Elfsborg v Celtic

:01:19. > :01:23.Celtic take another step towards the Champions League play-off. Then and

:01:23. > :01:33.his team look to launch themselves further into another European

:01:33. > :01:44.

:01:44. > :01:50.adventure. With me in the studio, a importance and significance of this

:01:50. > :01:54.game tonight. To: �22 million is what they managed to bring in for

:01:54. > :02:00.the Champions League last year. As far as Alves Borg are concerned, the

:02:00. > :02:07.same team that played in Glasgow in the first leg. Do you expect them to

:02:07. > :02:11.be more advanced and night? More adventurous, to play slightly

:02:11. > :02:20.further up the park. They have had a great record so far. They will want

:02:20. > :02:25.to present a more attacking challenge to Celtic. Wilson starts

:02:25. > :02:31.for Celtic, slight surprise for that. It looks like he's going back

:02:31. > :02:38.to his old club. Will he be OK tonight? Neil Lennon is the best

:02:38. > :02:43.judge of that. If Neil Lennon feels he is, we have to say yes. Celtic

:02:43. > :02:47.know if they win this type, they will have European football all the

:02:47. > :02:54.way through to Christmas. But it's the Champions League they want. And

:02:54. > :03:03.if they win tonight, one tie away from the group stages. Celtic played

:03:03. > :03:13.the same team so far. A tonight. He's gone with the five across the

:03:13. > :03:21.middle to start of the game. I personally prefer Samaras starting

:03:21. > :03:31.on the left, using his power, pace and presents, having that free role.

:03:31. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :03:45.I'm not too sure how clever he is. Neal has gone in. He's left strokes

:03:45. > :03:55.out. Stokes won't be too happy about that. As long as he feels he still

:03:55. > :03:58.

:03:58. > :04:05.has a massive part to play... are not used to playing on that

:04:05. > :04:09.surface. I don't know about you, but playing on an artificial surface,

:04:09. > :04:19.even though it has improved dramatically since the days we were

:04:19. > :04:23.

:04:23. > :04:32.playing, now the parlous better and so on, still not quite the same. The

:04:32. > :04:39.ball can't kick up higher than normal. Most of the players will

:04:39. > :04:43.have to keep concentrated and get off to a good start. They will now

:04:43. > :04:52.experience this occasion. It has come a little bit early in the

:04:52. > :05:02.season for them. But now the league campaign has started. What I would

:05:02. > :05:03.

:05:03. > :05:06.say about playing on an artificial pitch, great success on it.

:05:06. > :05:16.Cliftonville were also had an artificial surface. Maybe a good

:05:16. > :05:23.

:05:23. > :05:33.Stokes. How big a decision was that? A big decision but we have to think

:05:33. > :05:41.of the opposition. A gamble to go with two wingers to start with.

:05:41. > :05:50.Plenty of second options. Gives us that extra piece as well. You also

:05:50. > :06:00.said you have a feeling you may scolded tonight. I hope so.I have

:06:00. > :06:02.

:06:02. > :06:06.always got Anthony Dave need him. We've got a bull substitutes.

:06:06. > :06:12.Another plastic pitch. You have your experiences of them in recent years.

:06:12. > :06:22.Happy with it? A strange one. It's got a sort of slope in the middle of

:06:22. > :06:32.it. Different to what we normally play on. How important is Champions

:06:32. > :06:38.League progression? These are really difficult games. The most difficult

:06:38. > :06:46.period for myself. It's so important. We've got two more games,

:06:46. > :06:53.but concentrating on one game at a time. Most people expect Celtic to

:06:53. > :06:58.progress tonight. How confident are you of upsetting the odds? We are

:06:58. > :07:07.feeling confident because here in our home ground, we normally play

:07:07. > :07:15.football well. We have lost only one game in 27. We enjoy playing at home

:07:15. > :07:19.so we have no pressure. For us, it's a game of opportunity. In terms of

:07:19. > :07:28.how you set up tonight, how different a side should we expect

:07:28. > :07:32.that we saw in Glasgow? It's the same 11 players. Of course, we have

:07:32. > :07:37.to play a little bit more offensively because we have to score

:07:37. > :07:45.goals but we feel we don't have to score in the first half because of

:07:45. > :07:52.its 0-0 in the first half, we can score in the second half. The main

:07:52. > :08:02.question is the balance between offence and defence. We are looking

:08:02. > :08:05.

:08:05. > :08:15.to having an extremely offensive from the first leg result last week.

:08:15. > :08:17.

:08:17. > :08:24.Only one goal in it. Yes, interesting, good cross. With his

:08:24. > :08:31.right foot this time but such a vital goal. It sets a tie-up for

:08:31. > :08:38.Celtic. Celtic rolling out to score one goal. Even if they do too, they

:08:39. > :08:44.whose two goals, they are still through. They are sixth in the

:08:44. > :08:54.Swedish league at the moment. They are not exactly in rip-roaring form

:08:54. > :08:56.

:08:56. > :09:03.at the moment. You all research has watched you watching the tape.

:09:03. > :09:10.a ridiculous situation. Celtic may the initial mistake of not putting

:09:10. > :09:17.in the initial contract. If they ever were to meet in any

:09:17. > :09:21.competition, that's a mistake they made. That is not there. We should

:09:21. > :09:25.even be talking about whether he plays or not. That should have been

:09:25. > :09:31.written in the initial deal. But he's a threat, he's strong, use

:09:31. > :09:37.quick. He will want to prove to Celtic and Neil Lennon that he

:09:37. > :09:43.should be in the Celtic team. From his point of view, he has wanted to

:09:43. > :09:52.show Neil... It rattles the bar there. They've got dangerous

:09:52. > :10:00.players. If it was me, I would probably show respect to my parent

:10:00. > :10:02.club and not play. The pressure on Celtic getting there has been

:10:03. > :10:09.massive and that's something Neil Lennon wants to keep away from the

:10:09. > :10:15.players. The players are aware if they don't go through, it is such a

:10:15. > :10:25.long season for them. Getting through tonight would be mass for

:10:25. > :10:30.Celtic and Scottish football. Last year, they earned �20 million. But

:10:30. > :10:36.everybody concerned, it was such a fantastic thing to watch. The only

:10:36. > :10:39.thing about these players, it adds real value. You have looked at what

:10:39. > :10:45.they have got. They wouldn't have got that if they were playing at the

:10:45. > :10:54.highest level. They are aware that pressure. How do they handle it?

:10:54. > :11:03.They will feel confident. If you are looking for a parallel, last season,

:11:03. > :11:10.Celtic knocked out those -- knocked out the season champions. If Celtic

:11:10. > :11:20.got the job done, live coverage on the BBC of the second leg coming

:11:20. > :11:35.

:11:35. > :11:43.comfortable European passages. The Swedish champions were pretty happy

:11:43. > :11:53.with the ones - zero defeat they took back. Commons stooped to head,

:11:53. > :12:18.

:12:18. > :12:27.giving his team the advantage right Swedish champions. Wilson looks as

:12:27. > :12:37.though he's off to Nottingham Forrest. But Stokes has been

:12:37. > :12:54.

:12:54. > :12:57.will this go? The Swedish champions have a more offensive team. But Neil

:12:57. > :13:05.Lennon had a little note of caution, talking about half-time

:13:05. > :13:15.level. I'm not quite sure they will come out all guns blazing. They will

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:13:28. > :13:38.the Swedish champions. At this stage last year, it was Helsinki and

:13:38. > :13:46.Celtic were 2-1 up. This is a better lead. It is the fourth of six

:13:46. > :13:56.hurdles they need to overcome. But the next one is a high jump in it

:13:56. > :14:14.

:14:14. > :14:24.hearts's drawl at Anfield last August. He could be a massive player

:14:24. > :14:30.

:14:30. > :14:37.for Celtic tonight. He proved that countless times. Much controversy

:14:37. > :14:41.surrounding his inclusion in the starting line-up last week. We so

:14:41. > :14:51.OTT from seed in the domestic game, players on loan cannot play against

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:14:51. > :15:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:15:37. > :15:41.are out to win this one. Perhaps not Tonight Celtic up against Elfsborg

:15:41. > :15:51.struggling for form. Their hands are beginning to slip off the Swedish

:15:51. > :15:51.

:15:51. > :16:01.title. Sixth in the league just now, mid season, here in Sweden, nine

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:16:01. > :16:57.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:16:57. > :17:07.very well in the air against him in the first game. Caused them

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:17:28. > :17:33.number 25 in behind the Celtic defence. Bangura almost cut the ball

:17:33. > :17:39.out. Wilson went tight, but turned easily. It was then that the ball

:17:39. > :17:49.almost went in behind the play in advance was offside. It went to

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:17:49. > :18:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:18:35. > :18:40.Bangura who intercepted and Klarstrom. Easy for Ambrose. The big

:18:40. > :18:44.decision for Neil Lennon when it came to Stokes does he play Stokes

:18:44. > :18:49.up front and Samaras to the left or bring in Charlie Mulgrew, he went

:18:49. > :18:55.for the latter? The set-pieces will be important tonight. They have lost

:18:55. > :18:58.goals from corner kicks. Lost a goal from a wide free-kick and a header.

:18:58. > :19:07.He will think that Charlie's set-pieces will be very important

:19:07. > :19:12.tonight. Is Charlie Mulgrew. A challenge by Larsson. Former Sweden

:19:12. > :19:22.under-21 international with the tackle. Celtic would love an early

:19:22. > :19:53.

:19:53. > :20:03.deal of width, they are playing narrow, a lot of players around each

:20:03. > :20:19.

:20:20. > :20:25.coach guided them to the title last season. They are not in

:20:25. > :20:30.title-winning form. The Swedish title was won almost a year ago,

:20:30. > :20:38.really, last autumn. He has kept most of the team that was

:20:38. > :20:44.successful. This is Izaguirre, he picked out Bangura. He wasn't far

:20:44. > :20:50.away from the man on-loan from Celtic. Spectacular effort. Terrific

:20:51. > :20:55.effort. Good ball in. A little bit of gymnastic ability there. A little

:20:55. > :21:03.bit unlucky. Really unlucky not to score a goal there. That is a big

:21:03. > :21:10.warning to Celtic the danger that he can pose. That's if they don't know

:21:10. > :21:20.it already! The Elfsborg fans in the stand that we are in, which is where

:21:20. > :21:41.

