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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Marotta: 'Important appointment' Feb 12, 2013 Juventus director general Beppe Marotta admits tonight’s trip to Celtic Park is “an important appointment for us.” This is the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 and Marotta spoke to Sky Sport Italia before kick-off. Click here for the line-ups. “Our fans being here give us comfort and enthusiasm. You can feel the passion of the Celtic supporters, as it’s difficult to be heard in here,” he laughed. “This is an important appointment for us, because it is the first time we are facing a challenge of this nature. “Juventus are accustomed to certain challenges within its challenges. Evidently we must honour this match in the best possible way.” Alessandro Matri has again been chosen to partner Mirko Vucinic after spending many weeks on the bench. “Antonio Conte knows how to evaluate his players. Now Matri is in good shape and therefore he is playing.”

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) TEAM NEWS: Samaras out for Celtic as Ambrose returns against Juventus The Nigeria international flew into Glasgow on Tuesday morning to ensure he would be able to take his place against the Bianconeri, who recall Leonardo Bonucci in defence. Feb 12, 2013 Celtic are without mercurial striker Giorgos Samaras as they host Juventus in the Champions League last 16. Neil Lennon makes nine changes for the Hoops' 3-1 win over Inverness at the weekend, with only Fraser Forster and Kris Commons retained from the side that were victorious in the Highlands. Efe Ambrose makes a return to the XI after winning Afcon 2013 with Nigeria - the defender flying into Glasgow on Tuesday morning to ensure he would be available. The Bianconeri, meanwhile, make just two changes from the side that beat Fiorentina 2-0 on Saturday. Martin Caceres replaces Paolo De Cegile, while Leonardo Bonucci will take his place in the heart of defence, with Luca Marrone dropping out. CELTIC: Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew, Commons; Hooper. Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Kayal, Ledley, Miku, Watt, Lassad. JUVENTUS: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Peluso; Matri, Vucinic. Subs: Storari, Pogba, Giovinco, Anelka, Padoin, Quagliarella, Marrone.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Celtic can beat Juventus, insists Dalglish The legendary former Hoops striker believes the Glasgow outfit can replicate their spirit and performance against Barcelona earlier in the season when they meet the Bianconeri. Feb 12, 2013 Kenny Dalglish sees no reason why Celtic cannot emerge from their Champions League last 16 clash with Juventus on the winning side. The Hoops have already claimed a notable scalp in this season's competition, beating Barcelona 2-1 in the group stage in front of a raucous Parkhead crowd, and the former Liverpool boss believes the Bhoys can replicate that against the Serie A holders on Tuesday evening. Dalglish said: "I think it's fantastic what Celtic have done. Beating Barcelona, you wouldn't have even contemplated predicting that. "They've been fantastic, they got over the line by beating Spartak Moscow 2-1 in their last game - two fantastic nights at Celtic Park. There'll be another one against Juventus. "They'll all be looking forward to it, they've tasted the success. They want to taste more of it. "It's a really difficult tie. I saw them play at Chelsea, Juventus. They were fantastic. So it's a really big game for them. It's a big ask, where there's a will, there's a way. "Of course you can stop anybody playing, you've just got to be lucky or they've got to have a bad day or whatever. "It's more about Celtic than Juventus, it's how they play and how they go about their work that's more important."

Solo se é scozzese.

Io la seguo in streaming .... in italiano.

Il nigeriano Ambrose appena tornato dalla Coppa d'Africa in campo dal primo minuto. Samaras non ci sará.

La croce "celtica" in curva scozzese ... da squalifica.

Il Rangers perché sono protestanti.

YOU NEVER WALK ALONE! @@

É stato nel 2001. Ho corretto.

Marocchi: "In Scozia ho segnato persino io per cui non dovrebbe essere tanto difficile"

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Celtic v Juventus: Probable Line-Ups Feb 12, 2013 Celtic take on Juventus in the Champions League first knockout round on Tuesday evening at Celtic Park. Probable Line-Ups: Celtic: Forster, Matthews, Wilson, Lustig, Izaguirre, Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Mulgrew, Samaras, Hooper Juventus: Buffon, Bonucci, Barzagli, Caceres, Peluso, Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Lichtsteiner, Matri, Vucinic

