QuoteInteresting game on Setanta Ireland now Paok Salonika v Schalke. 1.1 from first leg. Stadium almost empty because of sanctons against Salonika.
Saw the game last night between Celtic and Elsborg. Izaguirre would give anyone palpatations. Celtic reminded me of Ireland unable to hold the ball but well organised defensively apart from Izaguirre giving the ball away in dangerous positions.
I thought Kerr was unjustified in his knocking the quality of the opposition as Swedish football isn't bad and deserved more respect that Kerr was offering. Certainly on a par with Scotland. A good win for Celtic. I thought Stokes came on as a sub and other than getting booked was ineffective although he did have one good run. Celtic badly miss Wanyama in midfield whom they sold to Southampton. Not sure where Kayal is.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Interesting game on Setanta Ireland now Paok Salonika v Schalke. 1.1 from first leg. Stadium almost empty because of sanctons against Salonika.
I'd be delighted to see PAOK make it. Great fans, pity they won't be able to watch this one live.
Its a great game 2.1 to Schalke on the night 3.2 to Schalke on agg.Schalke down to 10 men also.
2.2 now. Great game, how can anyone who has Setanta watch the Arsenal game on ITV when this game is on.
Schalke won 3.2 . 4.3 on aggregate. tough on PAOK.
Looks like the same again for Celtic - create a million chances and score none of them. Stokes looking lively though.
Great atmosphere in Glasgow tonight. Celtic all over them, they should score ten at this rate.
The Shakhter keeper is in inspired form so far this evening.
He's one of those goalkeepers who makes the difficult saves look difficult and the easy saves look even more difficult.Originally Posted by DannyInvincible
Can't see Karagandy finishing this game with 11 men. They're lumberjacks.
Absolute screamer from Commons. Crucial to get it before half-time as well as it relieves some of the pressure for the second half. Celtic really should score another one or two at least here though.
Yes, get in. Come on Ireland
That was a super hit and they really needed it. The Celtic defence looks dodgy enough that Karagandy could easily score from one of those ridiculous long throws.
Level now!
Not sure how Stokes managed to hit the crossbar from about three yards...
Great play by Stokes to bring the ball deep into the box and set Forrest up for Celtic's third. That should see them through.
How much money is this worth to Celtic, anybody know?
Their run to the knock-out stage of the competition last year saw them net £20.4 million: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...eague.21689306
Celtic's reward for their run to the knock-out stage of the Champions League last season was £20.4 million, according to figures released by the competition's organisers.
Neil Lennon's side *memorably beat Barcelona 2-1 at Celtic Park in November last year, enroute to success in the group stages.
But official figures released by UEFA reveal the share of total distribution it handed to clubs in Europe's top competition.
On top of the club's group stage fee of £7.3m, Lennon's side were rewarded an additional £3m for qualifying for the last 16.
Celtic also received £6.9m in market – pool funds and a performance bonus of £3m.
However, English clubs' earnings from the Champions League last season were dwarfed by those in Italy, Spain and Germany, UEFA's figures have revealed.
The four Premier League representatives – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City – earned between £24.7m and £30.5m each, almost half the income of top-earning club Juventus who received a record £55.9m in TV money and bonuses from UEFA.
For the last six years, the English clubs have been the biggest earners from the competition but a combination of factors has led to the quartet slipping back in the Champions League earnings list last season.
The first factor was the relatively poor performance by English teams, with none in the quarter-finals and Chelsea and Manchester City failing even to make it out of the group phase.
Secondly, UEFA's latest television coverage deal with ITV and BSkyB saw no rise in its value, meaning no extra income for the English clubs.
By contrast, in Italy the Champions League TV deal increased by around 35% and in Spain by around 20 %.
Finally, the fact that only two Italian clubs qualified for the group phase meant there were fewer clubs to share their market share of TV money, while the German clubs' income was boosted by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both getting to the final – Bayern earned €55m (£47.3m) and Dortmund €54m (£46.4m).
I have it on good authority they'll be donating all the money to the Department of Finance to help with the bail-out, as per green jersey requirements.
No, really, the prize money for just getting to the group stage adds up to about €10m and anything further they get is dependant on results. Their share of the TV money will be relatively small given Scotland is a small market.
That was some finish to the game. Stokes did what Samaras couldn't do all night and lifted his head to pick a pass. Super performance, call him up Trap, etc.
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