They say that attack is the best form of defence?? , well for Celtic tonight vs Sporting Braga , its their defence that will decide if Celtic have any chance of turning over the 3-0 defeat they incurred in Portugal last week.
At the Emirates tournament at the weekend Celtic again showed that going forward they can certainly score goals , its their back line that just cant keep them out , Celtic scored 4 goals against Lyon and Arsenal , 2 against each team but they conceded 5 , with Braga only really needing 1 goal to totally finish Celtic's faint hopes of reaching the play-off round of the Champions League (celtic would need 5 if this happens) , it shows how much of an ask this will be for Neil Lennon's team.
Can Celtic do it??? , i say no , their back line is just not good enough to keep the flair of the Portuguese out , Celtic may well score 3 goals in this game but even if they do , can anyone be confident of a clean sheet??? , its still unknown if Scott Brown will make the team as he was injured vs Lyon , Aiden Mcgeady wont play either as he is in Russia thinking about a move to Spartak , so will Lennon turn to new strikers in Murphy and Hooper to get the goals??? , well after Samaras penalty miss vs Arsenal , i think its in Lennon's best interest to play 2 strikers who actually score goals.
Prediction - i think Celtic will win this game but it will not be enough to see them through , a 2-1 or even a 3-2 win looks on the cards , at least the win would boost Scotland's co-efficient but it would also mean that Celtic would take their place in the play-off draw for the Europa League on Friday.
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