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With the duel between two very traditional clubs, Group H of the Europa League really gets down to business right from the start. Celtic Glasgow can welcome current Italian league leaders AC Milan at home.
But the Scots are currently doing well nationally and want to challenge the guests as much as possible, because nobody really wants to be empty-handed on Thursday evening in Glasgow.
The task will by no means be easy for the hosts, because in the duel Celtic Glasgow vs. AC Milan, the betting odds are rightly on the side of the guests. With the individual class and the current form of the Italians, an away win on the island should be more than feasible.
The expectations in Milan are correspondingly high, because after a bumpy qualification for international business, more confident performances should now be offered again in the group phase. The best way to see how the Milanese are doing in Glasgow is in our betting base live scorer.
Celtic Glasgow:
After qualifying in the second round of the Champions League, the Scottish champions played confidently in Europe’s second-highest club competition. At the start there is now an absolute highlight against a title candidate. Even if in the game Celtic Glasgow vs. AC Milan a tip on the home team is probably the outsider variant, nobody wants to admit defeat by the Scots in advance.
Against the top Italian club, trainer Neil Lennon will send his troops back into the game in the usual fight-oriented manner. The aim is to make life as difficult as possible for the southern European ball artists. The three-man chain in defense, which is usually deployed, is intended to neutralize the Milan offensive as best as possible.
In fact, the defensive department in particular is the showpiece of this team, because Celtic has conceded no goals in four of the last five competition games. So it is always enough offensively to put pinpricks in order to be able to leave the field victorious anyway. This tactic should be used in the game Celtic Glasgow vs. AC Milan the current forecasts are thwarted.
To prevent the third loss of the season on Thursday evening, it takes more than just hard work. Against Milan, the course of the game must also speak for the Scots, because no comparably strong opponent had called for a test of strength this season.
In addition, the duel against Glasgow Rangers was lost in the championship last weekend. In the championship you are now four points behind. The starting position is therefore by no means ideal.
AC Milan :
Seldom has AC Milan been able to celebrate such an outstanding league start as in the current season. With four wins in four games, the team of coach Stefano Pioli is currently at the top of the table and if Ibrahimovic, the double goalscorer from last weekend, has it, then it should stay that way until the end of the season.
The far more uninspired appearances on the international stage were all the more surprising. Against the Norwegian first division club Bodo / Glimt, a 3-2 home win was achieved with difficulty and in the playoff for the Europa League, Milan had to defeat the Portuguese outsider Rio Ave after a last-minute equalizer with a penalty in the 120th minute of the game Penalty shoot-out, which after a true thriller ended with an 11:10 for Milan.
In the group stage, the fans are now expecting their team to perform better and that is about to start against Glasgow. The return of top star Ibrahimovic, who was able to shine in the first game after his injury break, ensures confidence. Despite being almost 40 years old, King Ibra is still very dangerous in front of the gate.
The fact that coach Pioli attaches great importance to good defensive play by his team can be seen from the league results so far. Only one goal was set here for the defense around Italy’s national goalkeeper Donnarumma.
This is probably the main reason why Celtic vs. AC Milan clear the odds for an away win, because the Scots will have great difficulty scoring even one goal. In return, anything is possible with offensive stars like Calhanoglu and Ibrahimovic. If you beat Inter, as the Pioli-Elf did last weekend, you should have all options open against Celtic.
Current information on injuries and bans in the Europa League can be found here. Naturally, in the first round of the competition, both coaches can almost draw on the full.
Celtic vs AC Milan head to head matches
26.11.13 CL Celtic AC Milan 0 : 3
18.09.13 CL AC Milan Celtic 2 : 0
04.12.07 CL AC Milan Celtic 1 : 0
03.10.07 CL Celtic AC Milan 2 : 1
07.03.07 CL AC Milan Celtic 1 : 0 (0 : 0)