Celtic will finish top of Europa League Group E if they win both of their final two matches in the group stage.
Neil Lennon’s men face Lazio in a fortnight before hosting Rennes and finishing in Romania against Cluj. The upcoming clash in Rome may be important but, even if things go awry, they can clinch qualification and top spot with two more wins.
Six more points would move us onto a total of 13 for the group stage, and mean that neither Lazio (3) nor Rennes (1) could catch us. Victory over the French side and Cluj would also mean that the Romanians wouldn’t be able to match our total of 13.
Beating both Rennes and Cluj will be no easy task but it’s well achievable when you take into account the exploits on Thursday night against Simone Inzaghi’s outfit.
Celtic can top this Europa League group
When asked whether one win would be enough for qualification Neil Lennon said: “You would like to think so because you always feel that other clubs would take points off each other.
“What we have done is made a great start to the group and I can’t ask any more than maximum points at home and picking up a point away from home.
“There is no guarantee of us picking up another point in the group so we have to calm down.” (Daily Record)
It’s amazing that we’re able to talk about the prospect of winning a group containing the domestic champions of Romania and the current national cup holders in France and Italy. Our performances so far in this group have been wonderful and given us a terrific chance of qualification.
As long as we take it one game at a time, and continue to make Celtic Park a fortress, we’ll be booking our place in the last 32 very soon.
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