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·10 de dezembro de 2024

Celtic’s Golden Opportunity in Zagreb, Predicted Team and Score

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Tonight is a golden opportunity for Celtic to collect three points on the road in the Champions League and reach the play-off round, but an injury hit Dinamo Zagreb will be no pushovers…

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Ademola Lookman battles for possession with Nicolas Kuhn during the UEFA Champions League match between Atalanta BC and Celtic FC at Stadio di Bergamo on October 23, 2024. Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Later this evening we will take on Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia as we look to secure our qualification for the play-off stages of the UEFA Champions League.


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Celtic’s away record in this competition is woeful, we haven’t won an away fixture at this stage since when we beat Anderlecht 3-0 in Brussels back in 2017, so any optimism is tempered by a harsh dose of realism and that dreadful feeling in our stomachs that is all too familiar on many a Champions League away day, whether we’ve travelled or watching back home on television.

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Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic FC in action during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3 match between Atalanta BC and Celtic FC at Stadio di Bergamo on October 23, 2024 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Tonight is a golden opportunity to lay those ghosts to rest as we take on a Dinamo Zagreb side who are out of form and missing numerous key players. That doesn’t mean Celtic should be taking anything for granted as the Croatian Champions will still be a tough nut to crack as they are at home and like ourselves are still in with a decent chance of qualification for the play-off rounds.

Brendan Rodgers will make sure that the players ignore any noise over the opposition, and concentrate on ourselves, and I’m sure Brendan will ensure the players go onto the pitch with correct mindset. He has a full strength squad to choose from and that will involve 15 or 16 players all playing a part.

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Atalanta BC v Celtic FC – UEFA Champions League – Ademola Lookman is challenged by Auston Trusty during the  match at Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, on October 23, 2024. Photo Roberto Tommasini

If we play to the standard we know we are capable of we can get a result, of that I have no doubt. If we defeat like we did in Bergamo and attack like we did against RB Leipzig then it should be a long overdue night to remember for the Celtic support on an away day in the Champions League.

It won’t be easy,  we will of course  respect the opposition but focus will be on ourselves playing well and getting a positive result. Let’s hope we are all smiling later this evening.

Predicted Celtic Team

Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; McGregor (c), Hatate, Bernardo; Kuhn, Kyogo and Maeda.  Subs: Sinisalo, Bain; Scales, Welsh, Valle, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Engels Forrest and Ralston

Predicted Score

We got Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic and Celtic 3-0 Hibs spot on. This evening we’re going for  Dinamo Zagreb 1 -2 Celtic .

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