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) 'Pirlo and Buffon have never experienced anything like it' – Home advantage key for Celtic, says Hartson The former Hoops striker believes that the stars of Juventus can be shaken by the incredible atmosphere at Celtic Park in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash. Feb 12, 2013 EXCLUSIVE By Russell Stoddart Celtic legend John Hartson believes that the atmosphere at Celtic Park can help the Bhoys to take a crucial first-leg lead in their Champions League last-16 clash with Juventus. Neil Lennon's side take on the Serie A holders on Tuesday night and the former striker feels that they will need to take a lead to Italy if they are to progress. "Even experienced Juve players such as Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon will never have experienced anything like it," Hartson told Goal.com. "The East End of Glasgow on a European night is an electric place. It is no fluke that teams like Barcelona, AC Milan and Manchester United have lost here in recent memory." The ex-Arsenal star believes that in-demand striker Gary Hooper can also put uncertainty about his own future behind him and use the Champions League as a stage to show what the Premier League and England are missing. The former Scunthorpe forward was the subject of five failed bids from Norwich City in January, while Three Lions coach Roy Hodgson is said to be keeping tabs on him with a view to an international call-up. "Gary can now relax after the transfer window shut," Hartson continued. "He knows he's not going anywhere for at least the next few months, so he can concentrate on his football. "It is a great chance for Gary to show what he can do against the best but that also goes for others, such as Charlie Mulgrew, Joe Ledley and Adam Matthews."