:21:41. > :21:45.the cameras are, all felt that was front, one has to engage them. That

:21:45. > :21:52.ball can't come in. One has to engage him and stop him receiving

:21:52. > :22:02.that ball and put pressure on him. Elfsborg have started brightly, as

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:22:02. > :23:13.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:23:13. > :23:17.they had to, 1-0 down in the tie. It to see him play well in a Scottish

:23:17. > :23:22.squad next week that has a chance of playing in Wembley. A big

:23:22. > :23:28.performance tonight. Away from home you need the player who can take up

:23:28. > :23:38.the park and make or get you a goal. It's a big role for him tonight.

:23:38. > :23:50.

:23:50. > :23:59.Elfsborg free-kick. Bangura chopped very useful area for the Swedish

:23:59. > :24:04.champions. Mulgrew, Wilson, Samaras, they have a lot of height Celtic. As

:24:04. > :24:14.much as it is a dangerous position, Celtic should be more than capable

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:24:15. > :24:20.of defending this. Ishizaki is over it. Bangura was involved. He was

:24:20. > :24:30.challenging with Joe Ledley. Did he use the hand? The referee goes to

:24:30. > :24:31.

:24:31. > :24:36.his pocket. There is no card coming out for Bangura. I think it was a

:24:36. > :24:39.hand, trying to gain an advantage there. The referee reacted

:24:39. > :24:44.immediately as if he was going to book to him. By the time he reached

:24:44. > :24:54.him and spoke to him he didn't book him, which was a little bit of a

:24:54. > :25:01.

:25:01. > :25:11.surprise. No supporters behind Forster's goal as it's terrace

:25:11. > :25:21.

:25:21. > :25:31.terracing and UEFA don't allow that. Useful ball in. Ellegaard

:25:31. > :25:39.

:25:39. > :25:44.the keeper. They don't want to be put putting balls in random, they

:25:44. > :25:54.need to be more selective, if Samaras is on his own, pick him out,

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:26:00. > :26:05.don't put it in there hoping for something, pick him out. Ellegaard,

:26:05. > :26:15.the goalkeeper, started his career at Manchester City. Ambrose deals

:26:15. > :26:31.

:26:31. > :26:38.with it. Celtic will try and make the world, he was looking for

:26:38. > :26:43.Izaguirre. Can he get there? Yes, he can. Samaras. Well, that is a

:26:43. > :26:47.massive chance. A great ball over the top. Must take it down the right

:26:47. > :26:51.hand side, puts in a terrific ball, the sort of ball that a centre

:26:51. > :26:55.forward wants. Not a lot of action on it. A ball left up in the air for

:26:55. > :27:00.Samaras to head. Really, Samaras will be disappointed that he didn't

:27:00. > :27:05.score there. That was a huge chance for Celtic to make life very

:27:05. > :27:11.difficult for Elfsborg with a 2-0 advantage. The manager thought he

:27:11. > :27:21.had it. He thought he had a two-goal lead which would have meant Elfsborg

:27:21. > :27:21.

:27:21. > :28:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:28:04. > :28:09.would need to win by three, at least there, Bangura might be in. Ambrose

:28:09. > :28:14.stands his ground. Just for a split second it looked as if Alhassan

:28:14. > :28:17.Bangura had got goal-side of Ambrose. Ambrose was a little bit

:28:17. > :28:22.tight. He has to be touch tight there. He has to be able to see the

:28:22. > :28:26.ball. He got up against Bangura and got a little bit lucky. It almost

:28:26. > :28:33.got the other side of him. Again, I think this pitch, on a grass pitch

:28:33. > :28:43.you might have got that ball out and got a shot in. Looking for King.

:28:43. > :28:46.

:28:46. > :28:51.They couldn't decide what to do. James Keene... Celtic looking

:28:51. > :28:57.dangerous dangerously at the back. Uncertainty. They have to be not too

:28:57. > :29:00.tight as we said already. Ambrose has already, Wilson has already.

:29:00. > :29:04.Allowing Bangura to get to the other side of him. They have been

:29:04. > :29:13.fortunate he has not got away. A little bit of hesitation dealing

:29:13. > :29:20.with the ball. Bangura's hand that hit, not Ambrose. Elfsborg corner.

:29:20. > :29:26.It's Ishizaki who will take it. Two Elfsborg players went for it.

:29:26. > :29:31.Samaras thump it is anywhere. Celtic under the kosh here. Ledley is there

:29:31. > :29:39.to spoon it away. Samaras will go on the counter. If he can get it under

:29:39. > :29:44.control, Celtic are three on two. He has been pick-pocketed by Larsson.

:29:44. > :29:48.Samaras hauls Larsson to the ground. The Elfsborg are baying for the

:29:48. > :29:52.Greek international. They want to see a yellow card here. Initially,

:29:52. > :30:01.Samaras did well. He got to the ball first. He turned back on to his left

:30:01. > :30:08.foot. As he looked out the other side to see if they can get the ball

:30:08. > :30:13.to the play player he gave the ball away. He intended to play-the-ball

:30:13. > :30:23.that was there for Samaras, he was frustrated with it. There wasn't

:30:23. > :30:44.

:30:44. > :30:54.much contact. Perhaps that is why ball up to him. Just give Celtic a

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:30:54. > :31:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:31:52. > :31:58.little bit of time for the likes of Celtic. At one point, I thought you

:31:58. > :32:08.would go down. But he's got a corner kick. Samaras will give them a bit

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:32:08. > :32:51.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:32:51. > :33:01.of a problem. But I think commons is scrappy at the moment. Celtic are

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:33:01. > :34:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:34:38. > :34:46.a little bit ragged. Celtic are Celtic free kick. This is a

:34:46. > :34:56.fantastic opportunity for Celtic. The centre half didn't judge that at

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:34:59. > :35:09.all well. Celtic are seeking to take advantage of this opening. Chances

:35:09. > :35:10.

:35:10. > :35:20.like this certainly don't come very often. The goalkeeper trying to

:35:20. > :35:21.

:35:21. > :35:28.arrange the yellow and black wall. In discussion with Svensson.

:35:28. > :35:38.Potentially huge moment in this Champions League second leg. Mulgrew

:35:38. > :36:05.

:36:05. > :36:10.These were two fantastic opportunities for Celtic. It broke

:36:10. > :36:17.through the wall, dropped on the edge of the six yard box. The

:36:17. > :36:27.goalkeeper made a fantastic save but I still think Celtic should be ahead

:36:27. > :36:52.

:36:52. > :37:02.Lennon knows there is still danger. Celtic still have to be very

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:37:02. > :38:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:38:22. > :38:32.Forrest has got behind it. Give him that. And a potential for Lustig

:38:32. > :39:03.

:39:03. > :39:12.that territory and then you give managers. Neil Lennon looked a

:39:12. > :39:22.little bit stressed there. I think you would be frustrated. The game

:39:22. > :39:25.

:39:25. > :39:29.has deteriorated. It is a little bit scrappy. Bangura and Keane both

:39:29. > :39:39.putting pressure on Wilson and Ambrose and they are not enjoying

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:40:01. > :40:05.are on their travels are Elfsborg. Already, we have seen a lot more of

:40:05. > :40:15.them as an attacking force tonight than they were at Celtic Park last

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:41:35. > :41:40.Svensson was the one man who has Bangura. He's been a handful. A

:41:40. > :41:47.couple of times, he has been lucky not to get behind them. Celtic have

:41:47. > :41:53.got away with it but I think that he obviously is conscience he is

:41:53. > :42:03.playing against his old team. He is said to prove he should be playing

:42:03. > :42:03.

:42:03. > :42:08.for Celtic are not Elfsborg tonight. Still will not sure about his

:42:08. > :42:11.hamstring problem till just before kick-off. Keeping an eye on him

:42:11. > :42:21.during warm up. Certainly don't think he'll last the 90 minutes

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:43:25. > :43:33.pressure. From Somerset, 27 years of They are coming out a little bit

:43:33. > :43:43.ragged, a little bit slowly. Bangura hasn't got Wilson and Ambrose for

:43:43. > :43:51.pace. Well, the ball has come in for Bangura. Another worry for Neil

:43:52. > :43:58.Lennon. He's got to mark him better, got to engage him. He has

:43:58. > :44:03.closed his body to Bangura and has lost him. He has got to keep better

:44:03. > :44:13.contact with him. If they get up to the halfway line, you has not got

:44:13. > :44:25.

:44:25. > :44:34.the pace to out run Ambrose on just three starts, no goals. One of

:44:34. > :44:38.those starts was a Roper league game. He is throwing his weight

:44:38. > :44:48.around upfront. His header there was not a good good as Chancellor

:44:48. > :45:14.

:45:14. > :45:24.Samaras. Bangura could be expected It has turned into a pass back from

:45:24. > :45:30.

:45:30. > :45:35.It has turned into a pass back from are coming from Elfsborg losing the

:45:35. > :45:39.ball? It will worry Neil Lennon what is happening up front. Bangura has

:45:39. > :45:43.given a foul away at that time, that is where he will be worrying,

:45:43. > :45:50.looking at his centre halfs thinking they have been messed about. It's

:45:50. > :45:57.causing the whole team a little bit of anxiety, it's creeping into the

:45:57. > :46:03.play and passing. They have to get a bitter grip of Bangura and the whole

:46:03. > :46:07.confidence then can go through the team. It is giving Neil Lennon

:46:07. > :46:17.plenty to think about so far. They have just played over the half-hour

:46:17. > :46:27.mark, 0-0. Celtic still ahead in the tie on aggregate. Brown was taken

:46:27. > :46:39.

:46:39. > :46:44.Svensson in the engine room, out wide tonight. A corner. That was a

:46:44. > :46:49.good idea, Forrest pulled off. They played a good ball into his feet.

:46:49. > :46:57.Likewise, Forrest did the right thing, quickly turned it on to his

:46:57. > :47:03.right foot and won a danger kick. Dangerous position for Celtic,

:47:03. > :47:09.Charlie Mulgrew and the quality he can deliver. We know about Charlie

:47:09. > :47:14.Mulgrew's left foot. What can he conjure up here? The goalkeeper

:47:14. > :47:18.thought about coming. It didn't matter in any case. Again, like the

:47:18. > :47:23.throw-in in the same corner, dispinting challenge, over hit it

:47:23. > :47:28.there. Not sure again whether the surface put too much on it. They

:47:28. > :47:34.have to put a ball in. With the quality he has, he should be putting

:47:34. > :47:43.the ball in put pressure on the Elfsborg back four and the Elfsborg

:47:43. > :47:51.goalkeeper. It came straight out for a goal kick. There is someone

:47:51. > :48:01.struggling in the Elfsborg backline. It looks as though he is get getting

:48:01. > :48:05.

:48:05. > :48:15.ready to come on. This could be a nervy night in Scandinavia. Mobaeck

:48:15. > :48:16.

