In the Champions League, the England legend has been discussing Celtic and Aston Villa.
Aston Villa and Celtic have been hailed by Gary Lineker as surprising Champions League standouts thus far.The team led by Brendan Rodgers has four points in the recently redesigned league phase after winning over Slovan Bratislava and earning a strong away point against Atalanta last time out. All of Aston Villa’s games have ended in victory, including a thrilling triumph over Bayern Munich.As the league season draws to a close, they will face off in a Champions League match at the beginning of the year. To guarantee top-tier European football after January, Celtic will aim to place ninth to twenty-fourth in the section or higher. This week, Lineker discussed the competition and expressed his opinions about both clubs.
He thinks Celtic and Aston Villa, along with Brest in France, have raised eyebrows thus far, albeit he finds something strange about the Hoops’ 7-1 thumping at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in their second game.When asked about his Champions League surprise gifts, the Match of the Day anchor stated on the Rest is Football podcast: “Villa, three wins from three, you’d have to say them.”
Aston Villa and Celtic have been hailed by Gary Lineker as surprising Champions League standouts thus far.The team led by Brendan Rodgers has four points in the recently redesigned league phase after winning over Slovan Bratislava and earning a strong away point against Atalanta last time out. All of Aston Villa’s games have ended in victory, including a thrilling triumph over Bayern Munich.As the league season draws to a close, they will face off in a Champions League match at the beginning of the year. To guarantee top-tier European football after January, Celtic will aim to place ninth to twenty-fourth in the section or higher. This week, Lineker discussed the competition and expressed his opinions about both clubs.
He thinks Celtic and Aston Villa, along with Brest in France, have raised eyebrows thus far, albeit he finds something strange about the Hoops’ 7-1 thumping at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in their second game.When asked about his Champions League surprise gifts, the Match of the Day anchor stated on the Rest is Football podcast: “Villa, three wins from three, you’d have to say them.”
“With Manchester City and Liverpool included, aren’t the three English clubs at the top? The French squad, Brest, is doing pretty well, in my opinion. Two victories and a tie is, in my opinion, quite remarkable.
Celtic had four points from the other two games, which is strange given that they were thrashed seven points [against Dortmund] in one of those games. That offers them a chance to be in the middle block, which is probably achievable.
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