I'M quietly confident that I will get to celebrate at least one goal at the Estádio da Luz when I'm sitting in the away end on Thursday evening.
Whether there is another four of five that hit the Celtic net is another story however, and given the still apparent defensive frailties when the Hoops face-off against any side who are deemed a semi-competent football team these days.
The return of the international break bought Celtic some much-needed reprieve and there were questions over what was arguably one of the worst possible outcomes of a very important week for Celtic.
As someone who was unfortunate enough to be in the stadium during the Ferencvaros debacle, to then witness the awful display to a very bang average Rangers team two weeks on the spin, all the faith and goodwill that had surrounded Parkhead in the recent weeks had suddenly been shrouded in despair and fear that the season was set to take a nasty turn.
And of course we had the usual shenanigans with the board during the international break.
The Celtic AGM is just around the corner (or so we think) and it is as good a time as any to remind everyone that the man who seemingly has the most interest and largest share of control over Celtic Football Club, has not actually attended since 2006 in person.
Last year's AGM was no doubt a sham, the protest and the collapse saw it completed behind closed doors and to be honest it was probably a complete mis-fire at the time. These issues tend to arise when the on the field stuff is at an impasse or just on hiatus.
Alas, we had the Fitbaw back and on Sunday the rip-roaring (almost) free-scoring, never-boring Celtic we all know and love looked to be back with a bit more of an idea of how to play the game.
A dominant performance at Fir Park and a convincing 2-0 win allowed the Hoops to reignite their domestic form after the derby defeat at Celtic Park prior to the break.
Camilo Duran looked every bit the superstar he had been the first few weeks of his Hoops career, and the midfield – despite no real change of personnel – played with a lot more zip and purpose rather than the previous 'hoof-ball' style they'd been impersonating before the break.
And no surprises who eventually got the second goal when Benji Nygren slapped the ball into the roof of the net despite a real tendency to pull off his best Casper the ghost impression for the remaining 93 minutes.
Though despite the win, watching Portuguese superstar Jota emerge from the bench dawning the Hoops and entering the field of play once again was truly a sight to behold.
He clearly needs some time to get up to speed but he looks every inch the player he once was with his touch and ability on the ball, he breathed a heap of confidence into the forward play and I am thrilled he has returned.
A good win all round at a notoriously tough venue, but the big question over Kasper Hogh who still remains firmly a favourite of the Celtic support.
Personally, I believe the big Dane will come good.
The big problem that the forward has with finding the net is a regular occurrence with strikers of that elk.
It took Giakoumakis five games to even find the net, and that was playing with the free-flowing Ange-Ball.
If Celtic get the ball into the danger areas, I have no doubt he will thrive, and whether it needs to hit his knee or any other body part and cross that white line I really hope it comes soon and that monkey can get off his back.
Anyway, onto Thursday. It will be a dream to not only watch Celtic in Lisbon once again, but to visit the Estadio Nacional and live and touch the same grass that the Lisbon Lions once graced.
And hopefully, Martin O'Neill can embody the spirit of those heroes and let us all dream and smile on Thursday evening.
