For Christopher Jullien’s Celtic debut, he found himself lining up against a familiar opponent in the form of Stade Rennes. The Frenchman, signed from Toulouse for £7m (BBC), impressed in the goalless draw, and now the fans want to see more from the defender.
Indeed, in the Daily Record’s write up of the match, they claimed the 26-year-old looked ‘a welcome and calming’ presence in the backline and that he ‘cruised through’ his debut.
Steppin’ into Paradise… @CelticFC #C2J #gr8since1888 #welcometoparadise #teamvif pic.twitter.com/kq74bG506M
— Chris Jullien.. (@Chri6ViF) 13 July 2019
Jullien was one of two debutants in the 0-0 tie at Parkhead, with young Luca Connell also making his first appearance in front of his new home fans following his move from Bolton (BBC). Now, they can look forward to the second leg of their Champions League qualifier, with signings bedded in.
The Bhoys won 3-1 away at FK Sarajevo last Tuesday and now the return leg is to take place on Wednesday in front of the Parkhead faithful as they set their sights on a return to Europe’s elite competition.
You can read the Bhoys’ verdict on Jullien here:
That was just a warm up big man
— CC (@TheLeatherBelts) 13 July 2019
Good workout m8 hope u are settling in well and good luck for the season ahead.
— Celtic bhoy (@Pedroshome67) 13 July 2019
Just the beginning
— CrazyBaresi (@BaresiCrazy) 13 July 2019
You seemed to take it all in your stride, good luck for the season
— Stuart (@tiberline) 13 July 2019
You looked good today big fella
— Malley (@malleyd67) 13 July 2019
Breezed it the day big man
— DaleBhoy (@dale_carlin) 13 July 2019
Looked like Virgil @VirgilvDijk
— Jay Mac (@jayjmac7) 14 July 2019
