Inter scored a breakaway goal from Guarin, who should have earlier received a red card for deliberately striking Stefan Johansen on the face, on the 88th minute to win this tie 4-3 on aggregate. But despite playing for the majority of the game with 10 men, after Virgil van Dijk’s 36th minute red card, Celtic looked comfortable throughout. Man of the match Nir Bitton dictated play for long periods.
The best actual chance of the game fell to Gary Mackay-Steven on the 7th minute when a cross-field pass from Emilio Izaguirre was misjudged by the Inter defence, allowing Mackay-Steven to control and nip clean through on Carrizo but the keeper spread himself to block.
Stuart Armstrong had a strong penalty claim denied on 14 minutes. As he prepared to shoot, Santon grabbed him by the shoulder but the referee gave the first notice that he would give the home team the benefit of the doubt all night.
Inter took time to get into the game but Icardi almost connected to a blasted cross ball by Santon as the home team made their first chance, on 19 minutes.
Two minutes later Celtic had their second penalty claim on the evening when John Guidetti was held but again the referee was in no mood to award a decision against the home team.
Ultimately the red card may have determined the outcome of this game but if anyone expected Celtic to collapse afterwards, they were mistaken. Inter enjoyed their best spell of the game between van Dijk’s 36th minute red and halftime, but the man advantage was not evident from the flow of play. Craig Gordon made a stunning save from a header, which was ultimately found to be offside, on 38 minutes, and two minutes before the break Gordon saved again at his near post after Jason Denayer blocked an initial shot.
Needing a goal while a man down requires a difficult tactical balance. Celtic decided to keep things tight until later in the second period. Gordon saved twice, from Hernanes and Guarin, before the latter retaliated when Stefan Johansen nutmeged him but hitting the Celtic player with a forearm smash.
Ronny Deila sent Kris Commons on for the final 13 minutes and, with Celtic struggling to test the keeper, the midfielder tried his luck from 35 yards but Carrizo was untroubled.
With Celtic pressing for what would have been a winner, Inter broke with speed. A Guarin shot from 25 yards thundered into the top corner, leaving Gordon with no chance.
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The Scotsman back page – must be a wind up? Surely?
winning captains
23:32 on 26 February, 2015
sandman
There aren’t any – only Paul. Don’t he would have deleted that unless offensive language etc – maybe a computer error at your end?
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No error, my post at 22.56 is gone, despite being referred to by a couple of other posters afterwards.
Language was as offensive as others use but I framed it in a humorous sense along with the player-by-player opinion. Longish post, 10 min to rattle out, pissed to see it cut at the quick, but that about sums up the night; first VVD unjustly dismissed, now me!
Sadly only one of us can command a £10 million transfer elsewhere.
Imagine the nasty old BBC publishing that picture of the flare. How very dare they! It’s all their fault so it is.
As an aside, we have no idea who the perp was, maybe even a foreign national for all we know.
I hope no further punishment ensues.
We’ve gone from wolfhowling : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3hHbpCdRt8
To: http://youtu.be/91FJ7kn7vQA?t=35s
We reap what we sow.
The establishment shag us all up the anus again and again, yet some would rather discuss how the Celtic away support are the baddies.
Fubar, indeed.
Meantime Lord Baron Parkhead rubs his paws in glee at the unquestionable quids firing their way at him, while 15 year old boys are dawn-raided, other supporters find their lives ruined by sinister rozzer behaviour, and Celtic board members see increased profits and dying attendances.
Celtic? Anyone?
thomthethim,
Once again you speak about a “manufactured atmosphere”.
How would you describe YNWA which is sung before a ball is kicked?
IMO the Green Brigade provide encouragement to our team for the full 90 minutes.
They show our players nothing but support…what is wrong with that?
Hail Hail.
bournesouprecipe
23:31
Watch it again mate.
Both ne and my brother both thought he went through the player, he may have got ball first but n Europe you aren’t allowed to take player out aswell.
10 men or not, Celtic should be hammering teams like Inter.
I mean, there they sit, 8th in Serie A, a massive 22 points behind Juventus at the top.
Yes, that’s right, the same Juventus who drew at home to Dortmund in the CL the other night.
Dortmund, who sit, wait for it, 12th, 30 ( that’s right, lady), 30 points behind Bryan Munchie, in first place.
Shameful.
Aberdeen should be hammering teams like Celtic.
