John Hartson confident as Celtic draw FC Copenhagen in Europa League

Add as preferred source on Google

John Hartson has told BT Sport (Monday, 12pm) that he is confident Celtic will beat Danish side FC Copenhagen after the Scottish champions were told who they will face in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Celtic finished top of their group after two wins against Lazio and securing three points against Rennes and CFR Cluj. Meanwhile, Copenhagen finished in second place in Group B, with nine points from six games.

Copenhagen only won two of their six European matches, drawing three times and losing once. They did, though, finish above Ukranian giants Dynamo Kiev. Copenhagen sit in second place in the Danish Superliga, seven points behind FC Midtjylland.

Celtic icon Hartson reacted to the draw immediately, claiming that the Hoops will be happy to have been handed Copenhagen in the first knockout stage – and is confident his old side can beat them on February 20 and 27.

“I think they will be confident,” Hartson said. “They’ve avoided the tougher teams. Shakhtar, Roma etc. I think they will go to Denmark and it will be a good trip for supporters, they did excellently in the group. I think they will be fairly confident.