Celtic Vs Barcelona TV3 & ITV1 19:45

Lennonist

Celtic hoping for repeat of last season when they won the corresponding Parkhead fixture 2-1. Barcelona will start as strong favourites, but are without Messi.

Lennon will probably go with 1 up front, will it be Stokes or Pukki. Celtic are playing for 2nd place at best or 3rd in this Group, a result tonight would be a bonus.

Turtwig

Barca are far more direct season. Meaning Celtic will have more of the ball than usual and parking the bus is a little bit trickier. Though I'm sure Lennon will be keenly aware of this.

Also, I mean no disrespect to Celtic and Barca fans but unless RTE/TV3 show Arsenal Dortmund, I feel Arsenal fans are being short changed here with the tv selection. I have a subscription to sky sports so it doesn't bother me but Arsenal's group is the most appetising group to a neutral. Why Aresnal Napoli isn't the choice for mainstream Irish TV is beyond me.

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Jernal wrote: »

Also, I mean no disrespect to Celtic fans but unless RTE/TV3 show Arsenal Dortmund, I feel Arsenal fans are being short changed here with the tv selection. I have a subscription to sky sports so it doesn't bother me but Arsenal's group is the most appetising group to a neutral. Why Aresnal Napoli isn't the choice for mainstream Irish TV is beyond me.

Yeah it's quite bizarre. It was fair enough with the Marseille game but are Celtic really that popular here still? Surely you'd get far more neutrals with Napoli v Arsenal?

RoryMac

I'm biased of course but I reckon the Celtic v Barca game would be more attractive to neutrals, a David vs Goliath game always seems to attract a bit of interest.

lertsnim

Jernal wrote: »

Also, I mean no disrespect to Celtic fans but unless RTE/TV3 show Arsenal Dortmund, I feel Arsenal fans are being short changed here with the tv selection. I have a subscription to sky sports so it doesn't bother me but Arsenal's group is the most appetising group to a neutral. Why Aresnal Napoli isn't the choice for mainstream Irish TV is beyond me.

ITV are showing Celtic too. Usual love in with tv stations hoping for a repeat of the last time they met. Arsenal will be shown again once Celtic are out

Crann na Beatha

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BMMachine

napoli versus arsenal or celtic versus barca.... hmmmmmmmmmmmm
in a lot of ways, i wish celtic and rangers didnt exist

Skylinehead

Whatever about RTE showing Celtic, always going to be the case, but I thought that ITV would get more wanting Arsenal-Napoli.

bobmalooka

Excited for tonight, nothing compares to the big nights at Celtic park.

When that music comes on and I watch our bhoys strolling out ready to go to battle with the best on the planet the hairs will be standing on the back of my neck.

Tonight will be electric, I can not wait.

Dempsey

ITV are showing Celtic/Barcelona & Sky Sports are showing Arsenal/Napoli in the UK. The Celtic/Barcelona wont be a choice on the red button AFAIK so it suggests there are terms and conditions to showing UCL matches, you can't just have any match. TV3 showing Celtic/Barcelona is probably down to Setanta Ireland showing the Arsenal/Napoli game. Why would TV3 show the better match on their FTA service when they can use it as a carrot for their subsidiary's subscription service. I'm sure the neutrals can get the Arsenal/Napoli game if they really want to watch it.

weldoninhio

Dempsey wrote: »

ITV are showing Celtic/Barcelona & Sky Sports are showing Arsenal/Napoli in the UK. The Celtic/Barcelona wont be a choice on the red button AFAIK so it suggests there are terms and conditions to showing UCL matches, you can just have any match. TV3 showing Celtic/Barcelona is probably down to Setanta Ireland showing the Arsenal/Napoli game. Why would TV3 show the better match on their FTA service when they can use it as a carrot for their subsidiary's subscription service. I'm sure the neutrals can get the Arsenal/Napoli game if they really want to watch it.

Don't TV3 just show whatever match ITV have? Not sure they'd have any choice in what they play. Much like STV. They show the ITV match in Scotland, whether there's a Scottish team playing or not.

Skylinehead

Dempsey wrote: »

ITV are showing Celtic/Barcelona & Sky Sports are showing Arsenal/Napoli in the UK. The Celtic/Barcelona wont be a choice on the red button AFAIK so it suggests there are terms and conditions to showing UCL matches, you can just have any match. TV3 showing Celtic/Barcelona is probably down to Setanta Ireland showing the Arsenal/Napoli game. Why would TV3 show the better match on their FTA service when they can use it as a carrot for their subsidiary's subscription service. I'm sure the neutrals can get the Arsenal/Napoli game if they really want to watch it.

TV3 almost always get the better match. Well I say "better", but I mean more viewers.

