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Celtic begin their quest for a fourth succe sive Champions League group stage appearance with a tough third Mason Appleton Jersey round qualifier against Dinamo Moscow at Parkhead on Wednesday. Thus far, Celtics pre-season preparations have gone according to plan, with four clean sheets and victory in the Wembley Cup.The positives that can be taken from these matches have been a chance to bed new signings Marc-Antoine Fortune, Landry NGuemo, Danny Fox and Lukasz Zaluska into the side. A return to form for Chris Killen and Ma simo Donati has also been a welcome bonus.The match itself will be Tony Mowbrays first competitive game in charge and he couldnt ask for a more important game in which to get his tenure underway. The tie represents the first of two qualifying rounds Celtic will need to negotiate to earn Champions League status by far the most difficult route theyve ever faced.With so much at stake, expect Mowbray to deploy a conventional 4-4-2 formation, with as much experience as he can muster. Boruc will be in goal and with captain, Stephen McManus Vince Dunn Women Jersey injured, the back four should read Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens and Naylor.Barry Robson remains sidelined and the game may come just too soon for Scott Brown, which leaves Celtic light in midfield, so NGuemo should make his debut alongside Crosas Philipp Grubauer Women Jersey or Donati in the middle. With Nakamura departed for Spain, a lot will rest on the shoulders of McGeady and Maloney, wholl supply a strikeforce of McDonald and Fortune. If Celtic need goals late on expect to see Samaras and Killen arrive from the bench.Dinamo represent a rather unknown factor after qualifying for the competition by finishing third in the Ru sian Premier Division last season. Two years ago, Celtic overcame Spartak Moscow in a cla sic Celtic Park penalty shoot-out, but Dinamo cannot be placed on the same level as their neighbours.They currently lie fourth in this seasons Ru sian Premier Colin Blackwell Men Jersey and played out a 1-1 derby draw with Lokomotiv Moscow at the weekend a game that was watched by Tony Mowbray. After 15 rounds of domestic matches, Celtic can expect their opponents to be much more up to scratch in the fitne s department. However, Celtic did receive a surprise boost when it emerged Dinamo captain, Dmitri Khokhlov, will be suspended for the first leg for a sending off he received for a previous club.With the hosts dire European form away from home bound to givethe Moscow sideinspiration for the return leg, it is e Jamie Oleksiak Men Jersey sential that Celtic win this game without the conce sion of an away goal. The faithful will need to play their part by making as much noise as po sible and turning Parkhead into a European cauldron, the likes of which the Dinamo players have most likely never seen. However, with Celtic behind their opponents in terms of sharpne s and Dinamo likely to keep as many men as po sible behind the ball, expect this to be a tight affair.Prediction: Celtic 1 Dinamo Moscow 0 |
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发表于 2023-5-31 18:50:21