From this...
To this!
The Guardian- Celtic have been left to embrace an outrageous stroke of fortune after Uefa’s decision to reinstate them into the Champions League at the expense of Legia Warsaw, who had beaten them 6-1 on aggregate in the competition’s third qualifying round.
The governing body expelled Legia on Friday morning after an investigation found that they were guilty of fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of the tie at Murrayfield on Wednesday night – as an 86th-minute substitute.
Celtic, rather than Legia, entered the Champions League play-off drawin Nyon and they have been paired with Maribor of Slovenia in the final round before the lucrative group phase. Arsenal have drawn the Turkish club Besiktas as they contest the play-off for the seventh time in nine seasons – they have yet to lose – but it was Celtic’s reprieve that was the stunning detail.
The Scottish champions had been on their knees after losing 2-0 in the home leg against Legia to suffer the heavy aggregate defeat; the tie did not take place at Celtic Park because of the Commonwealth Games. However, matters have since unravelled for the Polish champions.
Legia thought that Bartosz Bereszynski, who had been sent off in their final Europa League tie of last season against Apollon to incur a three-match ban, had served his punishment by sitting out both legs of the club’s Champions League second round qualifying win over St Patrick’s and the 4-1 first-leg victory over Celtic.
The governing body expelled Legia on Friday morning after an investigation found that they were guilty of fielding an ineligible player in the second leg of the tie at Murrayfield on Wednesday night – as an 86th-minute substitute.
Celtic, rather than Legia, entered the Champions League play-off drawin Nyon and they have been paired with Maribor of Slovenia in the final round before the lucrative group phase. Arsenal have drawn the Turkish club Besiktas as they contest the play-off for the seventh time in nine seasons – they have yet to lose – but it was Celtic’s reprieve that was the stunning detail.
The Scottish champions had been on their knees after losing 2-0 in the home leg against Legia to suffer the heavy aggregate defeat; the tie did not take place at Celtic Park because of the Commonwealth Games. However, matters have since unravelled for the Polish champions.
Legia thought that Bartosz Bereszynski, who had been sent off in their final Europa League tie of last season against Apollon to incur a three-match ban, had served his punishment by sitting out both legs of the club’s Champions League second round qualifying win over St Patrick’s and the 4-1 first-leg victory over Celtic.
WHAT AN IDIOT! WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT WEIRD HAIRCUT SETH LEGIA WARSAW! You blow your 6-1 win over Celtic over an unregistered 86th minute substitute? When you were already up 4-1? To miss out on the most lucrative and popular sporting competition on planet earth? Fucking brutal guys. No worries though, I'm sure the Polish first division will provide the same level of competition and international prestige as playing the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid week in and week out.
How do you feel if you're Celtic though? Do you really want to go through to the third qualifying round after getting pummeled by a team from fucking Warsaw? Obviously you want to be playing in the biggest soccer competition in the world, but you'd think if Celtic has an ounce of pride they'd be too embarrassed to step on the field again. Hopefully it won't come to anything and they won't make it past the next round, which, let's face it, they probably won't even if they're playing Maribor straight out of Slovenia.
p.s. Hey Vladimir, tell us how you really feel.
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