Spartak dismiss Celtic and look for penalty revenge

Representing FC Spartak Moscow fans is Sem who reached out to me from the Spartak fan site fratria.org. I would like to thank him for contributing and sharing his views with us. Let him know what you think in the comments.

1)What do you think about your opponents in the group?

Honestly and a happy about the teams in our Group. Any team in Pot 1 was going to be tough and Barcelona are probably the best of them, but there was no real weak team. Benfica are a good team and had a strong year last time. They will give us a good game. No disrespect but I do not think Celtic will concern the other teams too much. They have not done anything in years and we have improved a lot from our last meeting.

2)How do you feel about getting Celtic from pot 4?

Personally I was delighted. There were easier teams to compete against but at least it was not the German Champions Borussia Dortmund. Plus it will give us a chance for revenge when you won fortunately on penalties last time we played.

3) Who is your star player and most likely to cause us concern?

We have some very talented players at Spartak now. You of course know of Aiden McGeady and
Emmanuel Emenike will score goals for us. We have high hopes for young Brazilian international Romulo to become the star player but currently that title would go to Welliton. He is our best player right now. He scores some great goals but more importantly he scores some bad goals. He is injured but hopefully will be back for the Champions League.

4) Who do you think is Celtics star/best player?

I do not know much about the current Celtic team, but I did not know much about them last time either. I am sure there are good players. Samaras was at the Euro’s but he is injured. Hooper scored a lot of goals for you last year, so he will be dangerous. Watching some Celtic highlights the big midfielder Wanyama looks strong and hard to get past. He will need to be good for you I think.

5) We sold you Aiden McGeady. Are you going to thank us or dislike us?

We will thank you, though we paid good money for him. Aiden is a very talented player and maybe even the most skillful on the team. I would like him to score more, but he creates chances for others. He will always be a first team player.

6) How do you predict the group will finish? first, second, third, fourth

I never like to predict but if I have to, I see Barcelona as first, Celtic as fourth and it would be between us and Benfica for second and third. You might think I am being hard on your team, but what have you done in the last five years since we met? Lost to Aalborg, Villareal, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Hambur, Braga, Utrecht and Sion as well. Not to mention Arsenal, Manchester United and Atletico Madrid. I think you can add Barcelona, Benfica and Spartak Moscow to that list soon as well.

7) Who will win the Celtic – Spartak games?

I would take a win at home and a draw, but would be disappointed if we do not get two wins. I hope you give us a good game, I just can’t see it happening.

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