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mated. “One or two pundits were happy,” he said. “I don’t want to name names...rio [Ferdinand]. I think the whole night, everyone got caught up in the atmosphere.
“It’s all great pre-kick-off. For that game, anyone you got tickets for, you say make sure you are there pre-kick-off because it’s unbelievable.
“With the greatest will in the world, you then think Celtic might get thumped by Manchester City. But the performance and the crowd went with them all night, we haven’t seen a night like that for years.
“That’s what Celtic will be looking to repeat on Wednesday. Although it’s a lesser team in the way the fans view it, it will be a real test. These are not duds. Borussia are a well organised and slick outfit.
“Celtic will have to be at their best on another hard night, but the players will know that.”
The last time Celtic played a Champions League fixture against a German side at Parkhead, 13 years ago, Sutton was used in an advanced midfield role. There was nothing between them and Bayern Munich in the first game, which finished 0-0. But a goalkeeper slip cost them in the return in the Olympic Stadium,
CHRIS SUTTON with a 1-0 lead turned into a 2-1 defeat late on.
“I remember the 0-0 at Parkhead and in the away one Alan Thompson scored early and then Magnus Hedman had a bit of a nightmare, didn’t he?” recalled Sutton. “And then Martin O’neill hairdriered him afterwards – and that’s my memory.”
It was a reminder of Scottish football’s then standing that Celtic could be so furious at losing a clash against Bayern Munich by a single goal after matching them over 180 minutes.
But Sutton expressed hope such times have returned when Celtic can hope to gain a profitable result against German visitors. While they might not be as feared as Bayern Munich, Borussia Monchengladbach are more than capable of bursting Celtic’s bubble.
But Sutton believes that if Celtic are to secure European football beyond Christmas, then much rests on tomorrow.
“I don’t think it’s a must-win but I think it’s a must-notlose because looking at the head-to-head with Borussia Monchengladbach [it’s] the one you’d pick out [over Manchester City and Barcelona].
“So it’s about going again against a lesser team, with the greatest of respect to Borussia Monchengladbach. But there is a lot of danger in saying that because they are still a really good outfit.” l BT Sport is your home of unmissable live football from the Uefa Champions League, SPFL and Betfred League Cup. Watch Celtic v Borussia Monchengladbach in the Uefa Champions League exclusively live on BT Sport ESPN this Wednesday from 7pm.
“The performance and the crowd went with them all night, we haven’t seen a night like that for years. That’s what Celtic will be looking to repeat on Wednesday”