Aab Aalborg vs Celtic

I was really lucky to get along to the game due to the size of the Energi Nord Arena, Aab's home ground. The crowd on the night was less than 13,000; a sell-out supposedly although there were a lot of empty seats scattered about the ground. The travelling Celtic support had only been allocated 600 tickets in the corner of one of the small stands behind the goal, the stadium as long as it was wide. Local touts hanging around the pubs were offering tickets for 1000DKK a throw, about €140 - hence all those seats with no-one in them.


Ticket and programme from the game - they don't make them like they used to.



It all went wrong, yet again, for Celtic as it appeared an elusive away win in the Champions League was on the cards. Leaving the ground after the game, it seemed like the Danish supporters couldn't believe the way the game ended either. As a result of the win Aab stick around in the UEFA Cup while Celtic are sent packing from Europe this year, back to domestic football with the small matter of a winning a fourth consecutive league title to see to.

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