Steve McManicman.
sandman
Does that mean you get a ban the next time we play in Europe?
Look on the bright side. – tomorrow you will wake up as. Celtic supporter! You lucky Bhoy!
eddieinkirkmichael
23:40 on 26 February, 2015
bournesouprecipe
23:31
Watch it again mate.
Both ne and my brother both thought he went through the player, he may have got ball first but n Europe you aren’t allowed to take player out aswell.
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It was a magnificent tackle. A Sunday league classic- ball played cleanly and man cleaned out with it.
But in Europe, as you point out – a foul. NOT a card.
Compare and contrast it with the 55th minute – Guidetti with the ball at their by-line, taken clean through from the back, ball played but JG too, he falls – NO foul, actually played on.
A joke referee. A pussy, blinded by bias.
Hamiltontim
I’m scrolling by your posts from now on, thought you were better than that, you don’t even go to the games!!!
Yer an imposter……….. ;-)
Oh, I’ll no see u on Sunday at the corner, I’m at Kelso for the racing on Saturday overnight, but will be firing a wee text your way regarding next weekend, nudge nudge, wink wink :-)
HH
beatbhoy
23:23 on 26 February, 2015
TOSB
Agree with you on Virgil’s first yellow in answer to Eddie.
However, the Feyenoord forward’s tackle you mentioned earlier was late, high, studs showing, and could have seriously injured his opponent.
Fitted all the criteria for a red.
And I don’t blame Virgil totally for getting a stupid second yellow.
After all, he had just seen how a defender on the wrong side was allowed by the ref to nudge and knock over his opponent as he tried to challenge him without any foul being awarded, far less a yellow card being produced. In the penalty box. Denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
100% cheat.
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The only thing that’s consistent about football is how inconsistent it is. I felt that the Feyenoord player only warranted a yellow but that’s just my opinion. A greater concern to me is the number of times Italian teams are the beneficiaries of dodgy (shameless) decisions in European competitions. This goes all the way back to the Inter v Liverpool European Cup semi Final of some decades ago in what became known ( certainly by Brian Glanville) as the Lobo/Solti affair. Solti was a shady character operating in the shadows of football and facilitating positive results for Italian teams by greasing the hands of referees, allegedly.
As Celtic supporters we have grave doubts as to the efficacy of referees in the Juventus v Celtic CL Group Game when Martin O’Neill was our manager, the Celtic v Juventus game at Celtic Park two seasons ago and tonight’s game. This could be dismissed as paranoia if it wasn’t for the Calciopoly scandals that have rocked Italian football in past and in recent years causing millions of Italian football fans to desert the game over there.bthere was also the replayed game after Borussia Munchengladbach horsed Inter 7-1 but had to be replayed after an Inter protest with, of course, Inter progressing after the replay. To me, EUFA, are ignoring the evidence.
Sandman
I thought ref was poor and biased against Celticbut I also felt Guidetti was keen to hit the deck and made himself a cry wolf .. Hence he never got the important decision you refer to
winning captains
23:44 on 26 February, 2015
sandman
Does that mean you get a ban the next time we play in Europe?
Look on the bright side. – tomorrow you will wake up as. Celtic supporter! You lucky Bhoy!
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That may be so but deleting that 22.56 post was the equivalent of flagging Chalmers offside in Lisbon.
A beautiful thing denied by erroneous officialdom. There should be an appeals panel.
Zbyszek
Hamilton Tim has my moby number. I must meet you. :)
Just in fae the pub.
Could not be more proud of our team!
There’s a very good reason why Scottish teams never win away to Spanish & Italian teams and that was blatantly obvious tonight.
We didn’t get one 50/50 decision all night!
2 penalties denied, a man sent off for two “fouls” that barely equated to one yellow card, Ach, you all saw it!
Onwards and upwards!
Glasgow is Green & White!
CultsBhoy
23:47 on 26 February, 2015
Sandman
I thought ref was poor and biased against Celticbut I also felt Guidetti was keen to hit the deck and made himself a cry wolf .. Hence he never got the important decision you refer to
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True, but my point was the decision in both instances – Palacios rolled about like an immolated tibetan monk and gets both foul and VVD booked.
Guidetti plays less for it and gets nothing depsite the challenges being almost identical. They play on, no penalty. We end up losing our key defender.
Totally different subject
I notice Scepovic was playing for development team today.