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Can Hooper prove he is a Champions League-quality striker against Juventus? The Celtic forward, who has been heavily linked with a Premier League move and an England call-up, faces a crucial test of his credentials against the Serie A champions. Feb 12, 2013 ANALYSIS By Chris Myson In July 2008, Gary Hooper was transfer-listed by Southend United after scoring just four goals in 44 games for the club. Less than five years later, he is preparing to spearhead Celtic's attack in the Champions League knockout stages against Juventus. It has been a quite remarkable rise for the striker, who saw his impressive form for Scunthorpe after leaving Roots Hall earn himself a move to the SPL giants as one of Neil Lennon's first signings. The £2.4 million transfer fee continues to look like a real bargain. Ever since he arrived north of the border, Hooper's eye for goal has been impressive and the Englishman became a mainstay of the Bhoys' attack. During that time, Celtic's fortunes have improved. From being a side who failed to qualify for the group stages of either continental competition during Hooper's first season in Scotland, they featured in the Europa League in 2011-12 before their exploits in Europe's elite club competition this term. Still aged just 25, netting 73 times in two-and-a-half-years of consistent goalscoring, combined with exposure to the Champions League, has led to a new surge of interest in the striker. In the most recent January transfer window, Norwich City had multiple bids rejected by Celtic and Andre Villas-Boas watched him play as Tottenham pondered whether to move for a frontman in the market. England boss Roy Hodgson has been continuously urged to call him up to the international fold by Lennon and will travel to Scotland to take in the match against Juventus. With his contract due to expire in the summer of 2014 and months of negotiations with his representatives proving unproductive so far, Hooper has been tipped to leave Glasgow, along with Victor Wanyama, in the summer. Lennon has since admitted that his side's historic progress in the Champions League was vital in being able to hold on to his stars until at least the end of the season and the club remain hopeful that they can at least persuade the forward to extend his deal. On Tuesday night, though, comes a huge test for Hooper. There is already little doubt that he is a prolific striker capable of doing an excellent job for over half of the sides in England's Premier League, those from upper-mid table down to the lower reaches. But, despite his success at Celtic to date, he is still yet to prove whether he really possesses the quality to warrant interest from Spurs, a call-up for England and to be considered a Champions League-level striker. In the Europa League last season, he scored against Rennes and Udinese but failed to find the net in two games against eventual winners Atletico Madrid. This year, he crucially netted home and away against Spartak Moscow but it was Wanyama and youngster Tony Watt who took the headlines against Barcelona. In total, he has scored six goals in Europe from 15 appearances, 12 of which were starts, at an average of just under one every two games. Domestically, tests against tougher opposition are hard to come by, aside from games against Old Firm rivals Rangers. Prior to their relegation to the Third Division, Hooper fared reasonably well against the Gers, scoring five times from 10 appearances, nine of which were starts. That record in big matches certainly does not suggest he is out of his depth at the highest level but, as yet, he remains relatively untested. If he is going to make it to the top, we are still waiting for Hooper's true breakout moment - a defining goal or match-winning contribution against a European heavyweight. He has played twice against Barcelona and now has the opportunity to spearhead his side's formidable challenge to reach the last eight up against a team who dominated Serie A last season without losing a game and comfortably disposed of Chelsea in the group stages. At Celtic you do not get many opportunities to play against the true elite, the likes of Barca, Juve and Manchester United. If Antonio Conte's side prove too strong for the SPL champions, Hooper will know that it could be his last chance to do so for some time. That is why this last-16 tie could be so important in deciding the forward's next career move, be that extending his stay at Celtic, moving to a mid-table English club or making a decisive step forward to a top Premier League side and earning international recognition. Based on the rapid rise that he has enjoyed in his career to date, there is every chance that he can go on to make an impression against Juve and continue his strong progression. There is no doubt that he still has an awful lot to prove if he wants to be considered a striker capable of succeeding at Champions League and international level but Hooper goes into this tie with everything to gain.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Celtic warrior: Why Juventus are so vulnerable without defensive rock Chiellini The Italy international's absence has hit the Bianconeri hard, and he remains unavailable as the Turin side approach the biggest game of their season so far. Feb 12, 2013 ANALYSIS By Kris Voakes | Italian Football Writer Football has never been such a squad game as it is in the modern era. Whereas in bygone years clubs would often go a whole season without using more than 18 to 20 players in total, the combination of greater demands on the body and an increased focus on rotation of key men has led to fewer and fewer players being ever-present during any single campaign. Some, though, remain as irreplaceable as ever, and in the case of Juventus’ Giorgio Chiellini, there is seemingly no option that can even come close to giving the Bianconeri the effectiveness and reliability that they get from the Italy international defender. So much so, his current lay-off with a calf muscle tear has impacted greatly on the club’s season, and his absence from Tuesday night's Champions League first leg clash represents perhaps the Bhoys' greatest hopes of progressing to the quarter-finals. Since the former Livorno man sustained the injury in training in December, the Old Lady have gone through their poorest run of form of the campaign, dropping valuable points in their attempted title defence and being eliminated from the Coppa Italia as a result. And in many of those matches, there have been clear issues down the Juve left due to their difficulties in replacing their dependable No.3. Whether they have turned to Andrea Barzagli, Martin Caceres or Federico Peluso in their search for a replacement on the left of the back three during his absences this term, Antonio Conte and his staff have remained clueless as to how to significantly patch up their side defensively. Andrea Pirlo may be their creative leader, Gianluigi Buffon their iconic shot-stopper and Arturo Vidal the side’s beating heart, but nobody has proven as important to the cause as Chiellini. In the time-honoured tradition that you ‘don’t know what you've got til it’s gone’, Juve fans have come to realise over the past couple of months just how much Chiellini’s role impacts on the rest of the Bianconeri’s gameplan. A record of 14 goals conceded in 16 matches without their defensive leader may not sound too bad, but compare that with just 12 in 19 when he has been available and you see a marked difference. Add to that the fact Juve score fewer when he is not playing, and you get a loss ratio of 18.75% in his absence compared to 5.26% when he is present. But why would Chiellini’s presence or lack thereof have an impact on their goalscoring? Well that can be answered in part with numbers, but there is also evidence to be gained with the naked eye. Juve have enjoyed more possession when Chiellini has not played this season (56.4% against 54.2%), yet they have been much less successful. That is because their time on the ball tends to come much deeper without Chiellini in the side, brought about by a greater collective responsibility in defence, meaning that the dominance of territory which came earlier in the season is not so evident at the moment. The need to hold onto possession has become more pressing, such is the nature of their defensive structure when they lose the ball. Chiellini’s game is about dominating his territory, whether that be in the air or on the ground. He takes ownership of the left side of the pitch in the defensive half. Theoretically, a quarter of the pitch is his to patrol. And he does so with real authority, artistry and vigour, making the wing-back role of Kwadwo Asamoah, who is not a natural defender, so much easier to negotiate. His sense of responsibility to the cause is almost unmatched in the modern game, making him one of the game’s true warriors. Yet without him, there have been moments of clear weakness. Barzagli and Caceres have each had their limitations exposed by the request for them to play on the left side, even when they have been boosted by the employment of a more natural defender to their left in the absence of Asamoah due to the Africa Cup of Nations. Moreover, Peluso has come in and immediately exemplified the difference between Chiellini and the rest of Serie A’s left-sided defenders. The 29-year-old was considered Italian football’s best alternative to ‘Chiello’ before his move to Turin, yet he has quickly been exposed as a poor replacement in the channel. On his debut alone, he was shown up twice by Mauro Icardi as Sampdoria won at Juventus Stadium, and positionally he has looked no better when called upon since. If Celtic are to make the most of Chiellini's absence, it is not just by attacking the Juve left that they could succeed either. Without his leadership and confidence, the rest of the defensive line has looked largely less assured. The Hoops can count themselves fortunate that such a rock is missing from the Bianconeri line-up, and a failure to cash in could well leave them counting the cost when the teams meet again in Turin in three weeks time. The sooner Chiellini returns to the Juventus back line, the better it will clearly be for the Scudetto holders, and with his comeback scheduled before the end of the month, it is vital that he is available for the remainder of the club’s European campaign thereafter if they are to have any hope of going deep in the Champions League. And if Celtic can take advantage in the meantime, then Juve may well still be left counting the cost.