MX23RW : Friday, January 10 19:16:39| >> :600:17273400:17273400:
[monks data]
Attendance: 56,172
Celtic logo
Europa League | Group Stage
Oct 3, 2019 at 8pm UK
 
CFR Cluj

2-0

Edouard (20'), Elyounoussi (59')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer wary of Cluj threat

Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer wary of Cluj threat
© Reuters
The Romanian side knocked the Hoops out of the Champions League.

Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer believes Cluj sent a recent reminder of their danger ahead of Thursday night's Europa League encounter.

The Hoops were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers on aggregate by Dan Petrescu's side on August 13, following a 4-3 home defeat.

Cluj were themselves dismissed in the play-off by Slavia Prague and were then drawn in Group E of the Europa League along with the Scottish champions.

And on the same night Celtic began their campaign with a 1-1 draw against Rennes in France, Cluj beat Italian side Lazio 2-1 in Romania.

Ahead of match-day two at Parkhead, the 21-year-old Norway defender said: "Obviously we want to do better than we did the last time at Celtic Park.

"We know it is a massive game for us and we also know that Cluj will make it really difficult for us.

"They showed in the first game against Lazio that they are a top, top side and we will have to be at our very best to get points.

"I wasn't surprised. Romania is a really tough place to go so for them to get that result at home just shows that every team in this group can take points off you so you have to be focused and ready for everything.

"We have a great chance to go through this group and that is our main target.

"We have the Celtic mentality of taking one game at a time and we have to look after tomorrow evening."

ID:373682: cacheID:373682:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2374:
Written by
P A
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Celtic manager Neil Lennon pumps fist on September 19, 2019
Read Next:
Neil Lennon: 'Celtic in a better place to face Cluj now'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS

League Phase

TeamPWDLPTS
1AZ00000
2Ajax00000
3Anderlecht00000
4Athletic Bilbao00000
5Besiktas00000
6Bodo/Glimt00000
7Braga00000
8Dynamo Kiev00000
9Frankfurt00000
10Elfsborg00000
11Midtjylland00000
12FC Twente00000
13FCSB00000
14Fenerbahce00000
15Ferencvaros00000
16Galatasaray00000
17Hoffenheim00000
18Lazio00000
19Ludogorets00000
20Lyon00000
21M. Tel Aviv00000
22Malmo00000
23Man Utd00000
24Nice00000
25Olympiacos00000
26PAOK00000
27Porto00000
28Qarabag00000
29Rangers00000
30Real Sociedad00000
31RFS00000
32Roma00000
33Slavia Prague00000
34Spurs00000
35Union SG00000
36Plzen00000


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!