:48:16. > :48:26.comes off replaced by the younger Tom Soderberg who had six years at a

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:49:30. > :49:34.team not far from here, he is a new Matthew Stokes, Watt and Kayal.

:49:34. > :49:44.Wilson, on the stretch, didn't get much of the ball, if at all.

:49:44. > :50:05.

:50:05. > :50:09.Elfsborg will play on. Celtic dig it game and his role playing upfront

:50:09. > :50:13.and whether he would be effective. So far he hasn't really been as

:50:13. > :50:17.effective as we have seen him be when he is coming from the deeper

:50:17. > :50:21.positions, from the wider left hand side when he is able to...

:50:21. > :50:27.Balcombing in from the right - sorry, carry on. He was able to run

:50:27. > :50:31.at people. You know, to carry the ball at them. He is not able to do

:50:31. > :50:41.that because he is playing with his back to the back four. Kean, good

:50:41. > :50:43.

:50:43. > :50:52.turn, not such a good shot. -- Keene. This was Bangura again. There

:50:52. > :50:57.was the challenge by Wilson, got the right booed on it, Izaguirre did as

:50:57. > :51:02.well. Izaguirre definitely did. I think Wilson missed the ball. It

:51:02. > :51:12.could easily have been a free-kick. It looked if he got anything on it,

:51:12. > :51:19.

:51:19. > :51:28.it was a faint touch, when we first strength at which that pass came to

:51:28. > :51:38.him. It might set something up though, Commons. Ledley to Lustig,

:51:38. > :52:13.

:52:13. > :52:18.Scottish internationals. In their Charlie Mulgrew. He did as well as

:52:18. > :52:28.he could with the cross. It was a little bit too high for him. They

:52:28. > :52:28.

:52:28. > :52:33.spoke before the game about being half-time at level. They have done

:52:34. > :52:42.that. In fact, they have stepped on and put Celtic under pressure. They

:52:42. > :52:52.have played up against Celtic. is on the ground. No free-kick, the

:52:52. > :52:52.

:52:52. > :53:02.Russian referee has little sympathy. He will stop proceedings now. They

:53:02. > :53:05.

:53:05. > :53:15.have already had to make one change Elfsborg, Keene clutching on to his

:53:15. > :53:24.

:53:24. > :53:34.right ankle. Am rose, the offender. -- Ambrose. He has had seven loan

:53:34. > :53:55.

:53:55. > :54:05.flicked on by Samaras, easy for slash astronomy. -- Klarstrom. Keene

:54:05. > :54:07.

:54:07. > :54:12.is all better. Bangura. Klarstrom looking for Rohden. The referee

:54:12. > :54:17.wasn't happy with the challenge by Svensson. Showing a lot of

:54:17. > :54:21.experience there, Scott Brown, winning himself a free-kick there.

:54:21. > :54:26.Bangura has given the two centre halfs a problem. You spoke about him

:54:26. > :54:31.being a player who came from Kidderminster, he is carving himself

:54:31. > :54:38.out a great career over here. He shouldn't be able to give them as

:54:38. > :54:43.difficult a time as he is. Celtic's kr halves need to do better against

:54:43. > :54:48.these two. The defence got a good run out in the Champions League's

:54:48. > :54:58.Group stage last season. Adam Matthews is on the bench tonight, he

:54:58. > :55:12.

:55:12. > :55:22.played his part as well. It has been Izaguirre and Brown. Hoofs it clear.

:55:22. > :55:53.

:55:53. > :56:03.played into the middle earlier. Towards Ishizaki, Wilson. Wilson

:56:03. > :56:09.

:56:09. > :56:18.claiming his innocence, and the around in the wide areas again. In

:56:18. > :56:26.towards Bangura. 6 foot 7 figure of Fraser Forster collects. Not winning

:56:26. > :56:29.the ball allowed the cross to come in. Forster took it comfortably. The

:56:29. > :56:36.centre half impulsive. He needs to pick and choose when he is going to

:56:36. > :56:46.ground. He needs to win the ball if he does. That is the number 21,

:56:46. > :56:48.

:56:48. > :56:58.Hauger. Creeping ever closer to the half-time whistle. Celtic still

:56:58. > :57:07.

:57:07. > :57:17.leading by 1-0 on aggregate, 0-0 here in Boras Arena. Samaras had a

:57:17. > :57:19.

:57:19. > :57:22.header that went over and Ledley's attempt saved. The manager has

:57:22. > :57:27.different aspects to think about defensively. He has to take into

:57:27. > :57:29.account they are away from home and thinking about getting a goal. You

:57:29. > :57:33.wonder about Anthony Stokes and beyond that Hooper in particular.

:57:34. > :57:43.Those two chances, if either of them had been on the end of them, would

:57:43. > :57:49.both of them be in a goal and would this tie be all over? Gary Hooper

:57:49. > :57:55.and Victor Wanyama two of the stars of the show last season in Europe.

:57:55. > :58:05.There were many in green and white. So many helped guide the club into

:58:05. > :58:06.

:58:06. > :58:12.the last 16. Lustig, it opened up for him. If you are a striker you

:58:12. > :58:17.are doing well to score from, there let alone a right back. I don't mind

:58:17. > :58:22.him doing that. They were taking shots from distance warming up. A

:58:22. > :58:28.lot was ending up in the bottom corner of the net. He had a lash. It

:58:28. > :58:32.went 15 yards wide. You have to hit a target. There is an opportunity on

:58:32. > :58:42.this surface. The ball can move very quickly and it's difficult for the

:58:42. > :59:04.

:59:04. > :59:10.Soderberg there. Soderberg got there first. Mulgrew. Missed by Larsson.

:59:10. > :59:15.The flag is up on this near side. think he was margin Ali offside

:59:15. > :59:21.there. They have to do that. Samaras did win the header earlier in that

:59:21. > :59:26.sequence. He won the header, Forrest was the one support it and getting

:59:26. > :59:31.on the end of it. There has been a lot of balls up to Samaras he hasn't

:59:31. > :59:41.won as cleanly as that. He has to do as well as that, better than he has

:59:41. > :59:53.

:59:53. > :59:56.been doing. Ambrose missed that, to Lennon, because he is leading the

:59:56. > :00:00.tie or Jorgen Lennartsson because he is happy with that scoreline?

:00:00. > :00:06.think it will be Jorgen Lennartsson. He will seen more, nerves at the

:00:06. > :00:10.back. Seen what Bangura and Keene have gone to the Celtic back four.

:00:10. > :00:14.He will be encouraged. Neil Lennon at half-time will have things to say

:00:14. > :00:18.to help put this right. There is uncertainty in the cellic's

:00:18. > :00:23.performance. First half is not over, a minute of stoppage-time. We moved

:00:23. > :00:27.into that. That was sold short to Svensson, which Mulgrew was across.

:00:27. > :00:37.Celtic have somehow contrived to give the ball away. Bangura's effort

:00:37. > :00:37.

:00:37. > :00:41.is blocked by Wilson. The Swedish fans want a penalty. He went to

:00:41. > :00:51.ground that time. He wrapped his leg around, it was a good challenge. He

:00:51. > :00:51.

:00:51. > :01:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:01:35. > :01:40.half-time, with literally seconds to behind it. That is the final act of

:01:40. > :01:50.the first half. We are no nearer knowing who will go through this

:01:50. > :01:53.

:01:53. > :02:03.time. The manager reckoned 0-0 would be a decent score for his Swedish

:02:03. > :02:25.

:02:25. > :02:30.the balance, isn't it? Play a lot better. They have looked very one

:02:30. > :02:35.dimensional, very predictable. Every time the goalkeeper, Forster, has

:02:35. > :02:42.got the ball, all he does is the big move up the middle to Samaras. I

:02:42. > :02:48.would like to see Lustig split wide. You've got players like Ledley

:02:48. > :02:53.and Brown in the middle of the park, meant to be good footballers, good

:02:53. > :02:59.passes. Go and get the ball. Commons is in there to get on the ball and

:02:59. > :03:04.make things happen for Celtic. I have not seen him in 45 minutes.

:03:04. > :03:09.When Forrest is running at the full-back, he is looking inside.

:03:09. > :03:19.Samaras is drifting out to the left. Commons is nowhere to be

:03:19. > :03:20.

:03:20. > :03:27.seen. You've got to have an option for Forrest. Saying all that, they

:03:27. > :03:37.can play a lot better. The worry I have is the defensive qualities of

:03:37. > :03:43.Celtic. They are so deep at times, and this big gap is between the

:03:43. > :03:50.midfield and defence. Bangura is using his strength. It only takes

:03:51. > :03:56.one header down or one deflection and a midfielder coming onto that.

:03:56. > :04:05.They also have a very good chance, like Bangura's chance. I would like

:04:05. > :04:09.to see that again. But maybe he should dominate. It only takes one

:04:09. > :04:16.opportunity. John is talking from an attacking side, I am also talking

:04:16. > :04:23.about it defensively. The picture is not good as well. They are finding

:04:23. > :04:33.it difficult. A lot of it has been uncomfortable viewing but Celtic

:04:33. > :04:43.have two great chances to score. Yes, but lasting does brilliantly to

:04:43. > :04:49.

:04:49. > :04:54.get there. It's criminal not to hit the target. Lustig does brilliantly.

:04:54. > :05:00.He's got to hit it back across the goalkeeper. I've seen a Samaras

:05:00. > :05:06.score lots of good headers. There is the reaction on the touchline to

:05:06. > :05:15.that. They realise how big a chance it was. So was this. And what a

:05:15. > :05:22.fantastic save. What a fantastic save. He sticks up his hand, comes

:05:22. > :05:31.out. He didn't know much about it but he made a fantastic save and

:05:31. > :05:38.that was probably the best chance of the game. I don't blame Ledley too

:05:38. > :05:48.much there. The goalkeeper has spread himself, much like Schmeichel

:05:48. > :05:52.

:05:52. > :05:58.used to do. We've got a request to see the Bangura header. This was a

:05:58. > :06:05.big chance, wasn't it? Big chance. I don't know where his starting

:06:05. > :06:15.position was, but almost ended up in the six yard box. Ambrose didn't do

:06:15. > :06:23.himself any favours, either. Hit it back across the goalkeeper. When the

:06:23. > :06:27.winger has got time, he's sprinting out, stopping that cross. Stop the

:06:27. > :06:34.initial ball come in the box. Then Ambrose doesn't have to deal with

:06:34. > :06:44.the problem. There were a couple of other incidents where the ball was

:06:44. > :06:46.

:06:46. > :06:51.way out. Celtic have created chances are not defended well. Wilson and

:06:51. > :06:56.Ambrose at times look as if they never played together at the back.

