with his

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held -- head held high. Would it be unfair to say you didn't get into

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your rhythm tonight? Yeah. We were disjointed. Picked up injuries as

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the game went on. Hopefully we will have van Dijk and Berg back, they

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will make us better. We need to get up to match speed. These games are

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really hard, they are really tough. Tough time to be a manager in this

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situation. I'm glad we came through it OK. Will get tougher going into

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the third round qualifying. What would you hope for and hope to avoid

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in the draw? I don't know. I haven't paid much attention to the teams. I

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will wait for the draw to come on Friday and see, we will take it from

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there. It's - thats with a tough one tonight. Mentioned Kelvin Wilson, is

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that his last game for Celtic? would assume so. I'm not sure if a

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deal has been agreed yet, I don't think it's far away. We asked him to

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play tonight. He didn't want to let the team down, he certainly didn't.

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, well done. Disjointed was the word that Neil Lennon used to describe

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the Celtic performance tonight. How would you describe it, John? They

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were delighted to get through. He dug in. Elfsborg weren't quite good

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enough to score a goal o tonight. I think a against -- against a team of

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better quality Celtic may have come un unstuck tonight. They hung in

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there, brought on fresh legs. Not sure if the back four were

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magnificent. They tried, I thought Bangura, he ran the show at times. I

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don't think Ambrose got anywhere near him. He was outmuscled,

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bullied. Obviously Kelvin Wilson, mentally it was his last game, he

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did well to get through the 90 minutes. He was shakey at times. He

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got through. We can analyse it all night. It doesn't matter. Football

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is about results. It's a results business. They got through. We heard

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from the manager. Let us hear from Scott Brown. That looked like a

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tough shift? Yeah, it was, we had faith in keeping a cleansheet. We

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knew we had a great chance to get through. The manager conceded that

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perhaps the side didn't quite gheet their stride. What do you think was

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the problem? Not getting the excuses out, the astro turf isn't the best.

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Different to what we are used to it as well. New astro turf and new

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style. The ball is quicker than on grass. It was the same for both

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teams. Did it affect the players in the game in general? Yeah. To make

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sure the passes were going straight to their feet. The lads were

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struggling to get it, it is that quick a surface. Game, massive

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progression. Who are you hoping for in the next round? I haven't really

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paid too much attention. The thing was to get through this round, we

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have done it. It is Wilson's last game for the club, massive loss?

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has been our rock at the back. We are devastated we are losing him. We

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wish him all the best. Done. The important thing that the Celtic are

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through to those play-offs. Neil Lennon will look back on the

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performance, won't he, he will look for better in the next round. He

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will look to eliminate some of the mistakes made tonight, the

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unthinkable might have happened, Alhassan Bangura could have scored

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against Celtic? This ball was played in early on. He did well to get er

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over-head kick. I didn't expect him over-head kick. I didn't expect him

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to show this technical skill. You can see the goalkeeper may have got

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a touch on it if it was inside the post. This was the ball into the

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box. Good movement off the back of Ambrose. We question whether the

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goalkeeper should be coming for that or whether Ambrose should be tighter

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and blocking him off of. He should have hit the target. Maybe that is

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why he didn't score goals at Celtic. You have to hit the target as

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striker. That could have put Celtic in a real tricky situation. Neil

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Lennon says he thinks it the worse artificial pitch he has seen?

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think it's the worse artificial pitch, It's not for me. The

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governing bodies have gone with it. Maybe it is the way forward. It's

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not a great urgh surface. It's difficult for players. The

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footwear... They were slipping tonight. Four or Fife occasions in

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the first half, Samaras slipped, Lustig slipped. You don't expect

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that when you are on a grass pitch. That is the other issue. On that

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surface maybe Kelvin Wilson was ill advised in going to ground here. He

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did get the ball. It waslet right did get the ball. It waslet right

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decision? This was dangerous. He is not in any danger. He can get tight

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to him. Once you go to ground here. He got the ball. If that was outside

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the box, you can't even get in, dive in there anywhere on the pitch. He

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got away with that. He got the ball. That is probably why he got away

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with it and it wasn't a penalty. That is danger for me. That was ill

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advised I think at that stage of the advised I think at that stage of the

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game. Another crucial moment. Neil Lennon will pick over the

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performance. Will he do much analysis of that match or dismiss it

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to a large extent? Krelt Rick through it was a horrendous playing

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surface? You can't dismiss it, you have to go over it, analyse it and

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see where you can get better and players can improve. Not overly

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analyse it because of the situation, because of the pitch and injury

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problems and taking Samaras off. He will look at one or two bits of the

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defensive side of it and where players can pass the ball better.

