Astanacoach:Wedon’tdomiracles

DOWNBEAT Astana coach Stanimir Stoilov admits there’s no chance of his side pulling off a miracle against Celtic tonight.

The Bulgarian has already conceded defeat after the 5-0 first-leg leathering as his men are not capable of pulling off a Barcelona-style rescue job.

The Spaniards roared back from 4-0 and 5-1 down to dump PSG in the Champions League last season.

He said: “I must be realistic. Celtic are 99 per cent through to the group stages. Our chances are not so great but anything can happen.

“We will have to see after tonight and the draw. If they manage to avoid some of the top sides they are capable of getting through the group stage. As for this game Barcelona can do these kind of unreal things – we don’t.”

Stoilov said his men were down in the dumps after the Glasgow gubbing but aim to make amends in front of their own crowd.

He said: “We need to do better. We made mistakes in the first game but they had five shots and got five goals. We have prepared well and will make it a good game.”

Midfielder Ivan Mayewski said: “Everyone wants to win by more than five goals but we have to be realistic.

“First of all we just have to win to make our fans happy.” CZECH Pavel Kralovec will referee Celtic’s game in Kazakhstan tonight but he’s been a nightmare for Scottish teams.

He was in charge when the Hoops lost 2-0 at Shakhter Karagandy four years ago and was involved in two controversial incidents when Scotland lost 1-0 in Macedonia in 2008.