:06:56. > :07:01.That's what Neil Lennon will be saying to them at half-time. They've

:07:01. > :07:07.got to sharpen up. The next 45 minutes is massive in terms of their

:07:07. > :07:17.season, their futures. John was right earlier on. Celtic need to get

:07:17. > :07:24.a hold of the ball. They need to pass it around. These players are

:07:24. > :07:33.good passes. This is why they play for Celtic. We spoke about the

:07:33. > :07:37.pressure of tonight, about what it means. Is that showing itself?

:07:37. > :07:46.not so sure. I think the pictures and helping them. I've seen one ball

:07:46. > :07:51.coming into the box and it's almost checked back. But they are not used

:07:51. > :07:56.to playing on that. When they get the ball, it is coming off them

:07:56. > :08:01.quicker. Even the quality of the past, maybe they are overheating. It

:08:01. > :08:05.does look as if there is a little bit of nerves, certainly at the

:08:05. > :08:11.back. Wilson is leaving the football club tomorrow, apparently, so I

:08:11. > :08:14.don't know where his head is tonight. But I just think in

:08:15. > :08:20.football, you've always got a chance to put it right, and it's not been a

:08:20. > :08:30.great first half from Celtic. I expect them to come out sharper and

:08:30. > :08:31.

:08:32. > :08:39.braver. Bangura is causing Ambrose on Wilson problems, isn't he?

:08:39. > :08:49.does well to get an overhead kick. It is individual ability this

:08:49. > :08:50.

:08:50. > :09:00.season. But it's the strength. Every time he looks as if he wants to hit

:09:00. > :09:01.

:09:01. > :09:07.about being outmuscled. Ambrose does well in the end because he stands

:09:07. > :09:13.strong. But Bangura should take that onto his left side, chances left

:09:13. > :09:20.foot, but in the end, Ambrose gets back. When you drop off into those

:09:20. > :09:27.areas, then he becomes dangerous. You were a big guy. As a centre

:09:27. > :09:33.forward, you can push the centre halfback. The centre halves should

:09:33. > :09:41.be up, pushing the centre forwards up all the time. They are missing

:09:41. > :09:49.out the midfield a lot of the time. Celtic should surely be dealing with

:09:49. > :09:54.this better. This is a little overhead pass for Keene. This is how

:09:54. > :10:01.Swedish teams to play. But look at the gaps between midfield and the

:10:01. > :10:10.back forward. They are not dealing with at first ball. I think it was

:10:10. > :10:16.Mulgrew that time, a handball. Don't let him get in front here.

:10:16. > :10:21.Celtic have been very similar. Look how many times Celtic get them play

:10:21. > :10:27.from the back. Every single occasion, when forced gets the ball,

:10:27. > :10:33.he who set up to Samaras. But we are then going away from what Celtic are

:10:33. > :10:38.very good at, they are a very good passing team. You see them at home

:10:38. > :10:42.sometimes, they pass to death. Go out there, have the confidence and

:10:42. > :10:48.be brave to pass the ball around. So is that what Neil Lennon is

:10:48. > :10:53.concentrating on at the moment? think he will be working on their

:10:53. > :10:56.mentality little bit. But yes, he will be asking them to pass the ball

:10:56. > :11:06.but will not be creating negatives at half-time. He will be trying to

:11:06. > :11:12.keep them motivated. We haven't seen comments yet in the game. Celtic

:11:12. > :11:20.have created the two best chances in the game. Neal took a gamble,

:11:20. > :11:28.playing Mulgrew. If he had gone with strokes, it's all ifs and buts.

:11:28. > :11:33.Annie has the opportunity to bring Stokes into the game as well.

:11:33. > :11:42.is his big chance. Yes, he's on the bench, but he could come on. He has

:11:42. > :11:48.the opportunity. It only takes one more goal in the tie is finished. By

:11:48. > :11:53.bringing in Stokes, you might make Samaras more comfortable as well.

:11:53. > :11:59.highlighted it at times. Samaras naturally just drifted out. He had

:11:59. > :12:06.hardly been out the right-hand side because he is so used to playing out

:12:06. > :12:16.on the left. We may see a change. We may see Mulgrew going off. You may

:12:16. > :12:21.see Stokes come on. He might push Samaras out onto the left. Wilson

:12:21. > :12:29.appears to be on his way out, back to Nottingham Forrest. How concerned

:12:29. > :12:34.would you be by the fact that Cooper, first choice picks, Wilson?

:12:34. > :12:39.Is the timing of it. I don't know when this has been brewing. It's

:12:39. > :12:46.come out over the last 24 hours that he has been moving. If it's a

:12:46. > :12:56.professional move, I think it's outrageous because Celtic are in the

:12:56. > :12:59.Champions League and will help them progress. If it's a family issue,

:13:00. > :13:07.then we have two say everybody needs to deal with those family problems.

:13:07. > :13:17.I hope it's the second one. But it's the timing of it! For Neil Lennon,

:13:17. > :13:20.

:13:20. > :13:25.he's left centre back. Now he has to start all over again. They've

:13:25. > :13:30.obviously brought in the Dutch guy. But then they can move Charlie back

:13:30. > :13:37.in there. But I would rather Charlie playing out on the left-hand side.

:13:37. > :13:46.How much will they were Miss Wilson? He's been solid. He's played in big

:13:46. > :13:49.games. I think maybe he's unsettled. Maybe he's got issues at home. From

:13:49. > :13:58.a professional point of view, you don't go to Nottingham Forrest and

:13:58. > :14:02.swap. I thought there were times last year where his confidence was

:14:02. > :14:09.way down there. He should be able to go out there and get on the ball and

:14:09. > :14:14.demand the ball. It's an individual, confidence thing, though. Players

:14:14. > :14:18.have to get that confidence themselves. Nobody teaches a centre

:14:18. > :14:26.forward to score goals and be comfortable. He have to bring that

:14:26. > :14:32.out yourself. That's what the top players do. How confident are you

:14:32. > :14:36.feeling that Celtic can get the job done here? Before the game, I was

:14:36. > :14:41.always confident they would get that goal. They have had two very good

:14:41. > :14:46.chances. I think they will get more chances. They have to take it

:14:46. > :14:54.because the longer the game this goes on, they could be in trouble.

:14:54. > :14:59.still think Celtic will score a goal. Although Celtic have got

:14:59. > :15:07.themselves into difficulties, two golden chances. Celtic will create a

:15:07. > :15:17.chance. If they defend resolutely, properly, don't get outmuscled. They

:15:17. > :15:22.will get a chance in the game. good are Elfsborg? I think their

:15:22. > :15:30.game is getting up to the big guy. They don't have enough quality

:15:30. > :15:38.across the midfield. It's just how Celtic defending deal with that

:15:38. > :15:48.first ball. I don't know where the other guys from, is he Japanese? He

:15:48. > :15:49.

:15:49. > :15:53.throws in a decent ball. Attitude? They can play better than they did.

:15:53. > :15:59.In terms of the second-half, they will have a chance. That the will be

:15:59. > :16:03.the most annoying thing, if elt Celtic go out tonight - God forbid

:16:03. > :16:08.they don't, if they do, they will look at this Elfsborg side and say

:16:08. > :16:14.we are better than this. They have the second-half to prove it now.

:16:14. > :16:19.is still goalless in Sweden between Elfsborg and Celtic. It 's Kris

:16:19. > :16:24.Commons' goal from last week which is the only one, 1-0 Celtic lead on

:16:24. > :16:34.aggregate as the second-half is about to get underway and we return

:16:34. > :16:43.

:16:43. > :16:50.to our commentators Mark McKee and COMMENTATOR: The seventh time

:16:50. > :16:57.Scottish teams have met Swedish opposition. St Mirren played

:16:57. > :17:06.Elfsborg in the UEFA Cup first round. St Mirren went through on

:17:06. > :17:13.that occasion. Dundee United, UEFA Cup final, the season after that.

:17:13. > :17:20.Rangers two years ago. The Swedes going through 1-0 a win at Ibrox

:17:20. > :17:30.followed by a 1-1 draw in Sweden. Then that Elfsborg victory for

:17:30. > :17:33.

:17:34. > :17:40.Celtic last year. Hibs did play Elfsborg in 2008. Two, 2-0 wins for

:17:40. > :17:45.Elfsborg. Celtic get underway which is a massive and crucial 45 minutes

:17:45. > :17:53.of their season. They look to get off and running on the front foot

:17:53. > :17:59.with Commons, Brown. No changes at half-time. Elfsborg forced into one

:17:59. > :18:05.change in the first half. That is Mulgrew. Not a bad ball for Commons.

:18:05. > :18:09.Positive start by Celtic, just a simple centre taking it out to

:18:09. > :18:19.Forrest and letting him get the ball up the park for Celtic. It has given

:18:19. > :18:29.

:18:29. > :18:34.and Moscow and Juventus Elfsborg went out of the Europa League last

:18:34. > :18:42.season. Ambrose being put under pressure by Keene. It is a Celtic

:18:42. > :18:47.ball. The guys in the studio, Mark, hinting that Neil Lennon will have

:18:47. > :18:54.had plenty to say to his players at half-time, he wouldn't have been

:18:54. > :19:04.happy, would you agree? I'm sure the tone of his voice was that, but I'm

:19:04. > :19:05.

:19:05. > :19:15.sure he had a lot of instructions that would help the performance.

:19:15. > :19:33.

:19:33. > :19:37.almost dropped back to Rohden. referee gave a slight advantage to

:19:37. > :19:47.Celtic there, that is why they played the drop ball. Almost came to

:19:47. > :19:51.

:19:51. > :19:57.Keene. Ishizaki as well. Another awkward one for the Celtic defence,

:19:57. > :20:01.Bangura beaten Ambrose to it. Ambrose is hopping a little bit. I

:20:02. > :20:09.think he is feeling sorry for himself. He didn't come out and step

:20:09. > :20:14.on to it. He is walking gingerly. He is making, you know, faces as if he

:20:14. > :20:21.is under pressure physically. He is feeling a little bit sorry for

:20:21. > :20:31.himself I think. Kevin Wilson likely to depart tomorrow. Celtic don't

:20:31. > :20:40.

:20:40. > :20:42.want any more injuries to their saw that a lot in the first half.

:20:42. > :20:48.Celtic with the square balls, they have been caught out a few times

:20:48. > :20:53.with that now. The surface, it doesn't get there as wick quickly.

:20:53. > :20:58.Pat was talk about that in the studio. I don't want to labour the

:20:58. > :21:03.point about the surface, but it is different from playing on grass.

:21:03. > :21:12.It's an artificial surface in Helsinki a year ago, Celtic winning

:21:12. > :21:19.that one 2-0 on the night and spart particular Moscow as well and

:21:19. > :21:29.Cliftonville in Belfast. He had a couple of options there, Commons

:21:29. > :21:40.

