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Celtic thumped by Legia Warsaw in dramatic Champions League qualifier Celtic thumped by Legia Warsaw in dramatic Champions League qualifier
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Celtic’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after a fraught 4-1 defeat by Legia Warsaw in a third qualifying round first leg from which the Scottish champions were lucky to escape without further punishment.Celtic’s Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after a fraught 4-1 defeat by Legia Warsaw in a third qualifying round first leg from which the Scottish champions were lucky to escape without further punishment.
On a dispiriting night which ended with Celtic down to 10 men, their fans were reportedly attacked at a bar in Warsaw before the match, an incident which left at least one supporter injured.On a dispiriting night which ended with Celtic down to 10 men, their fans were reportedly attacked at a bar in Warsaw before the match, an incident which left at least one supporter injured.
On the field Ronny Deila gave the new signing Jo Inge Berget his Celtic debut despite the forward only arriving from Cardiff on a six-month loan deal on Monday, but it was Callum McGregor who gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute. The 21-year-old midfielder’s strike from outside the penalty area was his second European goal in three games, and looked like being the early boost that would propel his side on.On the field Ronny Deila gave the new signing Jo Inge Berget his Celtic debut despite the forward only arriving from Cardiff on a six-month loan deal on Monday, but it was Callum McGregor who gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute. The 21-year-old midfielder’s strike from outside the penalty area was his second European goal in three games, and looked like being the early boost that would propel his side on.
However, the Legia striker Miroslav Radovic levelled three minutes later and then notched another before the break, before Efe Ambrose was sent off a minute from the interval for a last-man challenge on Michal Kucharczyk.However, the Legia striker Miroslav Radovic levelled three minutes later and then notched another before the break, before Efe Ambrose was sent off a minute from the interval for a last-man challenge on Michal Kucharczyk.
In the second half, Celtic were let off the hook when the hosts’ captain Ivica Vrdoljak missed the target with a penalty, after Charlie Mulgrew was adjudged to have fouled Ondrej Duda inside the box. But in the 84th minute Michal Zyro headed in the third before Mulgrew conceded another penalty with a trip on the substitute Jakub Kosecki, this time Forster saving Vrdoljak’s spot-kick.In the second half, Celtic were let off the hook when the hosts’ captain Ivica Vrdoljak missed the target with a penalty, after Charlie Mulgrew was adjudged to have fouled Ondrej Duda inside the box. But in the 84th minute Michal Zyro headed in the third before Mulgrew conceded another penalty with a trip on the substitute Jakub Kosecki, this time Forster saving Vrdoljak’s spot-kick.
There was another sting in the last seconds though when Kosecki slotted in a pass from Lukasz Broz to stretch Legia’s lead before next week’s return game at Murrayfield – the replacement venue while Celtic Park is still out of commission due to its use in the Commonwealth Games. There was another sting in the last seconds, though, when Kosecki slotted in a pass from Lukasz Broz to stretch Legia’s lead before next week’s return game at Murrayfield – the replacement venue while Celtic Park is still out of commission due to its use in the Commonwealth Games.
Speaking about the pre-match incident, a Celtic spokesman said: “We are aware of an attack on Celtic supporters and are currently investigating.”Speaking about the pre-match incident, a Celtic spokesman said: “We are aware of an attack on Celtic supporters and are currently investigating.”