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Again, not an excuse, but one of the reasons why Celtic didn't play well

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tonight, and didn't particularly pass the ball well was the surface.

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It wasn't a great surface. Work out who Celtic might play next. Who goes

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who Celtic might play next. Who goes into the draw with them on Friday.

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Celtic are seed they had will play an unseeded team in the play-offs.

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It could be a trip to Slovenia, Bulgaria. It could be Kazakstan,

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Austria, Vienna. The other option is either, it's not finished yet Legia.

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You wouldn't want Kazakstan. You have to try there. Going to Eastern

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European teams is never easy. You never know what the temperatures

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will be like or the conditions or how the players will react to that

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how the players will react to that journey. That is always the problem.

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You could beat them at home. You could go out there and defending a

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1-0 lead whatever. Maybe at this stage Celtic Austria, Vienna, on

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good surface, good atmosphere. It creates motivation within the

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players, both teams will be coming on at the same standard of fitness.

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Might be OK for them. Let us hope they can get one they can get

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through. What another great journey to get through to the next league.

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More reaction. This time it's Celtic Swedish defend defender. Mikael

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Lustig. We had two big chances, the header and the free-kick. If we had

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scored there maybed the game should look different. The way we played in

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the second-half was dreadful. difficult was the pitch to play on?

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It's really hard especially Elfsborg play here every week. They can

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handle the surface. We struggled a bit. We felt like we had one or two

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passes that go to Celtic player in the second-half. You mentioned the

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word "dreadful" in terms of your performance in the second-half. How

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much will you have to up your performance for the next round?

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defence I think we did a great game. I don't think Fraser did one save

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maybe we need to be better on the ball. Hopefully, we are not going to

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play on artificial, the next round. Like I said, it's really early in

:25:25.:25:30.

the season. Hopefully we will get better. Any preferences for the next

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round? No.Done. Answers that one. Celtic need to be better on the ball

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says Mikael Lustig in the next round. The stakes are high, into

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those play-offs no margin for error. You are that one tie away from the

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Champions League? Of course. I don't know why the interview asked him a

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stupid question - who do you fancy in the next round? As if he would

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name a team? It's absolutely daft. Bulgarian team. I don't think was a

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vintage Celtic performance. I was critical of the performance at

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half-time. It was justified. They didn't particularly pass the ball

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well. The movement wasn't great. Saying that, they created the two

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best chances of the game in the end with Joe Ledley and Samaras. They

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will improve from it. As we have said many times, these games are

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difficult. They are only just over their pre-season. They played a

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couple of Champions League qualifiers, they played last

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Tuesday, they played on Saturday, again tonight, Wednesday, they have

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to go against Liverpool on Saturday night in a friendly this Dublin,

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it's Liverpool Celtic, there will be a big crowd there again. Neil has to

:26:41.:26:44.

pick a competitive side. He will think, where will I pull these

:26:44.:26:48.

players from? Celtic have to be competitive in every game they play.

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That is the expectancy level at Celtic. It was about getting through

:26:53.:26:55.

tonight, getting through the play-offs as well. That pressure

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that is there for Celtic to get back to the Champions League. So much

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depends - So much riding on it financial stakes for the players

:27:04.:27:07.

themselves who want to be in the Champions League. They want to

:27:07.:27:11.

perform at that level. We talked about analysing the game. Neil will

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analyse the game on his own. I don't think he will dwell too much with

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the players on it. He will put it down to the playing surface and hope

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they will get a positive reaction. They can't look back on the

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negatives, Mikael Lustig said we were dreadful in the second-half

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much they can dismiss it quickly. They have it two weeks to prepare

:27:30.:27:35.

for the next game. That must be upper most on their mind. Two of

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them had knocks and feeling sorry for themselves. That might be the

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stiffest test, over the last two games against Elfsborg maybe they

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will get luck - Hopefully.Maybe luck in the third qualifier and they

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will breeze through the two games. There are a few things we would be

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looking for. When we watched the game conscious they play better from

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the back? Yes.Can they push and put more pressure on? Can they create a

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few more chances at home because they didn't really do that against

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that team. They weren't the best team in the world. Those type of

:28:08.:28:11.

things would be important to see if they can improve over the next

:28:11.:28:15.

couple of weeks. Thank you very much to my guests. Celtic's European

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