:21:40. > :21:50.unlucky there. The surface, the ball - Neil Lennon spoke about it taking

:21:50. > :21:53.

:21:53. > :22:03.the ball away. He did well there. He got a little bit unlucky. Lustig was

:22:03. > :22:17.

:22:17. > :22:27.Bangura, the referee has let that one go. Rohden, testing Lustig.

:22:27. > :22:33.

:22:33. > :22:38.Ambrose not looking comfortable in going to trouble the keeper. Now

:22:38. > :22:47.they have a corner, they have to defend it. Celtic laboured in

:22:47. > :22:52.defence. Cumbersome. Stefan Ishizaki prepares to take the corner. He has

:22:52. > :22:58.pulled it a back to Larsson, who is renowned for his distance shooting.

:22:58. > :23:02.Well wide. Terrific corner from the training ground. Sucked all of the

:23:02. > :23:08.Celtic defenders, all of the Celtic midfield inside the 18 yard box and

:23:08. > :23:15.cut the ball all the way back. Struck the ball well, but didn't hit

:23:15. > :23:24.the target, thankfully for Celtic's sake. Elfsborg has lost once in the

:23:24. > :23:30.league here since the 12th September 2011. It is the start of a winless

:23:30. > :23:40.run for them, if they did lose. They are in no real form. They did come

:23:40. > :24:02.

:24:02. > :24:12.it. Celtic would like a feel of the ball six-and-a-half minutes into the

:24:12. > :24:12.

:24:12. > :25:14.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:25:14. > :25:20.eventually gets it under control. the referee has given the free-kick

:25:20. > :25:28.to Elfsborg in a useful kind of area. A dangerous area for Celtic.

:25:29. > :25:32.Just before that, two balls forward, Ambrose won one, Wilson won one.

:25:32. > :25:39.Celtic won procession and got play. An unnecessary free-kick there from

:25:39. > :25:49.Scott Brown. Ishizaki to take. More questions being asked of this Celtic

:25:49. > :25:56.

:25:56. > :26:01.rear-guard. Everyone in green and delivery. Ambrose couldn't get it

:26:01. > :26:11.fully clear. The shot is blocked. Forrest folks away to Commons.

:26:11. > :26:20.

:26:20. > :26:30.players. That is an Elfsborg ball. Lustig knows that. He does know it.

:26:30. > :26:35.

:26:35. > :26:45.I hope that's not Costly. Elfsborg giving it straight back. -- costly.

:26:45. > :26:50.

:26:50. > :26:54.Elfsborg continue to press. Ambrose dealt with it that time, no

:26:54. > :27:04.hesitation in trying to bring it down, or go back to the keeper, they

:27:04. > :27:09.

:27:10. > :27:13.can regroup and deal with the more aggressive? I think they have

:27:13. > :27:19.to retain their composure. They haven't to panic. They are winning

:27:19. > :27:24.over the two legs. It's still 0-0. Not really threatening a goal,

:27:24. > :27:32.Elfsborg, just keep it going, just be careful. Larsson's long throw-in

:27:32. > :27:39.into the box. It's flicked on. Forster couldn't get there. A man

:27:39. > :27:47.went down inside the six-yard box. There is a flag up. Keene went to

:27:47. > :27:51.ground. Heart and mouth stuff for Celtic players. Bangura, it knead

:27:51. > :27:55.through to him. Maybe it didn't get all the way to him. There was an

:27:55. > :28:01.offside decision anyway. Scrappy again. They came out of it. It

:28:01. > :28:05.remains 0-0. Get your composure. Get a hold of the ball again. The two

:28:05. > :28:13.balls forward, they had one, keep winning the balls and keep building

:28:13. > :28:16.off it. Forster did enough there. That was a dlaedful header. Commons

:28:16. > :28:26.almost forcing it through to Mulgrew. A lettoff for Celtic

:28:26. > :28:29.

:28:29. > :28:38.though. -- dreadful. -- let-off. 11 minutes into the second-half, for

:28:38. > :28:43.the second leg of this Champions League's Third qualifying round tie.

:28:43. > :28:53.Hooked away by Soderberg, whose mistake it was in the first place.

:28:53. > :28:57.

:28:57. > :29:07.It looks like he could be got a. Brown. Offside. Against Forrest.

:29:07. > :29:17.

:29:17. > :29:22.Yeah. Celtic and Samaras and Commons has been doing what Bangura has been

:29:22. > :29:31.do doing in the first half. Motherwell are in Russia. They were

:29:31. > :29:37.training in the park tonight. They are 2-0 down. St Johnstone are 1-0

:29:37. > :29:46.up, thanks to that crucial goal from Stephen McClean in the first leg

:29:46. > :29:56.last week. Coverage tomorrow night with Sportsound. It's all about the

:29:56. > :29:56.

:29:56. > :30:46.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:30:46. > :30:50.Champions League tonight as Lustig so from Celtic's point of view.

:30:50. > :31:00.Celtic made about six or seven passes. Till now, it has been three

:31:00. > :31:21.

:31:21. > :31:31.or four. Celtic a little bit better something to spark them. What we

:31:31. > :31:32.

:31:32. > :31:41.don't want to see is that it becomes an open game. Celtic are to retain

:31:41. > :31:46.their composure and shaping discipline and see this game out. Do

:31:46. > :31:56.not let the game become a sort of 50-50 open game. Celtic 's fifth

:31:56. > :32:34.

:32:34. > :32:40.competitive game of the season. from Wilson. He gets away with it.

:32:40. > :32:50.Keene looking at the assistant referee. Collins wins a free kick

:32:50. > :32:56.

:32:56. > :33:02.for Celtic. At the very least, it looks robust. The linesmen are only

:33:02. > :33:08.yards away from them. He didn't deem that a penalty kick so we have to

:33:08. > :33:18.trust his judgement. But a risky challenge in that situation. A wee

:33:18. > :33:27.

:33:27. > :33:34.niggly at each other there, Keene beyond the hour mark. Celtic still

:33:34. > :33:39.that won gold to the good in the tie. I saw the referee have a little

:33:39. > :33:49.look over at him and we held our breath. But no reaction from the

:33:49. > :34:14.

:34:14. > :34:20.assistant referee and thankfully, no final leg against Helsinki where

:34:20. > :34:27.Celtic scored two goals and sealed it. How they would love to get one

:34:27. > :34:36.now. I think we got some feedback from the Celtic dressing room. They

:34:36. > :34:45.felt they were fitter than Elsa Berg in the second half. If that was the

:34:45. > :34:55.case, it could happen again. We saw Neil Lennon not happy with the

:34:55. > :34:58.

:34:58. > :35:05.challenge by Keene. He should have got a penalty, he feels. He is

:35:05. > :35:15.convinced that he should have had a penalty. He still feels badly done

:35:15. > :35:40.

:35:40. > :35:50.make tonight. The ball will accelerate on the surface. It's a

:35:50. > :35:53.

:35:53. > :36:03.difficult surface but he had a well covered. We saw Keene again not

:36:03. > :36:03.

:36:03. > :37:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:37:44. > :37:54.in, manipulated the ball, been involved in the game a bit more than

:37:54. > :37:54.

:37:54. > :38:41.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:38:41. > :38:48.ball. When he has laid it down to Commons, he came on to it, struck

:38:48. > :38:58.the ball, but just not well enough to hit the target. We saw a replay

:38:58. > :38:58.

:38:58. > :39:44.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:39:44. > :39:54.scrappy than we saw in the first half as we move into the final

:39:54. > :40:09.

:40:09. > :40:19.space and Bangura laid down a ball that was overhit. Celtic need to be

:40:19. > :40:20.

:40:20. > :40:28.careful. As the game goes on, they will push and push it and run out of

:40:28. > :40:38.energy, and Celtic will become stronger. Stokes is getting ready to

:40:38. > :40:43.

:40:43. > :40:53.come on. We are not sure yet. might be that Forrest or Samaras

:40:53. > :40:53.

:40:53. > :41:35.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 45 seconds

:41:35. > :41:41.come out on this site, and maybe we to, which is the way he plays.

:41:41. > :41:51.Samaras doesn't normally play like that. Stokes will go through the

:41:51. > :42:05.

:42:05. > :42:13.County. One very late in the day. Samaras missed it with a toe injury.

:42:13. > :42:22.He's off, Stokes is on. Different threat for Elfsborg to deal with.

:42:22. > :42:26.Neil Lennon did say that pitch side, he would be surprised if Samaras

:42:26. > :42:31.went the whole distance. Maybe we should have expected he would come

:42:31. > :42:38.off. If Celtic to create another chance and Stokes is the man at the

:42:38. > :42:48.end of it, chances are, he will put at the back of the net. Mulgrew is

:42:48. > :42:49.

:42:49. > :42:59.also struggling a bit. He might be off as well. A good challenge by

:42:59. > :43:02.

:43:02. > :43:09.Wilson. Bangura really giving Celtic a difficult time. Laid a great ball

:43:09. > :43:16.into his path. Wilson came across, spread himself as you would expect

:43:16. > :43:24.him to do. But he seems to hurt himself in the process.

:43:24. > :43:29.Mulgrew, surely the game is over for him. Celtic will have to make a

:43:29. > :43:36.change again in quick succession. Mulgrew, who missed the start of the

:43:36. > :43:46.season because of injury, his first competitive appearance of the

:43:46. > :43:48.

:43:49. > :43:52.season. The second leg of the Cliftonville tie. It was just last

:43:52. > :44:02.week Mulgrew's first competitive it parents. He is going to have to come

:44:02. > :44:07.

:44:07. > :44:10.off air now. We are talking about the defensive options being limited

:44:10. > :44:20.for Neil Lennon because we are expecting Wilson to leave the club

:44:20. > :44:21.

:44:21. > :44:28.this week. I don't think Neil Lennon will be looking beyond the last 20

:44:28. > :44:35.minutes of this match. He's worrying about tonight. Wilson was hobbling a

:44:35. > :44:41.little bit but I think he's OK. He's taking a drink. But I think he's

:44:41. > :44:51.going to make it through the game. He seemed to have blocked his ankle

:44:51. > :45:01.

:45:01. > :45:06.a little bit. He looks fine. Mulgrew is not fine, though. Celtic hadn't

:45:06. > :45:16.brought anyone on yet. In trying to shout someone over. Matthews,

:45:16. > :45:22.

:45:22. > :45:27.enough to withstand a potential Elfsborg attack here before that can

:45:27. > :45:37.Elfsborg attack here before that can Elfsborg attack here before that can

:45:37. > :45:46.

