Europa League: Celtic Continue Recovery With Assured Win At Feyenoord

Martin O’Neill wrote a memorable last postscript successful his history pinch Celtic successful Europe arsenic nan interim head led his squad to a 3-1 triumph complete Feyenoord.

Goals from nan Hyun-jun and Reo Hatate saw Celtic travel from down earlier half-time and substitute Benjamin Nygren added a precocious 3rd arsenic nan Scottish champions revived their Europa League campaign.

It was their first distant triumph successful Europe since triumph complete Ferencvaros nether Ange Postecoglou 4 years agone and a first successful nan Netherlands since a 3-1 triumph complete Ajax successful O’Neill’s maiden Champions League qualifier successful complaint successful 2001.

O’Neill went connected to lead Celtic to nan 2003 UEFA Cup last and wins complete nan likes of Juventus, Liverpool and Barcelona during 5 years successful charge.

The 73-year-old is expected to make measurement for Wilfried Nancy earlier Roma sojourn Celtic Park connected 11 December and will time off them pinch a level to bask different tally successful nan competition. The Hoops now person 7 points and besides play Bologna and Utrecht successful nan convention phase.

Martin O’Neill is expected to beryllium replaced arsenic Celtic head by Wilfried Nancy earlier their adjacent European fixture. Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP

Celtic started pinch Luke McCowan and nan either broadside of Daizen Maeda successful their beforehand 3 and nan erstwhile was blameworthy of an bonzer early miss, hitting nan barroom from a gait retired aft an Arne Engels corner.

The offside emblem went up but VAR mightiness person overturned that determination arsenic it appeared nan flick-on came from a Feyenoord player.

Celtic were caught retired by a shot complete nan apical successful nan 11th infinitesimal pinch centre-back Auston Trusty connected his measurement backmost from a solo tally heavy into nan Feyenoord half. Sem Steijn laid nan shot disconnected for Ayase Ueda to finish.

The extremity sparked a flurry of reddish flares flying successful from extracurricular De Kuip, which had a guidelines closed arsenic UEFA reward for fireworks use.

The visitors were soon successful problem pursuing a transverse but Leo Sauer changeable complete from six yards. Celtic responded but McCowan could not power Yang’s cross.

The erstwhile Dundee subordinate made up for his missed chances by playing a cardinal domiciled successful Celtic’s 31st-minute equaliser. His lofted walk recovered Hatate, who hooked nan shot to nan acold station wherever nan netted from adjacent range.

Celtic had 2 awesome let-offs earlier going ahead. They were firstly caught connected nan break, this clip pinch Liam Scales retired of position but Ueda’s changeable was saved by Kasper Schmeichel. Another Ueda changeable appeared to deed nan manus of Callum McGregor but punishment appeals were waved away.

Celtic profited from pressing Feyenoord backmost to their goalkeeper 2 minutes earlier half-time erstwhile Maeda charged down Timon Wellenreuther’s attempted walk and nan shot collapsed for Hatate, who vanished first clip from 22 yards.

With Feyenoord’s astir vocal supporters locked retired and Celtic successful front, nan travelling fans were making each nan sound and their squad controlled nan opening stages of nan 2nd half. Engels had a free-kick good saved earlier nan hosts forced immoderate sustained pressure, hitting nan barroom done Gaoussou Diarra’s header.