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Conte: Juventus will not underestimate Celtic The successful trainer has made it clear that the Hoops will not be pushovers, and says he dreams of going all the way in Europe. Feb 12, 2013 Antonio Conte has insisted that Juventus will not underestimate Celtic in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie at Parkhead on Tuesday evening. The Serie A champions are seen as the sky-high favourites to reach the quarter-finals at the expense of the Scottish giants, but Conte has stressed that a tough task awaits the Bianconeri. "We’ve got great respect for Celtic and won’t underestimate them. They’re back in the Champions League and, like us, are outsiders who want to go as far as possible," Conte said at a press conference. "They’re a physical team and score a high percentage of their goals from set pieces. We kept a close eye on Celtic’s Champions League progress during the group stages. "Home advantage has been very important for them. The stadium will act as their 12th man. Not many teams could manage to beat Barcelona at home and lose by a whisker at the Nou Camp. "It’s a dream to be back in the Champions League and our dream is now to claim a place in the quarter-finals." Tuesday's match is scheduled to kick off at 20:45CET.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) From Ronaldo to Rooney & Pirlo to Puyol: Europe's finest braced for return of Champions League After months of hype and anticipation the continent's premier club competition is back with a bang as Manchester United and Real Madrid prepare to take top billing. Feb 12, 2013 After months of exciting build-up and plenty of talk, the Champions League is back with a bang as Real Madrid host Manchester United in the standout last-16 tie. The clash sees Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo face the Red Devils for the first time since jetting off to the Bernabeu in a world record £80 million transfer in 2009, and almost 10 years since the last meeting between these two sides when a stunning hat-trick from former Brazil international striker Ronaldo saw los Blancos through to the semi-final stage that season. It is also a reunion for Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson. The ‘Special One’ has been linked with replacing the legendary Scot when he eventually steps down from the Old Trafford hot-seat, but will be desperate to win ‘la Decima’ for the Spanish side this term, and his third Champions League title in the process, with defending the Liga crown looking impossible for Madrid. Despite Ronaldo leaving United, many have predicted that he will be afforded a warm reception from the English fans. Defender Rio Ferdinand claimed: "The fans appreciated him when he was here and since he's been gone they sing his name. He came here a young boy and left a world-class player. He showed a lot of respect when he left and still does." Mourinho himself was in typically box-office form ahead of the match after scouting United in their comfortable 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday afternoon. He told MUTV: "The world is not waiting for other matches in the Champions League, so I hope we can give the world what they are waiting for." Before the Red Devils take to the field against the Spanish champions, the Serie A title holders will be on British shores when Juventus are hosted by Celtic. The Hoops have previous noteworthy triumphs in this season’s competition, having already stunned Lionel Messi & Co. when Barcelona travelled to Parkhead earlier this term and will be hoping for another stirring Glasgow atmosphere when the Bianconeri come to town. Kenyan star Victor Wanyama scored in Celtic’s win over the Liga leaders and is hoping to repeat the heroics against the Italian table-toppers. He exclusively told Goal.com: "The journey is still on. We are not looking at just Juventus, but are looking at going all the way and maybe lifting the big prize. "What is at stake is the big prize and that is why playing Juventus will be an amazing match. We were rated the underdogs and went on to shock Barcelona. "On paper, I still believe that we are underdogs going into Tuesday’s match against Juventus but this status will definitely keep us motivated. "We have to seize this opportunity and put up a winning performance." Conquerors of Manchester City and Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund and Shakhtar Donestk, meet in one of the round’s more fascinating ties. Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp has been linked with moves to Europe’s leading lights, but told Goal.com that he does not intend on leaving the Signul Iduna Park just yet. He said: "Not at this moment but I don't think about anything else but Borussia Dortmund at this moment.” David Beckham, however, will not be making a return to Champions League action this weekend as he is yet to regain enough fitness for Paris Saint-Germain as they face Valencia at the Mestalla. Los Che have secured 1-1 draws at home to Real Madrid and Barcelona since the turn of the year, although they have also been on the wrong end of a 5-0 hiding from Mourinho's side, while Carlo Ancelotti's charges have tightened their grip at the top of Ligue 1 recently, extending their lead to six points.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Hartson: Juventus scalp would put Lennon further in Premier League shop window The former Hoops striker expects clubs in England to be queuing up for the Ulsterman's services having demonstrated his managerial nous with his exploits in the Champions League. Feb 12, 2013 EXCLUSIVE By Russell Stoddart John Hartson believes that victory over Juventus in the Champions League last 16 will put Celtic boss Neil Lennon at the top of the list for upcoming Premier League vacancies. The Wales coach insists, however, that it would have to be a special job for his former Celtic team-mate to be tempted south of the border. Lennon made Europe sit up and take notice when he plotted Celtic's remarkable victory over Barcelona in November on the way to qualifying from the group stages of Europe's elite club competition. His stock has also risen on the domestic stage with a second successive SPL title virtually assured with a third of the season still to go. Hartson told Goal.com: "Neil was thrown in at the deep end without any real managerial experience when he replaced Tony Mowbray. But he's done a great job and he's getting better all the time. "The Premier League is a managerial merry-go-round and I've no doubt that Neil will be in demand. I'm sure he would have no problems taking charge of a Premier League club in England. "Celtic fans won't want to hear that because they don't want him to go, but they will be reassured to know that Neil is very happy at the club and it would have to be something special for him to even consider leaving." Hartson and Lennon were team-mates when Celtic tasted victory over Juventus in 2001 and Barcelona three years later, and the Celts boss is planning a rare player/manager double over two of Europe's most decorated sides. Hartson believes that Lennon's success in this season's Champions League group stages have proven his tactical nous and hailed Celtic's exploits in mixing it up with clubs that possess far greater resources. He added: "His achievements in the Champions League group stage showed he is tactically astute and it put a marker down. "He didn't have the millions that was spent by Barcelona, and the other teams in the group, Benfica and Spartak Moscow, but he got them well organised and they were very effective soaking up pressure and hitting on the break. "Being the manager of Celtic brings with it real pressures, and that will stand him in good stead wherever he goes after Celtic. "Martin O'Neill, his old boss at Celtic, used to say that you are never more than three or four bad results away from the sack because of the demands of the job, and that is a heavy weight on young shoulders. "To be honest, I never really saw Neil as a future manager when we were team-mates, but then again, I used to travel to training at Celtic with Paul Lambert and I never saw it with Paul, either."