:45:46. > :45:52.minutes to go. Rohden, it's found Larsson. Commons bullying him off

:45:52. > :45:58.the ball. That is good play. The man who has the only tie in the game so

:45:58. > :46:06.far. It's sensible he has given his time to regroup and reshape. They

:46:06. > :46:09.are down a man. They need the man on quickly. They can't go on too long

:46:09. > :46:18.with 10-men against this team who are stepping on trying to get this

:46:18. > :46:28.late goal. There will be an urgency about Elfsborg as Celtic bring

:46:28. > :46:39.

:46:39. > :46:46.Champions League last season. The Sweden under-21 international

:46:46. > :46:56.Hedlund. He will slip into the central role beside Svensson or move

:46:56. > :46:59.

:46:59. > :47:06.out to the right. In he'll come. He might allow Marcus Rohden to move in

:47:06. > :47:09.beside Svensson. You are getting to that stage where a Celtic goal now

:47:09. > :47:19.would surely put them through. They haven't done much attacking in this

:47:19. > :47:26.

:47:27. > :47:31.to Elfsborg here. The man who has come on, Hedlund, who won the

:47:31. > :47:35.free-kick, in a good area. He did well to get the free-kick. I don't

:47:35. > :47:43.think he got to the ball. He launched himself. Izaguirre got well

:47:43. > :47:49.in getting away. He goes to ground, very, very easily. It's a really

:47:49. > :47:55.dangerous position for Celtic at this stage. Elfsborg would snap your

:47:56. > :48:01.arm off for extra-time right now. Stokes is in the middle of the

:48:01. > :48:10.Celticle wall. Ledley, Brown and Commons also in there. This is a

:48:10. > :48:15.heart and mouth moment this for Celtic. Ishizaki flies it in. The

:48:15. > :48:20.referee's whistle sounds. That will be a brilliant sound for the Celtic

:48:20. > :48:25.defence. Jorgen Lennartsson will be disappointed in that. Again, a

:48:25. > :48:30.situation that was really asking to be put into that area, the second

:48:30. > :48:40.six-yard box. He played it way beyond everyone. Had had came out

:48:40. > :48:42.

:48:42. > :48:47.for a goal kick. A big lettoff for Celtic. Dusk fall falling over

:48:47. > :48:57.Scandinavia. Lustig is limping too. Celtic have been hit hard in the

:48:57. > :49:03.

:49:03. > :49:09.wounded department tonight. Forrest. Ledley. Back by Hedlund. He has made

:49:09. > :49:18.an impact already, he is just on a couple of minutes. Commons. He has

:49:18. > :49:25.given that to Bangura. For what ever reason it hasn't tonight for Celtic

:49:25. > :49:32.so far. It is still 0-0 on the night. They lead on the aggregate

:49:32. > :49:42.scoreline. This is Keene. Slightest touch on it to nick it away from

:49:42. > :49:48.

:49:48. > :49:58.Svensson. Brown. Soderberg. Frustration for Matthews because

:49:58. > :50:00.

:50:00. > :50:05.Commons moved it to Stokes instead. 13 minutes to go. Elfsborg won their

:50:05. > :50:15.sixth Swedish championship last season. The first since 2006. They

:50:15. > :50:18.

:50:18. > :50:22.hadn't won it since 61, a 45 year gap. It does not look as if they

:50:22. > :50:32.will be retaining their title this season. They can still maintain

:50:32. > :50:35.

:50:35. > :50:44.hopes of advancing in the Champions place in the play-offs, the draw of

:50:44. > :50:52.place in the play-offs, the draw of which is made on Friday. Forrest

:50:52. > :50:56.up-ended by Hedlund. Izaguirre defended quite well. A minute ago he

:50:56. > :51:01.was unlucky, he didn't get to the ball when the player went down. I

:51:01. > :51:06.think the player threw himself to the ground. Otherwise, I think he's

:51:06. > :51:16.defended quite well. The referee warning Fraser Forster he is taking

:51:16. > :51:23.

:51:23. > :51:28.too long over this, soaking up the was going to be for Anthony Stokes.

:51:28. > :51:32.To launch it up to Anthony Stokes is wasteful. It has been missed by

:51:32. > :51:37.Ambrose. This is Keene, Wilson and Lustig combine. It's a corner.

:51:37. > :51:43.Lustig had to deal with it. Lustig recovered really, really well. Again

:51:43. > :51:51.the centre halves -- centre halfs went and missed it. Celtic's back

:51:51. > :52:00.four were in a business of disarray. Potentially nerve-wracking 11

:52:00. > :52:07.minutes for the Celtic supporters. The right foot of Ishizaki. That

:52:08. > :52:17.came right through, it came off Joe Ledley's head last. It's an

:52:18. > :52:20.

:52:20. > :52:30.Elfsborg's ball. Away very quickly. Larsson's delivery. Wilson met it.

:52:30. > :52:30.

:52:30. > :52:34.Klarstrom, Soderberg. Izaguirre, will try and Shepherd it out.

:52:34. > :52:39.Izaguirre did it well. Celtic have to be careful. 10 minutes on the

:52:39. > :52:43.clock. The clock is up behind both goals, the players can see it. 10

:52:43. > :52:48.minutes to go, they don't want to get deeper and deeper and defend

:52:48. > :52:52.their 18 yard box, that is is a dangerous tactic. They have to get

:52:52. > :53:02.out, get the ball to Stokes and Forrest and pose some threat on

:53:02. > :53:07.

:53:07. > :53:17.Wilson's header wasn't decisive. Izaguirre has found his goalkeeper.

:53:17. > :53:21.It's not what his manager would have liked to have seen? No. I think that

:53:21. > :53:28.Jorgen Lennartsson... Too high for Stokes, the flag was up in any case,

:53:28. > :53:37.offside. I think that Jorgen Lennartsson will still be thinking

:53:37. > :53:41.there is something in this game for him. Hedlund got the better of

:53:41. > :53:45.Izaguirre there, he didn't get the better of himself. They are playing

:53:45. > :53:49.quickly. The balls are coming back in off the ballboys quickly. They

:53:49. > :53:59.are keeping Celtic under pressure. The manager on the far side there

:53:59. > :54:15.

:54:15. > :54:25.will be thinking is that he can get their seats here, I'm sure they are

:54:25. > :54:57.

:54:57. > :55:03.himself. A high boot by Stokes on was looking to knock it out to that

:55:03. > :55:07.far side. A bit of a waste in the end. That was unnecessary. At this

:55:07. > :55:11.stage, with eight minutes to go, they have to make sure any

:55:11. > :55:19.opportunity they get to get the ball into an area that puts Celtic under

:55:19. > :55:29.pressure, they have to do that. was the arm, not the boot, of

:55:29. > :55:40.

:55:40. > :55:45.of a qualifier when your lead is so slim, so slender, the backpass there

:55:45. > :55:54.becomes a lot more difficult. Commons, he managed to find Stokes.

:55:54. > :56:04.The ref has pulled it back. Didn't like the challenge by Stokes there

:56:04. > :56:34.

:56:34. > :56:43.on Jorgensen. I don't think it was a replacing Klarstrom. He came on at

:56:43. > :56:49.Celtic Park, Elm, last week. He went on and pushed straight upfront. He

:56:49. > :56:56.is a bigger boy. Chasing. Svensson there as well. The 37-year-old

:56:56. > :57:00.sticking with Commons. He has fouled him there. We move o move into the

:57:00. > :57:05.final six minutes. Good energy from Commons. He was chasing that. Not a

:57:05. > :57:08.great ball. He got there first. He got the team a free-kick in a decent

:57:08. > :57:13.area, in that stage of the game where they need to take the pressure

:57:13. > :57:17.off themselves. It's exactly what Celtic needed that the stage.

:57:17. > :57:27.Svensson with the foul. Commons was fouled and it's him who will take

:57:27. > :57:31.

:57:31. > :57:37.waste. Neil Lennon turns around into his diggout in disgust after seeing

:57:37. > :57:41.that. He choose to take a short one and try and retain possession of the

:57:41. > :57:44.free-kick rather than put the ball in the box. I think if Ambrose has

:57:44. > :57:52.come up, which it did, you have to put it in it there and give yourself

:57:52. > :57:59.a chance of scoring a goal. One for Bangura. Tried to play into the path

:57:59. > :58:09.of Keene. Lustig comes across. Goal kick. Keene reckons it's a corner,

:58:09. > :58:17.

:58:17. > :58:20.ever in terms of Neil Lennon's eyes. He saw him giving his back four a

:58:20. > :58:24.difficult evening. He has not scored. He hasn't been a goal

:58:24. > :58:29.threat. He put himself about. He kept the Celtic back four under

:58:29. > :58:38.pressure throughout the game. gets that off Svensson. Plenty in

:58:38. > :58:45.support of this. Forrest trying to squeeze it through, he didn't manage

:58:45. > :58:55.that. That is a heavy touch. Celtic are very, very close to going

:58:55. > :59:10.

:59:10. > :59:16.the air, he has pulled it down on his chest and flicked balls on.

:59:16. > :59:20.defending at the back post. Well over hit, going over his head. The

:59:20. > :59:24.fuelback, Izaguirre, making sure there was not going to be any

:59:24. > :59:29.contact with Keene. That Keene wasn't going to get on the end of

:59:29. > :59:33.it. In the second-half Izaguirre has had a good game. Of the back four he

:59:33. > :59:43.is the most concentrated and probably played as well as any of

:59:43. > :59:52.

:59:52. > :59:55.Forrest. Couldn't quite find Stokes. Forrest taking someone on for the

:59:55. > :59:58.first time almost in the second-half. I think he did it quite

:59:59. > :00:06.well there. The ball, straight into the goalkeeper's arms. He needs

:00:06. > :00:16.better quality. Pull it back, pull it back towards the 18 yard box.

:00:16. > :00:39.

:00:39. > :00:44.Keene taking it a away from his Protesting his innocence. I think it

:00:44. > :00:49.was a culmination of several challenges. His arm is a bit hi

:00:49. > :00:56.there, bit of a slap in the neck. The referee was probably justified

:00:56. > :01:06.there. Stokes got the two goals against Ross County, one very late,

:01:06. > :01:33.

:01:33. > :01:41.two minutes to go. Again, a wasted matters. I think that's almost the

:01:41. > :01:51.first time that Celtic have been as far up as the edge of Elfsborg's 18

:01:51. > :02:20.

:02:20. > :02:27.yard box and beyond. Pressure off a stoppage time added on at the end.

:02:27. > :02:34.If it's going to finish 0-0, it's not the result I expected. I

:02:34. > :02:44.expected Celtic to school. They haven't. Last four minutes of extra

:02:44. > :03:02.

