Celtic captain for the day, Darren O'Dea, lifted the Wembley Cup trophy at the home of English football following his team's 2-0 victory over Tottenham. Two great goals from Chris Killen and Georgios Samaras in the first half secured the win and the under-strength Celtic side more than held their own against Harry Redknapp's Premiership side. But 'Arry should perhaps take some comfort from the fact that Celtic reserves are on a great run of form at the moment having just clinched the reserve league title for the eighth year in a row.
Tony Mowbray was happy enough about the win but he insisted that it means nothing in the grand scheme of things, no more than a step in the right direction. "It was a very strong and capable Tottenham team." said Mowbray. "You want to get into a winning habit,it's all part of the process about being ready for Wednesday. Tottenham will be challenging for top six in the Premier League so to win 2-0 with the team we put out was very pleasing. Tottenham had some world-class players out there. But, if we don't get the right result on Wednesday, winning here at Wembley won't mean very much."
Mowbray watched Moscow Dinamo come from behind to snatch a late equaliser in their 1-1 draw away to Lokomotiv and the Celtic boss was impressed by the Russian side. "They are an athletic team, a young side and a structured team," said Mowbray. "They look good on the counter-attack. It will be a night for concentration. We have to believe in our talent and impress ourselves in front of the supporters. We must be guarded against a well-drilled team."