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Celtic star: 'Juve were dirty' Feb 12, 2013 Ahead of tonight’s Champions League match, former Celtic star Frank McGarvey claims Juventus were the dirtiest side he ever faced and Claudio Gentile “knocked me unconscious.” He was on the field when these teams first met in 1981, taking on the likes of Dino Zoff, Gaetano Scirea, Antonio Cabrini, Marco Tardelli and legendary hard man of Italian football Gentile. “They did everything to upset us,” McGarvey told the Daily Record. “Pulling your jersey was the least of it. “I was spat on, elbowed and their defenders were even pulling the hairs out of my legs. The worst, though, was when Gentile knocked me out. It happened during the first half in Italy when we were attacking and the referee and the linesman were following the play. “He just came up behind me and punched me in the head. I was unconscious. Our physio brought me round with smelling salts – and they were disgusting. “Back then being knocked out wasn’t enough to have you substituted so I played on while the rough treatment continued. “I was always very good when it came to keeping my discipline as a player and I didn’t respond to any of the fouls or the spitting. “However, once the final whistle went I lost my head and went in search of Gentile. I went up the tunnel shouting for him and I was determined to land one on him for what he did. “It’s the only time in my life I’ve ever reacted like that but I was furious about what he’d done. I didn’t get to him but that was probably the best thing that ever happened to me because he was twice my size!” Juventus lost 1-0 in Glasgow and qualified by winning the second leg 2-0 at the Stadio Comunale in Turin. “I’ve never had a problem with hard tackling – in fact I think the modern game has gone too far in trying to get rid of it – but they weren’t exactly hard but fair,” continued McGarvey. “Juventus were a team full of household names and half of them were World Cup winners but the referee in both games let them away with murder. “Their defenders simply wouldn’t have a career nowadays. The stunts they pulled off the ball back then would now be caught by cameras and they’d be pulled up and banned for it. “Unfortunately, 30 years ago it was open season on us. It was obvious that they were desperate to win and would stop at nothing when it came to putting you off your game.”

