CELTIC are eight games away from the Champions League but should overcome the first hurdle tonight.

Brendan Rodgers's side kick off their marathon bid to make the groups with a long trek to Armenia to face an Alashkert side who knocked out St Johnstone three years ago.

There will be no double Scotch for the minnows though with Rodgers well aware of what's required to negotiate these stages and is concerned about the searing heat.

Three words will guard him against complacency though – Lincoln Red Imps. The Gibraltar side caught his side cold a couple of years ago and Rodgers won't allow that to happen again.

His first-choice side prepared well by battering Shamrock Rovers on Saturday and the manager has been waxing lyrically about the condition of stars such as Moussa Dembele, Scott Sinclair and Odsonne Edouard.

Celtic are a best 1-3 at McBookie to win tonight and no price at all to qualify (you're talking about 1-33).

Rodgers looks set to go with Dembele and Edouard up top and maybe he thinks the best form of defence is attack with Mikael Lustig and Dedryck Boyata missing. Leigh Griffiths is also injured and Tom Rogic is still on a break after playing for Australia at the World Cup.

French stars Dembele and Edouard on target in Ireland and to score first both are 11-4 at William Hill.

Sinclair is 5-1 and if you want a bit more value take Callum McGregor at 15-2 as he may be lower down Alashkert's radar and has netted some big goals for the club.

If they're physically ready and handle the heat Celtic should win this with plenty to spare. Celtic -1 pays 11-10 at betfair and -2 is 11-4 with McBookie.

I'd back both confidently if it was further into the campaign but Celtic may just be keen to get any win and return to Parkhead with no damage done.

Even without their World Cup stars Celtic to win to nil should happen at 10-11 with William Hill.

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5 Comments
  1. mr h 6 years ago

    I reckon Rodgers will play 2 up top more often this season, more so if Dembele stays past the transfer window. I don’t see Rodgers splashing that sort of money on Edouard too have him heat the bench like last season when on loan and a fit Dembele is one of the first names on his team sheet.

    Alashkert scored home and away against BATE last year in the qualifiers and they could notch again tomorrow but I fancy Celtic too score 2+ on there own….

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    • Mr Fixit 6 years ago

      He’s hinted at playing two up front because he wasn’t happy with scoring fewer goals last season.

  2. mr h 6 years ago

    Fancy celtic too score 3 or more on their own *

  3. Alves 6 years ago

    CM looks a cracking bet anytime 5/2 at 365, anywhere better?? Oddschecker no showing any more. Stuck ma free fiver on 10 games 3+ gls for 2558 at Skybet and that’s next up, 25+ cash out the now but letting it run. 4/10 so far so hoping the goals flow

    • Alves 6 years ago

      McGregor is 9/4 wi 365, 5/2 at Skybet is where i must’ve seen it. Gonna be a struggle to get to CL if am honest, will be happy wi EL group stages at the minimum the now.

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