Source: TheGuardian
Celtic survive Craig Gordon’s calamity to advance in Europa League
Celtic, despite this loss, somehow managed to advance to the last 32 of the Europa League after Rosenborg’s draw at Leipzig in Group B’s other game. Olivier Ntcham’s goal, after his penalty was saved, proved immaterial as the crowd were busy celebrating the draw elsewhere.Celtic’s wider aim, to revisit epic European occasions that have defined so much of the club’s history, has been rendered more troublesome by the financial disparity between Scotland and the major nations. Vast resource as bestowed on Salzburg and Leipzig is itself problematic for the Scottish champions. A banner bemoaning the “bullshit” – pun intended – of such a multi-club corporate scenario was unfurled in the stands here before kick-off. In Salzburg’s defence, they did not exactly follow the convention of conspiracy when inflicting a potentially significant defeat on their German chums last month. Related: Celtic v RB Salzburg: Europa League – live! Related: Rangers crash out after Dejan Ljubicic fires late winner for Rapid Vienna Continue reading......read full article