Has he been injured or is that how far out the picture he is?
TOSB
‘Cheatin’ bastards’ Cloughie called them after Juventus knocked Derby out in the European Cup semi-final in 1973 amidst very controversial refereeing decisions.
Bribery of match officials alleged, I believe.
hamiltontim
Yes it did seem strange. Haven’t spoken to Paul about that.
I spoke to Eddieinkirkmichael on Sunday about the abuse he got re Sunday Herald ad.
I felt 50% guilty about that. If should have been my abuse – I got it in November when the draft came out.
Only 50% cos Eddie did if you pardon the expression ‘bring it on himself’ by his baiting on Twitter.
At Christmas, in quieter moments, I thought about the abuse I was about to get re the ad – which was wonderfully successful.
Eddie stole the show and I got off scot free.
Anyway I mention this because I am not sure how well it is known how much stick Paul has taken over the years. More than stick in fact. That is a context to yesterday’s article.
‘that’s how far out the picture he is?’
BSR
Do you think leaving him at home is a surrogate attempt to get him to leave ?
Personally I wouldnt be too unhappy if all 6 of our strikers left, and we used money to get a couple of good ones in
(ps my 6 includes Stokes, Balde and Pukki)
Good to see BT Sport call out the Racism in the Feyenoord – Roma game tonight – 6 days too late.
Proud of the team tonight considering the circumstances, Efe in particular, thought we could still grab something from it, until we went down to 9 men :)
Many positives tonight.
The improvement since the CL qualifiers
Is now bordering on dramatic.
The team is growing.
VVD made the error of showing dissent toward the ref at the first booking.
Bitton committed a far worse foul earlier and immediately apologised.
Referees partly become refs due to the powers bestowed too them.
Authoritarians don’t appreciate dissent.
VVD then committed a cardinal sin for a defender on a yellow.
He didn’t stay goal side.
SFTB.
I recognised every criticism , apart from the Henderson one , surely not ? ?.Top post.
Looking forward to Sunday. Enjoying this season far more than I expected to be.
italian teams in europe – precedents – refs – dodgy decisions – patterns – investigate – expose – dream on!
Fred,
YNWA predates the GB and is not inspired by it. It is sung in unison, prompted by Mr.Marsden’s lead off.
My point was and is, that excitement and atmosphere is generated by what happens on the park.
Most people who watch football, concentrate on the game and try and read the play.
It is difficult to follow the play if you are focussing on whatever song the choir are rendering.
That was always my view.
I remember having heated arguments with a mate, back in the 70’s, as to why I was not singing along with him.
I think that in most cases, the singing is restricted to the corner section and if so, then it backs my contention that the majority of fans are watching the game.
Prematch YNWA is a different matter.
I’m off to dream about Slovakian match officials.
Niteall.
Have the BBC announced the Alloa-Sevco Petrofac Cup result yet?
Clashcity
Well that’s radical, but you have a point, because nobody in the striking dept is clinical, in a *Henrik Larsson way*
All a bit hit and miss, – but all under contract.
Continually in transition, but cleaning up domestically with no chance in Europe other than
some cash.
Not long in.. had a few beers with PFAyr, he is a real rotter… never a Celtic man…!!!!!
Both dissapointed, but hey proud of how the Celtic played other than big VVD being so stupid in his second booking and Gudetti…. We don’t do diving..!
PF Ayrshire is Green and White
He might not agree with me..! HH
winning captains
23:55 on 26 February, 2015
hamiltontim
Yes it did seem strange. Haven’t spoken to Paul about that.
I spoke to Eddieinkirkmichael on Sunday about the abuse he got re Sunday Herald ad.
I felt 50% guilty about that. If should have been my abuse – I got it in November when the draft came out.
Only 50% cos Eddie did if you pardon the expression ‘bring it on himself’ by his baiting on Twitter.
At Christmas, in quieter moments, I thought about the abuse I was about to get re the ad – which was wonderfully successful.
Eddie stole the show and I got off scot free.
Anyway I mention this because I am not sure how well it is known how much stick Paul has taken over the years. More than stick in fact. That is a context to yesterday’s article.
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Paul’s entitled to let off steam now and then.
He’s one of the very few outside Celtic staff and employees whose real name is known widely – and by that I mean known also to the vermin.
