Juventus are clearly in the driving seat following the 3-0 victory at Parkhead, with Celtic facing a mission impossible in Turin.
The Bianconeri were pretty fortunate to record such a big win in the first leg, capitalizing on two shocking mistakes by Efe Ambrose, but the reality is that only a miracle can stop them from playing in the Champions League quarter-finals.
Juventus have just made a giant step towards the title race, having held title rivals Napoli to a 1-1 draw at Stadio San Paolo, keeping their six-point cushion at the Serie A summit intact.
They can, therefore, fully focus on their Champions League clash with Celtic, where they are 1.36 (4/9) favourites with Paddy Power to win.
There are even those suggesting that the Bianconeri can go all the way this term, with Juventus 10.00 (9/1) at SkyBet to win the Champions League title.
Stephan Lichtsteiner, Claudio Marchisio and Arturo Vidal are all one yellow away from suspension, which means they are likely to be rested in the return leg.
Nicolas, Anelka, Martin Caceres and Giorgio Chiellini are all injury doubts, whereas Simone Pepe, Nicklas Bentdner and Paolo de Ceglie are definitely out.
Probable starting line-up (3-5-2): Buffon – Barzagli, Bonucci, Peluso – Isla, Pogba, Pirlo, Giaccherini, Asamoah – Giovinco, Quagliarella.
Celtic produced quite a coup by qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages, beating very good Benfica side to the second place in their group.
Home wins over Spartak Moscow and mighty Barcelona gave the Bhoys reason for optimism ahead of the clash with Juventus, but the early goal they conceded at Parkhead seriously damaged their hopes of reaching the next stage.
Usually reliable Efe Ambrose proved the main culprit, having been at fault for two of the three goals, although everybody was surprised to see the defender start just two days after winning the Africa Cup of Nations with Nigeria.
Neil Lennon’s decision to start the youngster proved the main reason behind the heavy defeat, although nobody can afford to blame the talented managed after getting the team there in the first place.
Celtic now face next to impossible task of qualifying for the quarter-finals, as odds of 101.00 (100/1) offered at Sportingbet would suggest.
Scott Brown and Mikael Lustig continue to miss out, but Georgios Samaras should return after recovering from injury.
Probable starting line-up (4-3-2-1): Forster – Matthews, Ambrose, Wilson, Izaguirre – Commons, Wanyama, Ledley – Forrest, Samaras – Hooper.
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