The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)

Parkhead mauling gives striker hope

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That result showed him they are beatable, but El Bakhtaoui acknowledg­ed Dundee will still have to play out of their skins if they hope to upset the odds.

The 24-year-old said: “I was at Celtic Park for the PSG game.

“Scott Allan got me tickets to see the match and I went along with my friend.

“PSG are a great team and produced one of the best performanc­es I have ever seen.

“To be fair to them they have some really good players, but so do Celtic.

“It just didn’t happen for Celtic on the night.

“It is not often you go to Celtic Park and see a team exploit their weaknesses like PSG did.

“Dundee now know how to play against Celtic – we just have to play like PSG!

“Watching the PSG match gives you some hope that Celtic are beatable

“It is going to be very tough for us, though, because Celtic are a good team.

“I would like to think that Celtic would change their team around as that would give us a better chance.”

Dundee will go into the game with their confidence boosted after securing their first Premiershi­p win of the season over St Johnstone on Saturday.

El Bakhtaoui added: “This was our first victory and I think we deserved it because we have played well against every team this season.

“We have been making chances and it just didn’t happen for us.

“It was a good day for us against St Johnstone and it was a great feeling to get three points.

“We now have a massive game against Celtic. It is a big cup game for us at home.

“Celtic are the best team in Scotland and we are playing against really good players.

“We will just have to concentrat­e and work hard against them.”

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Faissal El Bakhtaoui: feels Dundee deserved first win.

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