:03:02. > :03:12.they could get at the next round, they could do a lot better. And the

:03:12. > :03:36.

:03:36. > :03:44.pitch is a lot to do with every opportunity, understandably,

:03:44. > :03:51.went Celtic haven't taken things instantly. It's what happens. Celtic

:03:51. > :04:01.rightly taking the time of things. One of the best 0-0 scores they have

:04:01. > :04:28.

:04:28. > :04:38.have come and gone. Peanut fluxes to warrant a goal. Celtic are the

:04:38. > :04:48.

:04:48. > :04:58.waiting to knock Celtic into the next round and Stokes couldn't find

:04:58. > :04:58.

:04:58. > :05:05.him. A little bit earlier, Commons was free in the middle. If they win

:05:05. > :05:13.or draw, they still go through. Celtic can make their final change

:05:13. > :05:23.of the match, and more precious second slip away from Elfsborg.

:05:23. > :05:24.

:05:24. > :05:30.Commons can't waste any more times. Still, Celtic can't make the change.

:05:30. > :05:37.Heading towards the final minute of stoppage time now. So close to a

:05:37. > :05:46.place in Friday 's draw of the Champions League play-off stage.

:05:46. > :05:55.Down goes Brown. That's a free kick. Bangura on loan from Celtic and he

:05:55. > :06:00.started Easter issue down there! Bangura actually did quite well.

:06:00. > :06:10.When he didn't come out with the ball, his frustration at the whole

:06:10. > :06:12.

:06:12. > :06:22.thing tonight over boiled. Brown got involved. The linesman, the

:06:22. > :06:32.referee, has seen what has gone on and is calming things down. Hedlund

:06:32. > :06:48.

:06:48. > :06:56.did land awkwardly on Brown. I'm not sure how welcome Bangura would be

:06:56. > :07:06.back at Celtic if he returns after his loan spell. The rest all out on

:07:06. > :07:16.

:07:16. > :07:21.wasn't pretty at times tonight but Neil Lennon, look at that! Doesn't

:07:21. > :07:31.care a jot. They have come through a really awkward tie, not just

:07:31. > :07:31.

:07:31. > :07:37.tonight, but last week as well in Glasgow. And it is Kris Commons's

:07:37. > :07:44.goal a week ago tonight that has proved to be the decisive moment in

:07:44. > :07:51.this tie. There were other times at times when Elfsborg asked Celtic

:07:51. > :07:56.questions. Celtic probably had the best chances in the game, despite

:07:56. > :08:00.not having the majority of possession. The most glaring

:08:00. > :08:05.opportunities coming from the Samaras and Ledley in that first

:08:05. > :08:07.half. They just weathered the storm in the second period and weathered

:08:07. > :08:11.in the second period and weathered it perfectly to seal their place in

:08:11. > :08:21.the next stage. Never before have Celtic have to come through three

:08:21. > :08:23.

:08:23. > :08:33.qualifying ties. They have come through to now. Clifton through,

:08:33. > :08:39.

:08:39. > :08:49.tonight. Lustig was terrific tonight. With memories fresh from

:08:49. > :08:54.last season 's adventure against Barcelona and the last 16 tie with

:08:54. > :09:04.some of Celtic feel they did not do themselves justice by going out of

:09:04. > :09:05.

:09:05. > :09:09.the tournament finds it -- 5-0. They could make amends for that now. They

:09:09. > :09:19.could get back to the big time. They are that bit closer to the

:09:19. > :09:31.

:09:31. > :09:41.glitterati now. Celtic go through on who they face next. How relieved

:09:41. > :09:46.were you? It's job done, isn't it? We can all breathe a big sigh of

:09:46. > :09:54.relief. A few hairy moments that night were, defensively, they got

:09:54. > :10:00.outmuscled at times and could've been better, bit stronger. But you

:10:00. > :10:05.have to give Celtic credit. These games are difficult. Let's make no

:10:05. > :10:12.mistake about it. These qualifiers are tough. To get into the group

:10:12. > :10:16.stages are difficult. You got teams playing for their lives, giving

:10:16. > :10:21.absolutely everything. Celtic played on a dodgy pitch, an artificial

:10:21. > :10:28.surface. It's not ideal. I wouldn't like to play on that pitch all the

:10:28. > :10:32.time like Elfsborg do. But they have gone through. I am sure the Celtic

:10:32. > :10:38.fans will be delighted. Two more games away from the group stages and

:10:38. > :10:48.hopefully, the draw will be kind to Celtic. Sometimes, these games are

:10:48. > :10:52.

:10:52. > :10:57.not of great beauty. They are horrible games to play. You just

:10:57. > :11:02.want to get out of it. The most relieved man will be Neil Lennon

:11:02. > :11:06.tonight. I felt a little bit sorry for him because he made a change

:11:06. > :11:15.with Samaras, and then suddenly, some of the guys went down with

:11:15. > :11:19.injury. At that stage of the game, it was a vital stage. But Celtic

:11:19. > :11:24.hung in there. They were a bit better in the second half I

:11:24. > :11:34.thought. Their confidence grew. They were up against a team I didn't

:11:34. > :11:40.

:11:40. > :11:46.think had much quality. One or be too hard chances and Celtic probably

:11:46. > :11:51.had the better chances. They will be better for it. Their fitness will be

:11:51. > :11:58.up. This time of the year, that is always the major problem. We have

:11:58. > :12:01.travelled round the world. We have got hammered at times because you

:12:01. > :12:08.were so dead on your feet. This Swedish team is in the middle of

:12:08. > :12:16.their season. It's a good thing when you are not quite at your best and

:12:16. > :12:21.you can still go and dig out a result. That will be a positive.

:12:21. > :12:28.mentioned the surface. How much of that impact on the game? We went

:12:28. > :12:32.there two so we didn't see it but the problem with artificial surfaces

:12:32. > :12:41.is they are inconsistent. You go to one picture and it's got a different

:12:41. > :12:46.pile to the other. The ball was really difficult to pass. In the

:12:46. > :12:51.second half, the ball bounced over the top of Lustig. That's what you

:12:51. > :12:54.are not used to. And then the confidence goes. And then a

:12:54. > :13:03.team-mate does not move into position because they are afraid you

:13:03. > :13:07.will lose the ball. We talked about trying to break out into positions

:13:07. > :13:14.to keep possession. But suddenly, you are saying, will he passed the

:13:14. > :13:21.ball to me? And then you have no options. I am totally against that

:13:21. > :13:24.surface. To play a Champions League qualifier on an artificial pitch

:13:24. > :13:30.where one team train on every single day and the other team are expected

:13:30. > :13:37.to come in, massive game for Celtic, I just adjust to the set -- just

:13:37. > :13:44.adjust to the surface straightaway. Very difficult. For me, it's OK for

:13:44. > :13:53.training, OK for warming down, but not competitive football. But that's

:13:53. > :14:00.going to be the future, John. was a Champions League final out in

:14:00. > :14:03.Russia where they were talking about playing games on it. I don't know a

:14:03. > :14:10.player who likes that surface. Football is meant to be played on

:14:10. > :14:17.grass! But we would have had a more comfortable night if Celtic would

:14:17. > :14:21.have scored. And they had chances. They did have chances. They didn't

:14:21. > :14:31.build the game up to bring the good players into the game but this was a

:14:31. > :14:31.

:14:32. > :14:37.fantastic pass. You would have put that in the net, John. He is a very

:14:37. > :14:47.good header of the ball, Samaras. He knows his quality and that's a great

:14:47. > :14:49.

:14:49. > :14:55.chance. Did you have too much time? Possibly, but it's come to him.

:14:56. > :15:04.Difficult to blame Ledley too much here. That's right. He's killed the

:15:04. > :15:13.space. And you can see someone coming in to block him. But is this

:15:13. > :15:18.a strike? That was close to half time. Celtic didn't find the net

:15:18. > :15:28.tonight, but in the end, they didn't need to. Sent -- Celtic into the

:15:28. > :15:34.

:15:34. > :15:37.from Joe Ledley. We had a scratch a bit tonight. We were not at our

:15:38. > :15:41.best. We know that. These are tough, tough games at this stage of the

:15:41. > :15:47.season against the Swedish champions, who you have to respect.

:15:47. > :15:51.We did that with the line-up tonight. This is the worst

:15:51. > :15:54.artificial pitch I have seen. I'm getting my excuseses in now because

:15:54. > :15:59.we have gone through. It's difficult for players to keep their balloons

:15:59. > :16:03.out there. It is a brilliant result Forlan us. It gives us time to

:16:03. > :16:10.prepare for the next round now. to the pitch, it was evident from

:16:10. > :16:14.the kick-off that the players didn't like it at all? Across the way, it's

:16:14. > :16:18.difficult for balance. It's difficult for passing. Obviously,

:16:18. > :16:24.Elfsborg are used to. It we have to pay credit to Elfsborg it was their

:16:24. > :16:31.cup final, strong, physical. My back four tonight were magnificent. My

:16:31. > :16:37.two centre halfs. That is Kelvin's last game for us. He can go with his

:16:37. > :16:41.held -- head held high. Would it be unfair to say you didn't get into

:16:41. > :16:48.your rhythm tonight? Yeah. We were disjointed. Picked up injuries as

:16:48. > :16:53.the game went on. Hopefully we will have van Dijk and Berg back, they

:16:53. > :16:57.will make us better. We need to get up to match speed. These games are

:16:57. > :17:01.really hard, they are really tough. Tough time to be a manager in this

:17:01. > :17:05.situation. I'm glad we came through it OK. Will get tougher going into

:17:05. > :17:09.the third round qualifying. What would you hope for and hope to avoid

:17:09. > :17:12.in the draw? I don't know. I haven't paid much attention to the teams. I

:17:12. > :17:18.will wait for the draw to come on Friday and see, we will take it from

:17:18. > :17:22.there. It's - thats with a tough one tonight. Mentioned Kelvin Wilson, is

:17:22. > :17:26.that his last game for Celtic? would assume so. I'm not sure if a

:17:26. > :17:31.deal has been agreed yet, I don't think it's far away. We asked him to

:17:31. > :17:36.play tonight. He didn't want to let the team down, he certainly didn't.

