| Match Pictures | Matches: 1991 – 1992 | 1991-92 Pictures |
Trivia
- Charlie Nicholas missed a penalty in the fourth minute.
- Neuchatel lost 4-1 on aggregate to Real Madrid in the next round.
- The Rangers end of the ground wasempty after a UEFA directive to curtail attendances on non all seater grounds.
Review
Teams
Celtic:
Bonner; McNally, Wdowczyk (Cascarino 57), O'Neil, Whyte (Creaney 46), Galloway, Miller, McStay, Coyne, Nicholas, Collins.
Scorer: Miller (51)
Neuchatel Xamax: Delay; Fasel, Fernandez, Luthi, Ramzy, Perret, Sutter (Motiez 77), Vernier, H Hassan (Thassot 87), I Hassan, Bonvin.
Referee: P Pairetto (Italy).
Att: 25,454
Articles
- Match Report (see below)
Pictures
Articles
“Futile attempt”
The Guardian (London, England) (Nov 7)
Celtic 1, Neuchatel Xamax 0
(agg: 2-5).
CELTIC's attempt to overcome an impossible 5-1 deficit from the first leg of this Uefa Cup second-round tie was always laudable, even bordering on the magnificent at times, but in the end was futile. The impression that the mission could not be accomplished was formed in the fifth minute, when Charlie Nicholas made a mess of a penalty. After that deflating miss, Joe Miller's 52nd-minute goal meant little. The missed penalty was all the more stunning because Nicholas had scored with all three of his previous attempts this season. That the chance arrived so early only deepened the disappointment of the vociferous crowd, who had ignored driving rain and live television coverage to lend their support. The striker himself had been pulled down by Delay as he tried to run past him on the left of the area, having been released by a precise through-pass from Coyne. Nicholas amateurishly drove the spot-kick high over the bar. Bonner had to make a diving save when Ibrahim Hassan put in a low, awkwardly bouncing drive from 20 yards. The Irish goalkeeper did well to make the stop in the slippery conditions. After the interval the Scots' goalward surges became so intense that for around 15 minutes the impossible did not seem out of the question. That pressure saw Miller give them the lead seven minutes into the second half, when the winger was at the far post to meet a low, sweeping cross from Coyne, who had bolted into the penalty area. Yet the soaring hopes were stifled within 10 minutes as Nicholas, the substitute Cascarino and Miller all spurned apparently unmissable chances. Nicholas ran clear on to a long kick from Bonner and miscued his volley with only the challenge of Delay to beat. Cascarino and Miller each drove the ball off Delay's legs.
“Celtic fail to catch Swiss”
The Times (London, England) (Nov 7, 1991)
SCOTLAND lost its final representative in this season's European competitions last night when Celtic went out of the Uefa Cup to the Swiss side, Neuchatel Xamax. Although Celtic beat Neuchatel 1-0 in their second leg tie at Parkhead, their dismal performance in the first leg, when they lost 5-1, meant they lost 5-2 on aggregate. Charlie Nicholas missed a penalty for Celtic after just four minutes and the only goal came seven minutes after the interval from Joe Miller.