8/14: First Leg, Celtic vs. Basle [R]

[BrianCappellieri]

PF, have you heard how many fans are travelling to Basle?

[Parkhead_Faithful]

Im not sure exactly but I think Basel have been fairly stringent in thier allocation to us, giving us the bare mimimum which is around 2500.
Although I may be wrong and that was just paper talk.

[SwissGCZ]

Originally posted by Parkhead_Faithful
Agreed the return leg should be an absoloute belter, Dunno if my nerves will be able to take it though! :D
*Adding more fuel to the fire* :D

The last time Celtic set foot on Swiss ground ('99), they lost 3-1 to FC Zürich in the Uefa Cup.

Speaking of the Uefa Cup, Livingston got a meager 1-1 tie with FC Vaduz yesterday (ok..ok, so they are not a Swiss team - but they do play in our 2nd division.)

Also, props to all the Basle fans that made the trip today (about a 1000). I could hear them very well on tv.

[Parkhead_Faithful]

Livi have been suitably lamblasted in the papers today for it dont worry :)
Someone was on here congratulating them for it actually, but ill go easy on them as it is their first foray into european football and it is another level entirely.

[Worm Burner]

Could somebody that saw the match explain what happened on Larsson's penalty kick that was saved. Was it a poor shot? great goalkeeping? luck?

Just curious.

[Parkhead_Faithful]

jammy keeper, larsson drilled it right up the middle about waist height, the keeper was diving to his right, his foot was in the right place at the right time.

[BrianCappellieri]

Thanks for the answer, PF.

I wonder what Larsson was thinking. Did he figure the keeper would dive to one side or did he just miss hit it.
http://www.ananova.com/images/web/24688.jpg
Celtic Bounce Back To Sink Basle (http://www.ananova.com/sport/story/sm_650583.html)
Sylla Seals It (http://www.soccernet.com/championsleague/2000/20020814/reports/55232_full.html)
O'Neill: It's not over yet. (http://www.ananova.com/sport/soccer/story/sm_650596.html?menu=sport.football)

[Parkhead_Faithful]

He put the first in the corner, the keeper dived the right way but it was perfectly placed and he never got to it, the fact the keeper dived the same way for the second tells you henke was right to go up the middle with it, if the boy had been 3 inches shorter he'd have scored.
He knows how to take a penalty does our man :)

[markdickson]

Larsson's PK miss was similar to the one he missed against Livvy last season, when Broto flicked the ball over the bar with his foot.

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overall if you havent seen it all three of celtics goals were good goals and well taken goals. Celtic just thumped the ball up the pitch in the first half and if there was justice it should have been 3-1 to the swiss as all celtic deserved was the penalty which was correctly given even though the defender looked as though he may have nudged the ball. Celtic outclassed them in the second half but 4-3 celtic would have been a fairer result and would have made the second leg far more interesting. Celtic were very lucky to escape 3-1 based on the first half performance as MON admitted.

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Originally posted by Parkhead_Faithful
jammy keeper, larsson drilled it right up the middle about waist height, the keeper was diving to his right, his foot was in the right place at the right time.

It was jammy but in a sense it was skillful and knowledgeable for the keeper to have done that.

[BrianCappellieri]

Damn! Sky couldn't show any CLQ highlights.

If anyone catches the Celtic goals on a site or show please let me know.

Thanks

[Parkhead_Faithful]

Originally posted by ads_uk


It was jammy but in a sense it was skillful and knowledgeable for the keeper to have done that.

Naw it was jammy.

[BrianCappellieri]

Heh neebr, goat a rotry airm fur ma fordie?

Hinka cumfae cashore canfeh, Ahl hityi oar hied 'caw taughtie?

[Parkhead_Faithful]

jesus capppelllieririr I thought that was my da for a minute!

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Originally posted by Parkhead_Faithful


Naw it was jammy.

I said it was Jammy and you responded by saying it was Jammy

:D

[Parkhead_Faithful]

Ah but you tried to say in a sense it was also "skillful and knowledgeable" when nope it was pure fluke working hand in hand with the forces of motion and gravity.

:)