Eddie tasted a bit of what comes with that infamy among the Klan. Paul lives with it daily – whether it be shopping inTesco or a night at the cinema – only takes one Orange fud to clock him and suddenly this wee country doesn’t seem as shortbready-twee and nurturing as its billing tries to suggest; the filthy underbelly of malice and intolerance is exposed to any who dare to challenge the perceived way of things. And running a football blog can be excused as a crime worthy of assault to those Orc pigs.
Paul operates in the real world with one eye cast over his shoulder at all times. Posting on here for the rest of us comes witht he luxury of anonymity.
Next time anyone has a go at him for his articles beyond subjective opinion, or his expression of his Celtic belief, then let’s see them tag their own full name to the end of the post. Let’s see how brave you are when there’s no virtual wall between you and them.
Until you’re of balls to do so, let him say how he feels it is without the piety and condemnation. And then post your own anonymous comments in the time-honoured manner….
cqn is becoming the self righteous forum. Let he who has…
Time to eat humble pie.
I forecast that Ronny would win the quadruple.
I was wrong. He will win us the treble, by way of compensation! ;)
I think it’s come to a tragic head.
The beauty of Paul’s blog should have seen us discssuing, arguing and falling out, about how the club’s run.
But instead, we have what you have been reading for the past few years.
I have to confess to feeling a little bit of sickening at it all.
We’ll look back and say, “should have done better”, not at P67 or the outstanding WinningCaptains, who have done their all to accomodate our tricky support, but at ourselves.
In the meantime, I hope (and am confident) that CQN will continue to be a major fund raiser.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxzhiyQj6zI
Just watched the game. I had to leave at HT to go back to work. Have to say that I thought we were outstanding. I didn’t understand the decision to play Jamesie as the lone striker. He doesn’t understand that role and he doesn’t have the experience to play it effectively. Guidetti was doing ok and may have been tired and maybe RD was looking for Jamesie’s speed on the last man but he just didn’t get himself into the right positions to contribute anything productive.
Officiating was shocking. Enough said on that.
I love the team spirit in this squad. Broonie was unbelievable tonight. What a leader. Biton absolute class. I have loved Celtic all my life, but I love this team more than any other in memory. We are in the best shape since 9-in-a-row.
I think we are a center forward away from being a front runner in Europe. Inter did not deserve to beat us over the 2 legs.
Micktt
Bang on about guidetti he spends more time on his erse than on his feet,
Glad am not the only one who has noticed that.HH.
a light insanity @ 00:22
HH amigo, I feel the same way; not pleasant to witness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56QuNL9MrF0
“How did Celtic get on? ”
“They got gubbed,…………………………… but the singing was magic”
AndSoToWork CSC
Today, instead of reading stories about the fantastic level of support given by the fans who travelled to Milan, we are getting stories about some moron who thought lighting flare would somehow enhance the occasion.
What can Celtic possibly do to stop individual morons who act irresponsibly?
If every reasonable step has been taken, including searching the fans as they enter the ground (as I understand it), what else can the club do?
Certainly, I hope the moron is identified and given a life ban.
This ‘fan’ not only took the decision to take the flare into the ground but must also have taken steps to smuggle it past security, fully aware that s/he was going to attract all the wrong sort of media attention probably resulting in another UEFA fine.
I think the supporters clubs themselves should band together to stamp out unruly behaviour. By acting together, with a published policy of “act in a manner which besmirches our good name and WE will hand you over to the authorities”.
It is only if the fans themselves hand over the morons to security officers that this element can be routed out.
It is also a far better way to handle the situation than to have the club impose draconian measure on all fans, punishing the many for the sake of a few.
If the supporters groups have clearly identified ‘wardens’ who can coordinate action by groups of fans to apprehend badly behaved louts, the problem will be quickly stamped out.
bournesouprecipe
00:38 on 27 February, 2015
“How did Celtic get on? ”
“They got gubbed,…………………………… but the singing was magic”
AndSoToWork CSC
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As long as you don’t question the board.
Who are obviously doing their best to protect supporters.
And those that do so on the internet are just left wing loonies.
That’s where we are.
It’s fairly sickening for me – you might prefer not to hear about it and keep things light-hearted,
So there we are.
More season tickets lost, and blamed on the loss of hunnery.
What a visionary shower of genius we have on the Celtic board.
Superb. Brilliant.
I was on a high last week, until reading the criticisms here on our own support.
Here I am again doling the same thing.
We’re on a hiding to nothing.