:17:36. > :17:40., well done. Disjointed was the word that Neil Lennon used to describe

:17:40. > :17:44.the Celtic performance tonight. How would you describe it, John? They

:17:45. > :17:52.were delighted to get through. He dug in. Elfsborg weren't quite good

:17:52. > :17:59.enough to score a goal o tonight. I think a against -- against a team of

:17:59. > :18:04.better quality Celtic may have come un unstuck tonight. They hung in

:18:04. > :18:10.there, brought on fresh legs. Not sure if the back four were

:18:10. > :18:15.magnificent. They tried, I thought Bangura, he ran the show at times. I

:18:15. > :18:21.don't think Ambrose got anywhere near him. He was outmuscled,

:18:21. > :18:25.bullied. Obviously Kelvin Wilson, mentally it was his last game, he

:18:25. > :18:28.did well to get through the 90 minutes. He was shakey at times. He

:18:29. > :18:34.got through. We can analyse it all night. It doesn't matter. Football

:18:34. > :18:38.is about results. It's a results business. They got through. We heard

:18:38. > :18:43.from the manager. Let us hear from Scott Brown. That looked like a

:18:43. > :18:47.tough shift? Yeah, it was, we had faith in keeping a cleansheet. We

:18:47. > :18:52.knew we had a great chance to get through. The manager conceded that

:18:52. > :18:58.perhaps the side didn't quite gheet their stride. What do you think was

:18:58. > :19:04.the problem? Not getting the excuses out, the astro turf isn't the best.

:19:04. > :19:09.Different to what we are used to it as well. New astro turf and new

:19:09. > :19:14.style. The ball is quicker than on grass. It was the same for both

:19:14. > :19:18.teams. Did it affect the players in the game in general? Yeah. To make

:19:18. > :19:22.sure the passes were going straight to their feet. The lads were

:19:22. > :19:27.struggling to get it, it is that quick a surface. Game, massive

:19:27. > :19:33.progression. Who are you hoping for in the next round? I haven't really

:19:33. > :19:40.paid too much attention. The thing was to get through this round, we

:19:40. > :19:45.have done it. It is Wilson's last game for the club, massive loss?

:19:45. > :19:50.has been our rock at the back. We are devastated we are losing him. We

:19:50. > :19:53.wish him all the best. Done. The important thing that the Celtic are

:19:53. > :19:57.through to those play-offs. Neil Lennon will look back on the

:19:57. > :20:02.performance, won't he, he will look for better in the next round. He

:20:02. > :20:07.will look to eliminate some of the mistakes made tonight, the

:20:08. > :20:15.unthinkable might have happened, Alhassan Bangura could have scored

:20:15. > :20:19.against Celtic? This ball was played in early on. He did well to get er

:20:19. > :20:21.over-head kick. I didn't expect him over-head kick. I didn't expect him

:20:21. > :20:25.to show this technical skill. You can see the goalkeeper may have got

:20:25. > :20:30.a touch on it if it was inside the post. This was the ball into the

:20:30. > :20:33.box. Good movement off the back of Ambrose. We question whether the

:20:33. > :20:37.goalkeeper should be coming for that or whether Ambrose should be tighter

:20:37. > :20:42.and blocking him off of. He should have hit the target. Maybe that is

:20:42. > :20:49.why he didn't score goals at Celtic. You have to hit the target as

:20:49. > :20:57.striker. That could have put Celtic in a real tricky situation. Neil

:20:57. > :21:07.Lennon says he thinks it the worse artificial pitch he has seen?

:21:07. > :21:08.

:21:08. > :21:11.think it's the worse artificial pitch, It's not for me. The

:21:11. > :21:17.governing bodies have gone with it. Maybe it is the way forward. It's

:21:17. > :21:20.not a great urgh surface. It's difficult for players. The

:21:20. > :21:25.footwear... They were slipping tonight. Four or Fife occasions in

:21:25. > :21:30.the first half, Samaras slipped, Lustig slipped. You don't expect

:21:30. > :21:33.that when you are on a grass pitch. That is the other issue. On that

:21:34. > :21:38.surface maybe Kelvin Wilson was ill advised in going to ground here. He

:21:38. > :21:41.did get the ball. It waslet right did get the ball. It waslet right

:21:41. > :21:46.decision? This was dangerous. He is not in any danger. He can get tight

:21:46. > :21:51.to him. Once you go to ground here. He got the ball. If that was outside

:21:51. > :21:54.the box, you can't even get in, dive in there anywhere on the pitch. He

:21:55. > :21:59.got away with that. He got the ball. That is probably why he got away

:21:59. > :22:03.with it and it wasn't a penalty. That is danger for me. That was ill

:22:03. > :22:05.advised I think at that stage of the advised I think at that stage of the

:22:05. > :22:09.game. Another crucial moment. Neil Lennon will pick over the

:22:09. > :22:13.performance. Will he do much analysis of that match or dismiss it

:22:13. > :22:19.to a large extent? Krelt Rick through it was a horrendous playing

:22:19. > :22:23.surface? You can't dismiss it, you have to go over it, analyse it and

:22:23. > :22:31.see where you can get better and players can improve. Not overly

:22:31. > :22:36.analyse it because of the situation, because of the pitch and injury

:22:36. > :22:40.problems and taking Samaras off. He will look at one or two bits of the

:22:40. > :22:45.defensive side of it and where players can pass the ball better.

:22:45. > :22:48.Again, not an excuse, but one of the reasons why Celtic didn't play well

:22:48. > :22:54.tonight, and didn't particularly pass the ball well was the surface.

:22:54. > :23:02.It wasn't a great surface. Work out who Celtic might play next. Who goes

:23:02. > :23:06.who Celtic might play next. Who goes into the draw with them on Friday.

:23:06. > :23:13.Celtic are seed they had will play an unseeded team in the play-offs.

:23:13. > :23:23.It could be a trip to Slovenia, Bulgaria. It could be Kazakstan,

:23:23. > :23:29.

:23:30. > :23:38.Austria, Vienna. The other option is either, it's not finished yet Legia.

:23:38. > :23:41.You wouldn't want Kazakstan. You have to try there. Going to Eastern

:23:41. > :23:45.European teams is never easy. You never know what the temperatures

:23:45. > :23:47.will be like or the conditions or how the players will react to that

:23:47. > :23:51.how the players will react to that journey. That is always the problem.

:23:51. > :23:59.You could beat them at home. You could go out there and defending a

:23:59. > :24:03.1-0 lead whatever. Maybe at this stage Celtic Austria, Vienna, on

:24:03. > :24:06.good surface, good atmosphere. It creates motivation within the

:24:06. > :24:11.players, both teams will be coming on at the same standard of fitness.

:24:11. > :24:15.Might be OK for them. Let us hope they can get one they can get

:24:15. > :24:25.through. What another great journey to get through to the next league.

:24:25. > :24:31.

:24:31. > :24:37.More reaction. This time it's Celtic Swedish defend defender. Mikael

:24:37. > :24:42.Lustig. We had two big chances, the header and the free-kick. If we had

:24:42. > :24:46.scored there maybed the game should look different. The way we played in

:24:46. > :24:51.the second-half was dreadful. difficult was the pitch to play on?

:24:51. > :24:56.It's really hard especially Elfsborg play here every week. They can

:24:56. > :25:01.handle the surface. We struggled a bit. We felt like we had one or two

:25:01. > :25:05.passes that go to Celtic player in the second-half. You mentioned the

:25:05. > :25:09.word "dreadful" in terms of your performance in the second-half. How

:25:09. > :25:15.much will you have to up your performance for the next round?

:25:15. > :25:20.defence I think we did a great game. I don't think Fraser did one save

:25:20. > :25:25.maybe we need to be better on the ball. Hopefully, we are not going to

:25:25. > :25:30.play on artificial, the next round. Like I said, it's really early in

:25:30. > :25:36.the season. Hopefully we will get better. Any preferences for the next

:25:36. > :25:40.round? No.Done. Answers that one. Celtic need to be better on the ball

:25:40. > :25:44.says Mikael Lustig in the next round. The stakes are high, into

:25:44. > :25:49.those play-offs no margin for error. You are that one tie away from the

:25:49. > :25:53.Champions League? Of course. I don't know why the interview asked him a

:25:53. > :26:00.stupid question - who do you fancy in the next round? As if he would

:26:00. > :26:03.name a team? It's absolutely daft. Bulgarian team. I don't think was a

:26:03. > :26:07.vintage Celtic performance. I was critical of the performance at

:26:07. > :26:11.half-time. It was justified. They didn't particularly pass the ball

:26:12. > :26:16.well. The movement wasn't great. Saying that, they created the two

:26:16. > :26:19.best chances of the game in the end with Joe Ledley and Samaras. They

:26:19. > :26:23.will improve from it. As we have said many times, these games are

:26:23. > :26:27.difficult. They are only just over their pre-season. They played a

:26:27. > :26:31.couple of Champions League qualifiers, they played last

:26:31. > :26:35.Tuesday, they played on Saturday, again tonight, Wednesday, they have

:26:35. > :26:41.to go against Liverpool on Saturday night in a friendly this Dublin,

:26:41. > :26:44.it's Liverpool Celtic, there will be a big crowd there again. Neil has to

:26:44. > :26:48.pick a competitive side. He will think, where will I pull these

:26:48. > :26:53.players from? Celtic have to be competitive in every game they play.

:26:53. > :26:55.That is the expectancy level at Celtic. It was about getting through

:26:55. > :27:00.tonight, getting through the play-offs as well. That pressure

:27:00. > :27:04.that is there for Celtic to get back to the Champions League. So much

:27:04. > :27:07.depends - So much riding on it financial stakes for the players

:27:07. > :27:11.themselves who want to be in the Champions League. They want to

:27:11. > :27:15.perform at that level. We talked about analysing the game. Neil will

:27:15. > :27:18.analyse the game on his own. I don't think he will dwell too much with

:27:18. > :27:25.the players on it. He will put it down to the playing surface and hope

:27:25. > :27:27.they will get a positive reaction. They can't look back on the

:27:27. > :27:30.negatives, Mikael Lustig said we were dreadful in the second-half

:27:30. > :27:35.much they can dismiss it quickly. They have it two weeks to prepare

:27:35. > :27:40.for the next game. That must be upper most on their mind. Two of

:27:40. > :27:44.them had knocks and feeling sorry for themselves. That might be the

:27:44. > :27:48.stiffest test, over the last two games against Elfsborg maybe they

:27:48. > :27:53.will get luck - Hopefully.Maybe luck in the third qualifier and they

:27:53. > :27:56.will breeze through the two games. There are a few things we would be

:27:56. > :28:01.looking for. When we watched the game conscious they play better from

:28:01. > :28:05.the back? Yes.Can they push and put more pressure on? Can they create a

:28:05. > :28:08.few more chances at home because they didn't really do that against

:28:08. > :28:11.that team. They weren't the best team in the world. Those type of

:28:11. > :28:15.things would be important to see if they can improve over the next

:28:15. > :28:19.couple of weeks. Thank you very much to my guests. Celtic's European