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Hartson: Atmosphere the key Feb 12, 2013 Former Celtic striker John Hartson believes Juventus will struggle against the Scottish champions this evening. The Welsh forward, who played for the Bhoys between 2001 and 2006, is confident that the atmosphere at Parkhead will be a determining factor in the last 16 Champions League clash. “Juventus have experienced players like Andrea Pirlo and Gianluigi Buffon,” he told Goal.com. “But even they have never experienced anything like that. “It is no fluke that teams like Barcelona and Manchester United have lost there in recent memory.”

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Matri-Vucinic to face Celtic Feb 12, 2013 Alessandro Matri’s return to form should see him confirmed in the Juventus attack against Celtic on Tuesday night. The striker has had problems this season, but goals against Chievo Verona and Fiorentina will probably see him picked alongside Mirko Vucinic tonight. Matri, who will 'replace' Sebastian Giovinco in the starting XI, has never scored in the Champions League. Boss Antonio Conte will field a 3-5-2 in the last 16 tie, but he won’t risk Kwadwo Asamoah. The latter is now back from the African Cup of Nations, but the Ghana international will start on the bench. Conte is set to field a back-three of Andrea Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Martin Caceres. With Paolo De Ceglie injured and Asamoah out from the start, Federico Peluso should be picked on the left. Juventus possible: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Peluso; Vucinic, Matri. Substitutes: Storari, Asamoah, Pogba, Marrone, Giovinco, Quagliarella, Anelka.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Scott Brown: Celtic can beat anyone at Parkhead The Hoops' captain has said that his side are feeling confident ahead of Tuesday's home clash with Juventus, claiming that it's "probably the biggest game of our lives". Feb 11, 2013 Celtic captain Scott Brown has said that his side are feeling confident ahead of Tuesday's first leg tie at home against Juventus in the Champions League. The 27-year-old regards tomorrow's clash as "probably the biggest game of our lives", and believes that the tempo in training has increased noticeably as the Hoops prepare for their first appearance in the last 16 of the competition since they were defeated 4-2 on aggregate by Barcelona in 2008. Brown was also keen to place emphasis on the power of the fans, and the recently-appointed Scotland captain believes that with a sell-out crowd behind them anything is possible after beating the Blaugrana in the group stage of this year's competition. "We can beat anyone, especially at Parkhead, as the fans play a big part," he told the pre-match press conference. "We haven't had the best form in the world at home in the league this season, but it's definitely a step up in the Champions League." The Hoops captain and his team are well aware that they are up against some of the finest players in Europe, especially two-time Champions League winner Andrea Pirlo, a player Brown regards as "one of the greats". "He's getting a bit older now, so hopefully we can catch him," he joked. "He's fantastic. We have to try and stop him from playing his own game. "Everyone's a threat. They have technical players and the strikers hold the ball very well."

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE - Last 16 - 12-2-2013 (8:45 p.m.) ................ CELTIC - JUVENTUS Celtic Park - Glasgow Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain) Buffon plays down importance of Celtic crowd The 35-year-old believes the famous Celtic Park support will not determine the outcome of Tuesday's Champions League clash with the Bhoys. Feb 11, 2013 Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has played down the importance of the Parkhead atmosphere ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with Celtic. The 35-year-old has experienced the "typical British atmosphere" in the past and while admitting the crowd do hold a degree of influence from the stands, the Bianconeri captain believes the result will ultimately reflect what transpires on the field. Speaking at the pre-match press conference, the World Cup-winner said: "I have played here before with Parma and Juventus and it is a typical Brittish atmosphere. "We know what lies ahead. The crowd can certainly help and give a boost to the players, but only up to a certain point. "As far as I'm aware, no spectator has ever scored a goal." Juve go into the game on the back of a 2-0 Serie A victory over Fiorentina on Saturday.