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Celtic finally brought their wait for a Champions League victory to an end as Brendan Rodgers helped engineer another memorable European night.
It was a dramatic evening under the lights at Parkhead as a stoppage-time goal from the forgotten Gustaf Lagerbielke beat Feyenoord 2-1 and gave the Hoops their first home win at Europe’s elite festival in a decade. Rodgers’ unfortunate run and his side equalised in the 82nd minute to cancel out Luis Palma’s first-half penalty, but substitute Lagerbielke headed in to shake off the voodoo on matchday six of the festival.
The late winner knocked down the cauldron at Celtic Park as the Dutch champions saw a fighting ability despite the victory. And while fans will now see Europe’s smartest clubs battle it out for the rest of the competition, breaking the Champions League curse will give Celtic a major boost as they return to their domestic duties.
Record Sport takes a look at how the world reacted to the trials and tribulations in east Glasgow of the Scottish Premiership champions as they finally ended their European record nightmare.
After the match against Celtic, Feyenoord also had the feeling that it had ruled the roost in an away match. The Rotterdam team indeed had the ball and by far the most chances. But when the dust clouds at Celtic Park cleared, Arne Slot’s team was once again empty-handed after an away match. Palma’s goal, together with striker Kyogo Furuhashi’s chance, was the only achievement for coach Brendan Rodgers’ Scots. Feyenoord had great chances through Quinten Timber, Santiago Giménez and Lutsharel Geertruida, but Joe Hart, the post and Scottish defenders prevented Feyenoord from scoring.
After the break Celtic barely managed to get away with it. And Yankuba Minteh gave the Rotterdam team the deserved equalizer. But the Gambian did not give Feyenoord a point. Lagerbielke was able to help the Scots win out of nowhere, thus treating Feyenoord to their third loss on foreign soil in the Champions League.
Already eliminated, the Bhoys won their first victory this season in the Champions League, a first since 2017 for the Scottish club, at the end of a competitive match despite the lack of stakes. Feyenoord, more enterprising after the break, is now looking towards the Europa League.
Celtic, with goals from Honduran Luis Palma and Gustaf Lagerbielke, won 2-1 against Feyenoord and added their first and only victory in an erratic Champions League group stage for the Scottish team.
The hard truth for both clubs, who played the losers’ game, of the two groups without bets in the group of Atletico Madrid. There were few incentives more than the honour and money to be won, 2. 8 million euros at stake for the 3 points. , a hot sum for any entity that can’t fatten up the inside of your vault.
In this scenario, Celtic showed themselves to be a more combative team and cannot disappoint their fans, to whom they were looking to give their first victory, which in the end would be the only one of this edition of the Champions League.
Feyenoord lost 2-1 to Celtic on Wednesday in the final Champions League organization match. For those from Rotterdam it doesn’t make much difference from a sporting point of view, but it does matter from an economic point of view. Before the match at Celtic Park begins, The Cards were already defeated in Group E. Coach Arne Slot’s Feyenoord will continue their round of the Europa League after the winter, while the Scots have been eliminated from Europe. In addition to honor, there is a sum of money at stake. Celtic came out on top.
Even though the Scots were already eliminated, the joy was wonderful, as they not only said goodbye with a victory, but also celebrated the end of two series. It’s the first Champions League win in more than six years (3-0 at Anderlecht) and even the first home win in more than ten years (2-1 against Ajax Amsterdam). On the other hand, Feyenoord also lost their eighth consecutive away game in the CL.
This defeat was absolutely unnecessary. Moodiness will be widespread, especially with Arne Slot. It is possible that there were simply more inhabitants. If you get six points, it’s very few. Feyenoord have left too much behind.
Celtic Park oozed everything that makes football so beautiful. All Feyenoord fans, and there were several thousand, were already captivated by the text under the huge statue of the legendary Celtic coach Jock Stein on the esplanade. His quote: “Football without fans is nothing. ” If there are two clubs that radiate this in the Champions League to their supporters, despite their more limited means compared to Lazio and Atletico Madrid in the same group, they are Celtic and Feyenoord. While the giants of European football triumph in the knockout stages with increasing predictability and seem confident of getting through the winter, Feyenoord and Celtic have to fight for the chance to play in the Champions League after Christmas.
Feyenoord failed to finish the Champions League crusade with a win. In Glasgow, Arne Slot’s side lost 2-1 to Celtic. Rotterdam’s only goal was scored by Yankuba Minteh. With the loss to the Scots, the Rotterdam team is in third place. in Group E with six problems in six games. They didn’t detract from the oceans of space. It’s also because of those stupid moments that make you fall behind.