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Trivia
- Celtic undone by goal by Swiss great Chapuisat.
- More German opposition (defeated Cologne in last round of games)
Review
Celtic were always going to be up against it against these German giants.
In any case, Celtic did fine taking in that the team was playing away from home against strong opposition, and Celtic were a demoralised side, and only just squeaked through in the last round. Stronger team won, but Celtic kept their nose in it all.
Teams
Borussia Dortmund:
Klos; Reinhardt, Schmidt, Schulz, Reuter, Lusch, Mill (Sippel, 64min), Zorc, Chapuisat, Rummenigge (Poschner, 80), Povlsen.
Scorer: Chapuisat (70)
Celtic:
Bonner; McNally, Boyd, Grant, Mowbray, Gillespie, O'Neil, McStay, Slater, Creaney (Nicholas, 88), Collins.
Referee: I Craciunescu (Romania).
Att: 35,803
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Articles
“Chapuisat ends Celtic defiance”
The Guardian (London, England) (Oct 21, 1992)
Byline: PATRICK GLENN
Borussia Dortmund 1 Celtic 0
CELTIC did enough at least to quell Borussia's belief that they would have an untroubled passage into the third round. Disciplined and committed, they performed impressively enough to suggest that at Parkhead on Tuesday week they can overcome the goal with which Chapuisat gave the Germans victory. Any Celtic manager's dilemma when visiting colourful Continental opposition relates to weighing the need for caution against the team's traditional inclination to go forward at will. On this occasion Liam Brady adopted a largely defensive policy that led to the Germans, predictably, spending long periods near the Scots' penalty area. Gillespie, Mowbray, Boyd and McNally stood fast for most of the dangerous early stages. They were aided in no small measure by a willing midfield, with McStay, Collins and O'Neil keeping the Borussia forwards at bay and Grant marking Rummenigge, the Germans' play-maker. It was not possible to eradicate the threat entirely and there were frightening moments before the visitors gave Klos some work. Reinhardt's corner from the left found Schulz whose header was deflected marginally over the bar. O'Neil was the first to menace the home defence, leaping high to meet Collins's corner from the opposite side and head the ball narrowly wide. But Slater ended a fine run disappointingly by hitting the ball feebly at Klos with his left foot after brushing past two defenders. When Dortmund stepped up the pace, however, the quick Povlsen, Mill and Chapuisat looked as positive as the Celtic fans in the crowd had expected. Rummenigge should have scored when he received the ball from Mill only 12 yards out but, sliding forward, he toed it inches wide of Bonner's post. Celtic's most frightening moment of the first half arrived 11 minutes before the interval when Grant brought down Chapuisat at full gallop and the referee correctly judged that the offence had been outside the box. There was still time, nevertheless, for Schulz to head Povlsen's centre from the right on to the bar after the Dane had demonstrated his close control in a penetrative run. Celtic's determined resistance did not yield until the 66th minute, when Chapuisat made the breakthrough. Povlsen was allowed to run free on the right before delivering the ball to the Swiss international, who drove it past Bonner from the left-hand corner of the six-yard area. It was a stunning moment for Celtic, who had occasionally begun to suggest that they might score themselves. Slater led most of the thrusts and shortly before Chapuisat's goal he crossed from the left for McStay to trouble Klos with a diving header.