Turtwig

Dempsey wrote: »

ITV are showing Celtic/Barcelona & Sky Sports are showing Arsenal/Napoli in the UK. The Celtic/Barcelona wont be a choice on the red button AFAIK so it suggests there are terms and conditions to showing UCL matches, you can just have any match. TV3 showing Celtic/Barcelona is probably down to Setanta Ireland showing the Arsenal/Napoli game. Why would TV3 show the better match on their FTA service when they can use it as a carrot for their subsidiary's subscription service. I'm sure the neutrals can get the Arsenal/Napoli game if they really want to watch it.

I was under the impression that the FTA channels got first choice. So why ITV and TV3 would choose Celtic is what we're pondering. You're right Celtic/Barca is not on the Red Button. And it's quite strange because in so far as I can tell it's the only game for the entire week of UCL that Sky Sports can't show.

dfx-

ITV not showing the London side in London?:eek:

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Jernal wrote: »

I was under the impression that the FTA channels got first choice. So why ITV and TV3 would choose Celtic is what we're pondering. You're right Celtic/Barca is not on the Red Button. And it's quite strange because in so far as I can tell it's the only game for the entire week of UCL that Sky Sports can't show.

I think on Tuesdays Sky gets every game except the one chosen by ITV, and on Wednesdays they get all 8?

I think TV3 also get 1st choice on Tuesdays, and then RTE wednesdays in Ireland.

Badabing

Anyway back to the match, Draw best Celtic can hope for but you never know after last year, id say 2-1 Barca but hoping 1-0 Celtic

RoryMac

I think this is going to be a long night for us, Barca will have learned from last year and I don't think there's much we change in how we approach the game.

Maybe we can get a goal from a set piece and rely on some heroic defending & goalkeeping but in reality probably Barca to win 3 - 1

Dempsey

The performance against Morton shows that our corners wont be much of a threat this year unless Lennon makes changes to set piece tactics. Mulgrew & Commons on FK's probably our best bet.

Dempsey

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#Celtic: Forster; Lustig, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre; Matthews, Brown, Mulgrew, Samaras; Commons; Stokes (LB)

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#Celtic subs: Zaluska, Biton, Balde, Rogic, Pukki, Kayal, Forrest. (LB)

Hopefully Matthews has more end product in this match. Izaguirre hopefully has a good game defensively. Probably the best team given the injuries

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dundalkfc10

BMMachine wrote: »

napoli versus arsenal or celtic versus barca.... hmmmmmmmmmmmm
in a lot of ways, i wish celtic and rangers didnt exist

They dont exist, They liquidated and went out of existence last year!

As for Celtic, Can I ask your reasons why?

Skylinehead wrote: »

Whatever about RTE showing Celtic, always going to be the case, but I thought that ITV would get more wanting Arsenal-Napoli.

2nd Biggest Club in Britain Vs 2nd Biggest Club in World, with the atmosphere Celtic Park creates meant ITV was always going to show it

RoryMac

Dempsey wrote: »

The performance against Morton shows that our corners wont be much of a threat this year unless Lennon makes changes to set piece tactics. Mulgrew & Commons on FK's probably our best bet.

Wanyama & Hooper are big losses at set pieces, Wanyama was very strong in the air and Hooper had a knack of getting a touch on anything that fell in the box.

We should still be capable of creating chances against Barca from corners tonight, hopefully we've been doing plenty of work on them in the days leading up to this

Davaeo09

Without the power and pace of Wanyama I can see the Barca mid-field finding their rhythm early on compared to last seasons stifling performance from Celtic!

No Messi tonight though so Neymar and Pedro better have there finishing boots on! gunna say 1-2 Barca or 1-3

Edit: As a Barca fan it's great to see how Celtic up their game against some of the best in the world, inspirational stuff. To all Celtic can's out there, good luck and enjoy

RoryMac

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

They dont exist, They liquidated and went out of existence last year!

Give it a rest mate, there's other places to discuss that without cluttering up a match thread

Dempsey

Hopefully the 12th man can make an impact

Ledley is a huge loss tonight, more so than Wanyama is.

Turtwig

Jernal wrote: »

Barca are far more direct season. Meaning Celtic will have more of the ball than usual and parking the bus is a little bit trickier. Though I'm sure Lennon will be keenly aware of this.

Also, I mean no disrespect to Celtic fans but unless RTE/TV3 show Arsenal Dortmund, I feel Arsenal fans are being short changed here with the tv selection. I have a subscription to sky sports so it doesn't bother me but Arsenal's group is the most appetising group to a neutral. Why Aresnal Napoli isn't the choice for mainstream Irish TV is beyond me.

I should also have mentioned Barca fans. Posted edited.

I am pie

Jernal wrote: »

I should also have mentioned Barca fans. Posted edited.

Come on, there are more Celtic fans than Arsenal fans in Ireland and there are more neutrals interested in seeing Barcelona than Napoli.

Celtic - Barcelona is the obvious choice.

Lennonist

Stokes with another big opportunity tonight after getting called up for Ireland.

The team is probably the best team to put out given injuries etc., Mulgrew is a good CM, better than as a LB or LM.

lertsnim

weldoninhio wrote: »

Don't TV3 just show whatever match ITV have? Not sure they'd have any choice in what they play. Much like STV. They show the ITV match in Scotland, whether there's a Scottish team playing or not.

