Champions League - Celtic bumped out of Europe
Eurosport - Wed, 26 Nov 07:59:00 2008
Celtic crashed out of Europe after a heartbreaking late 2-1 defeat to AaB Aalborg at the Energi Nord Arena in Group E of the Champions League.
Gordon Strachan's side took a thoroughly deserved second half lead through Barry Robson, before a cruelly deflected Lucas Caca shot beat Artur Boruc and Gary Caldwell netted an own-goal to send the Scottish side out of the competition in the dying moments.
Celtic dominated a first half which should have yielded a healthy lead, with Georgios Samaras missing two glorious opportunities to reflect his side's possession in the scoreline.
The first period was otherwise distinctly devoid of quality, with Shunsuke Nakamura's wing play providing the only source of creativity or guile. Samaras failed to convert two Nakamura crosses from inside the Aalborg area, failing to make meaningful contact with either.
Indeed, the Greek striker looked laboured throughout and was sluggish in his all-round play leaving Strachan no choice but to replace him after the hour mark.
But it was the Japanese midfielder himself who squandered the best chance in the ninth minute, ballooning his shot over the bar when through on goal with just Karim Zaza to beat.
Robson demonstrated the conviction needed to score the opener in the 53rd minute with a header guided with such precision from the edge of the box, that Zaza was left rooted to the spot.
To their cost, Celtic sat back on their lead and Aalborg, whose only dangerous outlet was Caca, equalised in the 73rd minute when the midfielder was allowed to advance and unleash a shot which took a wicked deflection off Stephen McManus.
And the Bhoys experienced even worse luck in the 87th minute with the ball rebounding off Caldwell's thigh after Boruc had parried Andreas Johansson's speculative cross.
The Scottish side's European dream ended in disappointment once again with Strachan unable to believe his luck; the post-match inquest, however, will have to be focused on the numerous first-half chances which went awry.
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yes it was bad last night getting knocked out by a danish team .... but all i can say is its the same danish team that humped kaunas home and away . so what does that tell you
rangers fans are all mouth today but they will be sick again when 4 in a row comes home
willflet,if you're telling us you're not drunk with your @#$% patter,then i would suggest you need to find yourself another shrink to diagnose your serious mental disability..Care in the community has a lot to answer for allowing you access to a computer.
As far as WE all live in a yellow submarine,why dont you & your greeting faced ilk join me in a chorus of :- @#$% you Septic,You'll never win away...You'll Never win away... You'll never win away.......Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha...GIRFUY!!!
hey, nail m and maggie...please show s b@lls and leave yir names and location
I'll chek it out latern on
as i said bos's here
okay ladies?
Yes boss here I go!!!
What match boss?
Thanks fella!
Hey me boss's a genius
gave me a free day tae see today's matches!
AAAAAYYYYYYYYE!
ooooops the boos's here
gotta go!
bye maggie and stevie b gerrardd
shhhhhhh
hahahahaaha
Now yi r showin a weeeeee sense of humour stevie b
"He's away to buy ye a new keyboard for yir computer, since the wan yiv got is obviously shagged!!!"
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still there!!!!
No lass I'm Scottish - Ireland's crossin the sea!
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I bet you guys are the type of engleish that think you are actually @mericans....now that is funny?
Stevie B
Celtic suppos huns?
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bye agus feasgar mhath!
That's Scottish Gaelic---- no invalid comment please!
HAHAHA
By the way - all this talk about McCoist taking over as Rangers manager simply isn't true! The next manager will be BRUCE FORSYTH! Because what do points make?.. PRIZES!!
see yi next time neil m!
I just cannae wait for yir poor reply all d blooddie day lass.
i'm a wee bit busy -
Remember: SENSE OF HUMOUR LASSIE MAGGIE; SENSE OF HUMOUR!
PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Why are all the huns on here, posting comments??.. Is it because their team's not worth writing about??.. YES!!
I bet you guys are the type of scots that think you are actually Irish....now that is funny!
Forgive my hahahaha
I'm not drunk, like a true Scot I love tae share my sense of humour!
Ye bitter cr@p!
CELTIC!
point 152 (Eskimo Nel) - naw!!.. He's away to buy ye a new keyboard for yir computer, since the wan yiv got is obviously shagged-oot!! LOL!! Hail, hail!
neil m
got yi! yir name's Maggie! -not Maggie mae of course-!
Hahahahaha
Well done Macca
neil m : ????? cow-ard
neil m
fram L”pool? or auld traffctor?
hahahaha
Slainte iopuilt
neil m
HAHAHA.
Great joke lass!
hahahaha
aboot yir real name?
SUSAN!
I obviously hit a raw nerve Fletch - what's wrong? run out of brew money?
neil m * 141/42/43/44/45
5 posts tae say the same boring cr@p?
let's be honest: yi need a doctor man.(Utd)
BTW; mine is WILLIAM FLETCHER
LOCATION: GLASGOW
GEND: B*lls!
Sląinte
INVALID COMMENT???????
HAHAHA OB LA DI OB LA DA, LIFE -get one- GOES ON BAH!
nel m- show the same b*lls and post yir real name and location!
let's be honest...HAHAHA
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