Celtic Park

 

Join me as discuss and rate the experience of visiting one of the most iconic stadiums in Scottish football - Celtic park as Celtic take on Slovan Bratislava in their opening Champions League match of the season

Cost- 4/5 

The match ticket was priced at £46 which I think is good value for money to experience a Champions League match in the famous Celtic Park atmosphere. The food and drink was also pretty fairly priced with a steak pie costing £3.30. 

Facilities – 4/5 

Celtic park is the biggest football stadium in Scotland with a capacity of just over 60,000 featuring 3 stands that consist of a 2 tiered bowl layout and the iconic main stand which is single tiered and has been standing since 1971. These state of the art facilities help contribute to an enjoyable matchday experience for supporters.

Atmosphere - 5/5

Both sets of Ultras the “Green Brigade” and the “Bhoys” contributed to an electric atmosphere with constant chanting which provided their team with encouragement leading them on to a famous 5-1 win. The fans also produced a tifo paying homage to the 1967 Celtic team who won were famously the first British club to win  the European Cup which greatly added to the atmosphere and  gave an insight into how much the competition means to their supporters .

Quality of Match- 3.5/5

There was a lot of media excitement going into the match questioning how Celtic would start the campaign after failing to qualify from the group stage the previous year. Celtic lived up to this excitement with brilliant performances from wingers Kuhn and Maeda combined with controlled performances from Hatate and new signing Engels contributing massively to a 5-1 victory for Celtic. However, opponents Slovan Bratislava were not up to a great standard and it could be argued they are not up to the quality of the Champions League

 

Total- 16.5/20