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EUROPE: Champions League - Group Stage - Round 1
Celtic took their dominance of Scotland to a new level last season as they went the entire season unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership and eventually won the title by a margin of 30 points, but unfortunately their dominance doesn’t stretch as far as Europe just yet.
Admittedly they were drawn in a very tough group including Barcelona, Manchester City, and Borussia Monchengladbach, but they failed to win any of their games and were hammered 7-0 at Barcelona. They did manage a draw at home to Manchester City though in a thrilling 3-3 game. In fact, their entire group stage last season was a goalfest, with a total of 21 goals in their six matches. Coming up against one of the most devastating attacking sides in world football, we could be in for more goals here.
The Bhoys have already seen plenty of action this season, knocking Linfield, Rosenborg, and Astana out in the Champions League qualifiers and winning four of their five league games so far. They have scored a total of 32 goals in their 12 competitive games this season, including eight against Astana in an 8-4 thriller on aggregate.
PSG are no strangers to goals this season either, and it’s no surprise, given the outlay they’ve had on bringing in new attackers. They obliterated the world record transfer fee when they signed Neymar for £200 million, and they’ve added Kyliann Mbappe to their arsenal since then on loan, with an obligation to buy for over £150 million.
Mbappe managed to score on his debut against Metz on Friday, with PSG winning that game 5-1, to make it six wins from six in competitive football this season. They have scored 21 times in these six matches, and their world record signing has wasted no time in trying to repay his fee with four goals and four assists in four appearances. Backing Neymar to find the net again looks the best bet for our goalscorer predictions.
It’s important to remember just how well Neymar performs in the Champions League. He masterminded a stunning comeback from Barcelona against his new club last season and finished the campaign with four goals and eight assists in the competition. He should have a field day against a Celtic defence who have conceded 16 goals in their last six group stage appearances.
Celtic should be able to get on the scoresheet at least though. They have found the net in eight of their last 11 Champions League matches, whilst PSG have conceded in ten of their last 11 on the road in the Champions League.
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