Neil Lennon bemoaned a “wasted” first half and some self-destructive defending after his Celtic side crashed out of the Champions League.
Celtic were heading out on away goals before George Tucudean netted with the last kick of the ball to seal a 4-3 win for Cluj at Celtic Park and a 5-4 aggregate victory for the Romanian side. Celtic’s first two efforts on target came in the opening minutes of the second half and they came from a goal down to lead just after the hour mark through James Forrest and Odsonne Edouard. They had chances for a third but a handball under no pressure from Scott Brown allowed Billel Omrani to level from the spot and the goalscorer struck again four minutes after Ryan Christie’s quickfire response.
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/aug/13/celtic-cluj-champions-league-qualifier-match-report under the title “Neil Lennon laments waste as Celtic crash out of Champions League to Cluj”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
