Celtic vs Juventus live UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Preview

Celtic vs Juventus live UEFA Champions League Round of 16 Preview -12 February 2013

Celtic enter the UEFA Champions League round of 16 after a gap of five years and face Italian giants Juventus at Celtic Park.Watch Free Celtic vs Juventus Stream Free online video Video Of UEFA Champions League Tuesday,12 February 2013 Kickoff and Time Table scheduled for 19:45 BST.EPL,Watch Video online video Live onlinevideo,Celtic vs Juventus Live Streaming Video, Celtic vs Juventus Stream, Celtic vs Juventus Streaming, Celtic vs Juventus Live, Celtic vs Juventus online video, Celtic vs Juventus Results, UEFA Champions League Fixtures SPL leaders Celtic face Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday night, with the return match in Turin on Wednesday March 6.

The teams met in the group stage in 2001/02 when Juventus won 3-2 in Italy and Celtic triumphed 4-3 at Parkhead. The clubs also clashed in the 1981/82 European Cup - Juve won 2-1 on aggregate after losing the first leg 1-0 in Glasgow.
Aside from a defeat on penalties to Inter Milan, Celtic have not lost in eight games against Serie A opponents on home soil since AC Milan beat them 1-0 in March 1969.
Celtic are in the last 16 for the third time. In 2006/07 they lost narrowly to AC Milan and the following year they went out 4-2 on aggregate to Barcelona.

Celtic have been strong at home in Europe this season, beating Helsinki and Helsingborgs and drawing with Benfica before notching 2-1 victories over Barcelona and Spartak Moscow.
Juventus have not lost away from home in Europe since a 4-1 defeat to Fulham in the Europa League in March 2010. They have won three and drawn five of their eight fixtures since.
Juventus are five points clear of Napoli at the top of Serie A, with 17 wins, four draws and three defeats in their 24 games. They beat Fiorentina 2-0 in Turin in their latest outing on Saturday.
Having beaten them back in 2001, Celtic have to draw inspiration from their 4-3 win over Juve. The Hoops can bank on their home form and fans to get the better of Juventus.
Celtic beat the likes of Barcelona and Spartak Moscow to make it through to the last-16. Manager Neil Lennon considers this game to be 'one of the biggest games of their careers'. It is so important for Celtic that fans get right behind their team and opponents are given are hard time.
Juventus are coming into this game with back-to-back victories, currently holding the top position in the Serie A table.
Celtic will wait on the fitness of striker Giorgos Samaras while Emilio Izaguirre is declared fit. The Hoops will have to consider playing Efe Ambrose after just lifting the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria.
For Juventus, Kwadwo is likely to be benched after playing at the Africa Cup of Nations. Centre-back Giorgio Chiellini is suspended while Paolo De Ceglie is out with a thigh injury.
Trivia:
* Celtic have not lost in their previous eight games against Serie A opponents at home. The last team to be the Hoops at home was AC Milan in 1969.
* Celtic have played 19 games against Italian sides which reads W5 D7 L7.
* Celtic have enetered the knockout stage only three times.
* Juventus have been unbeaten in 16 games in Europe.
Probable Lineups:
Celtic Forster-Matthews, Lustig, Wilson, Izaguirre -Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew-Samara, Hooper, Forrest
Juventus : Buffon-Bonucci, Barzagli, Caceres-Pirlo-Lichtsteiner, Marchisio, Vidal, Asamoah-Vucinic, Giovinco