Henrik Larsson has admitted to having split loyalties ahead of the Champions League play-off between Celtic and Helsingborg. The former Sweden,Celtic and Manchester United striker ended his playing career with the Allsvenskan side. The media interest following Friday's draw reminded Larsson of when he played for Barcelona against Celtic in 2004. He said: "It reminds me of when I was at Barcelona and we were drawn in the Champions League against Celtic. My phone never stopped and yesterday was no different. I came out of training and had about 15 missed calls. I thought to myself that Celtic must have got Helsingborg in the qualifier But this is a really tough one for me and I am caught in the middle between Celtic and Helsingborg. Helsingborg gave me a start in European football and Celtic made me the player I was, so it is not easy for me to pick one over the other." Celtic head to Sweden for the first leg on 21 August, with the return game taking place at Parkhead the following Wednesday and Larsson believes that might suit the Scottish champions. He went on: "It won't be easy for Celtic to go and pick up a win, but if I was pushed I would say that having the home match second may just give a slight advantage to them. A lot of people have mentioned Helsingborg's start to the season but they are the champions and finished second the previous season. If you look at how they play they are very good defensively and don't concede many goals." A added element to the tie when Alejandro Bedoya signed for Helsingborg on Friday after leaving Rangers. The United States midfielder against staying with the Ibrox club who are now in Division Three.
Source: FOOTYMAD
