The Scottish club plans to qualify for the Champions League group stage again next season
Celtic manager Angelos Postekoglou after a draw with Shakhtar (1:1) in the 5th round of the Champions League group stage, he focused on the lack of the proper class of players and poor implementation of scoring chances.
“We created a lot of opportunities, unfortunately, it was not possible to realize all the moments. We scored a goal, but after that we did not use many chances. The miner answered us with a goal. Of course, we are upset by the result and by what we missed. It is a great experience for us to play at such a level, we are progressing and improving the quality of the game. It’s impossible to achieve everything quickly, so we set goals for the future and years, and we have already made some progress over the last season.”
“The main goal was to test the team against a stronger opponent, of course, we could have done more, but it happened the way it happened. The main thing is to play against someone who is stronger than you, but we did our best.”
“Certainly, at this stage, it’s hard to be surprised at anything, since we played against a stronger opponent. This is a very difficult level, and we fell short in some components, we even know which ones. We didn’t have enough in terms of implementation, also in such matches there was a question of class, so we understand our mistakes.”
“Of course, next season we will again try to qualify for the Champions League. This season we have learned a lot, and we will use it in the future. It’s hard to achieve success when you play in the Champions League every five years. In order not to lose this experience, we set the task of qualifying for the tournament again. We have tested ourselves, we know what we are capable of, we know what is required of us to progress in the Champions League. This level of responsibility and play requires a lot more effort and experience.”
Celtic after five rounds in the quartet F scored only two points. The closest rival, Shakhtar, has six points, so the fourth-placed representatives of Scotland will not play in European competition in the spring.
Source: Sportarena
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