Football: ‘Celtic unworthy of Champions League’

Schuster accuses Lennon’s side of being too negative in the Group G clash in which Celtic took a surprise early lead.

LONDON: Celtic do not deserve to be playing in the Champions League, according to former Barcelona player and manager Bernd Schuster. The German made the comments to the Scottish Sun newspaper following Tuesday night’s game at the Nou Camp which saw the Glasgow side lose 2-1 to a last-minute goal after a mainly backs-to-the-wall performance. Schuster accused Neil Lennon’s side of being too negative in the Group G clash in which Celtic took a surprise early lead before they went back into a defensive shell. “I’m fed up of seeing these type of matches,” said Schuster. “There should not be teams like Celtic in the Champions League. We saw it last year with Chelsea. It was a very bad example for football and it is regrettable that they became European champions.”

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2012.