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Graeme Souness backs Chelsea and Arsenal, but fears for Celtic

Samuel Eto'o of Chelsea in action against Everton
Image: Eto'o: will come good for Chelsea, says Souness

Chelsea v Basel

I'm a fan of Samuel Eto'o and I can't understand why people would be criticising him after 90 minutes of football at the weekend.

AC Milan v Celtic

Celtic are up against it to get out of a group that includes Ajax, Barcelona and AC Milan. There's always hope because Parkhead is a difficult place for any team to go and get a result. If you ask the big boys they don't like going there and the way they beat Shakhter Karagandy to qualify was sheer drama; what a great night of football. They are more than capable of getting a couple of results against Ajax, but the other two opponents are going to make it difficult. However, Celtic are capable of beating anyone at home. They start the group in the San Siro and Milan are no great shakes compared to the team you're talking about five, 10 or 20 years ago. They're just a decent Italian side now, but they have the pedigree and know-how to get results they need. They'll happily play at home and not have a lot of the ball and try to nick things. Italian teams are dangerous and Celtic will need to ride their luck to get something out of the game, but overall it will be difficult for them. I expect the other British teams to win their matches this week, but I don't see Celtic winning there.

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