Played against a stronger opponent – Celtic coach

Angelos Postekoglu summed up the performance in European competitions and the match against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Celtic’s head coach was disappointed with his team’s result in the match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Angelos Postekoglu complained about the poor conversion of chances in the game against the Pitmen.

At the same time, the specialist paid tribute to the Ukrainian team, repeating several times that it is in a higher class.

The Celtic coach also lamented the lack of experience playing at such a level, which is why the team ended the match for the spring European Cup ahead of schedule.

“We created many opportunities, unfortunately we were not able to convert all the opportunities. We scored a goal, but after that we did not take advantage of many opportunities. Shakhtar responded Of course, we were upset with the result and the fact that we conceded. We could have done more, but it happened the way it happened.

Of course, at this stage it is difficult to be surprised by anything, because we played against a stronger opponent. It was a very difficult level, and we fell in several parts, although we knew which ones. We lack in terms of implementation, as well as in such battles there is a question of class, so we understand our mistakes. Yes, we understand that we did not finish, and we know that we did it in the important moments of the game.

Next season we will try again to qualify for the Champions League. We learned a lot and will use it in the future. It’s hard to be successful when you play in the Champions League every five years. In order not to lose this experience, we set ourselves the task of re-qualifying for the tournament,” Shakhtar’s official website quoted Postecoglu as saying.

Recall that Shakhtar played a draw with Scottish Celtic in Glasgow and thereby secured at least third place in the group and participation in European competitions in the spring.

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