Ex-PSG keeper recalls visit to 'cathedral' Celtic Park

The National

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The now 52-year-old, who won seven French league titles in his playing days, turned out against Celtic in Glasgow in 2003 with Lyon.
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Recently speaking to L'Equipe, Coupet was asked to recall the top three most memorable atmospheres he played in.
"I put Celtic above all because there is a cathedral effect, magnificent chants, no animosity," he said.
"It's magical.
"I put Fenerbahce [second] because I don't know if it's still the case, but at the time, the stand was across the entire width, not behind the goals. And they had big drums, really warlike chants, extraordinary.
"In third place, I think it's all the derbies I've known, both at Gerland [Lyon's stadium] and at Geoffroy-Guichard [home of Lens]."
Coupet is only the latest figure to praise Celtic Park's renowned ambience.
His fellow countryman, Adrien Rabiot, recently spoke of his experience in Glasgow's east end: "With PSG, we played against Celtic Glasgow," he told CARRE.
"We were winning 5-0, but the guys kept singing, it was incredible, I'd never seen that before.
"You know, it's the emotions you experience, even though you're the opposing team.
"Even my family was in the stadium, they still remember it, because it's the things you experience. You say, the guys took 5-0, but they're singing all over the stadium.
"So it's things like that that mark me, but Marseille, I place it at the top."