TV3 are not ITV and ITV no longer has any stake in TV3. They can show whichever game they want regardless of what ITV show

TV3 have first pick on Tuesdays. Setanta have second

Lennonist

lertsnim wrote: »

TV3 are not ITV and ITV no longer has any stake in TV3. They can show whichever game they want regardless of what ITV show

TV3 have first pick on Tuesdays. Setanta have second

That's why they picked Celtic v Barcelona.

lertsnim

They picked the same game. That's all. Do ITV secretly own TV3 now? If you know something then do please share it

Nolars

Hopefully a good game is in order.

RoryMac

Here we go, fingers crossed

BMMachine

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

They dont exist, They liquidated and went out of existence last year!

As for Celtic, Can I ask your reasons why?

because both clubs are absolutely poisonous to the rest of scotland, they breed atmospheres of hate and exclusion, they are a rallying point for some of the worst people in 3 countries (ireland, northern ireland and scotland) and the culture of both clubs is something i have a lot of problems liking.
im half scottish and am over there quite a lot. ive never once heard anything positive about either club, its more often the nuisance they cause to normal people and the intimidation that their fans cause. this isn't just in glasgow, its in every urban area i've been to. so yeah, i wish i could blink and both clubs would disappear

Lennonist

For a minute at the start I thought we weren't gonna get the ball at all, Barca are scary with the way they can keep the ball at times. Settled into it now.

Good pass from Stokes to set up Samaras for the first opportunity of the game.

Dempsey

samaras wasting possession too much

RoryMac

Dempsey wrote: »

samaras wasting possession too much

To be expected with the role he's being asked to play.

Need to cut out the stupid fouls at set pieces

Lennonist

I wish we had this ref v Juve last season for those set pieces.

Doff

Wow 3 pages in and already someones bitching about Celtic/Rangers rivalry? Whats this match got to do with Rangers anyway?

I'm watching this instead of Arsenal/Napoli so expect this to be a borefest and Arsenal/Napoli to be a scorefest.

10green bottles

BMMachine wrote: »

because both clubs are absolutely poisonous to the rest of scotland, they breed atmospheres of hate and exclusion, they are a rallying point for some of the worst people in 3 countries (ireland, northern ireland and scotland) and the culture of both clubs is something i have a lot of problems liking.
im half scottish and am over there quite a lot. ive never once heard anything positive about either club, its more often the nuisance they cause to normal people and the intimidation that their fans cause. this isn't just in glasgow, its in every urban area i've been to. so yeah, i wish i could blink and both clubs would disappear

Do football mate.No time here for party political broadcasts.

Dempsey

RoryMac wrote: »

To be expected with the role he's being asked to play.

Need to cut out the stupid fouls at set pieces

even for the role he's asked to play, its abit too much for me

RoryMac

BMMachine wrote: »

because both clubs are absolutely poisonous to the rest of scotland, they breed atmospheres of hate and exclusion, they are a rallying point for some of the worst people in 3 countries (ireland, northern ireland and scotland) and the culture of both clubs is something i have a lot of problems liking.
im half scottish and am over there quite a lot. ive never once heard anything positive about either club, its more often the nuisance they cause to normal people and the intimidation that their fans cause. this isn't just in glasgow, its in every urban area i've been to. so yeah, i wish i could blink and both clubs would disappear

Half Scottish and half deluded!

RoryMac

Dempsey wrote: »

even for the role he's asked to play, its abit too much for me

I agree he needs to release the ball quicker when he has options but a lot of times the only option is to try beat half the Barca defence

Lennonist

Samaras is often isolated. He's playing up front, although usually veers towards the left, with Stokes and Commons playing behind him.

Lennonist

RoryMac wrote: »

Half Scottish and half deluded!

And half assed:pac:

PauloMN

Celtic struggling to get the ball out of their half, understandable really given the defending they are having to do. Think Sammy is doing as well as can be expected tbh, there's no support open to him when he has the ball.

PauloMN

Lennonist wrote: »

And half assed:pac:

But full of shyte!

Doff

And as I said, Arsenal 2-0 against Napoli, think I'll switch channel....

Lennonist

Not sure about the situation up front, not getting the best out of Samaras if he doesn't play wide left. Is Stokes and Commons kind of playing the same role?

Lennonist

PauloMN wrote: »

But full of shyte!

Not half:pac:

Dempsey

Doff wrote: »

And as I said, Arsenal 2-0 against Napoli, think I'll switch channel....

im delighted for you

RoryMac

Lennonist wrote: »

Not sure about the situation up front, not getting the best out of Samaras if he doesn't play wide left. Is Stokes and Commons kind of playing the same role?

Happens regularly enough when the 3 play together, all a bit too similar. Not sure what the point of playing Stokes if he's not up front, be better off with Forrest or Boerrigter