It was an evening of mixed emotions last night as Celtic managed a draw against Belgian side Club Brugge on matchday five of the Champions League.
A sublime strike from Daizen Maeda cancelled out Cameron Carter-Vickers’ own goal nightmare in the first half, which saw the centre-back play the ball into his own net following a miscommunication with goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
With eight points after five games, Brendan Rodgers’ side remain among the top 24 teams in the competition – meaning they are still in contention for the knockout stages with three games to go.
But Celtic legend and former boss Neil Lennon feels it was a missed opportunity for the Hoops to secure a third home win which would have seen them on the verge of the knockout stages. Speaking on TNT Sports, Lennon said: “I have to say I’m disappointed.
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“It was a piece of brilliance from Maeda to get the goal back, and Celtic sort of huffed and puffed, but I don’t remember Mignolet having to make many good saves.
"Whereas at the other end of the pitch, they’ve had a goal disallowed, Schmeichel’s made a great save just after half time and they’ve missed a volley at the far post where they should have scored.
“I was so impressed with Brugge, and you’ve got to take the point. Celtic will be better for it, but I always think at home you have to win these games.
“I think Brugge were quite content to sit and soak up whatever Celtic were going to throw at them.
“They looked the more dangerous side and were really slick tonight, some of their one-touch passing on the counter-attack was really good - it’s a learning process.
"I have to hold my hands up and say Brugge really surprised me tonight. They kept the crowd quiet for long periods of the game tonight.”
Celtic return to European action on December 10 when they take on Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.
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