Hello. Both these teams were spanked in their first matches - Celtic by PSG and Anderlecht by Bayern - and are realistic enough to know that their duels with each other effectively amount to a play-off for a spot in the latter stages of the Europa League. That’s an honourable goal and they’ll both be going for it full gun, so we can expect fun today.
It’s hard to know exactly what to expect from Anderlecht because since that defeat at Bayern they have jilted their manager, René Weiler, and placed Nicolas Frutos in temporary charge. His only match at the helm brought a narrow victory at Beveren last weekend, lifting Anderlecht to seven in the Belgian top-flight, a very shabby position by their standards. The main reasons they won that match was a heroic performance by goalkeeper Frank Boeckx but he may not play today as Frutos has suggested he’ll give the gloves to Matz Sels. Some kind of Mignolet/Karius rotation fandango in going on there, perhaps.
Meanwhile, of course, Celtic are cartwheeling away with the Scottish Premier League and arrive in Brussels on the back of another one-sided Old Firm derby. But they have never won in Belgium and have not won anywhere in the Champions League since beating Ajax at home in 2013. Changing facts like that will do more to demonstrate the progress masterminded by Brendan Rodgers than dominating the SPL can do. Celtic have the players and the method to win today, but do they have the mindset?
SOURCE : GUARDIAN SPORTS posted by CAMPUS94
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