Moravcik desperate to start against Juve

Lubo Moravcik has pleaded with manager Martin O'Neill for the chance to resurrect Celtic's Champions League dream.

Lubo Moravcik has pleaded with manager Martin O'Neill for the chance to resurrect Celtic's Champions League dream.

The Slovakian playmaker has yet to start a Group E match for the Glasgow giants after signing a one-year extension to his contract in the summer.

But with Celtic needing a victory against Juventus tomorrow night and hoping that Rosenborg can get a result in Porto the 36-year-old is desperate to start.

Moravcik told the Daily Record: "I had a taste of the Champions League as a substitute in Porto and Norway and I have proved to myself in those games that I can play at that level.

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"But when I start I can do more to change the match. It's better for me to start even if I can only play for 60 minutes because that way I can make difference.

"I need to be part of the fight straight from the beginning - not come on when we are already 2-0 down.

"You'd have to be crazy to believe you can make a difference in that situation."

PA