2013-02-12: Celtic 0-3 Juventus, European Cup

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Trivia

• European Cup 2012-13, Round of 16 match, match 1 of 2.
• Celtic's heaviest defeat at home in the European cup.
• Celtic had not lost against Serie A opponents at Celtic Park since 1969, a run stretching 8 games.
• Prior to the game, in his usual wonderful way UEFA President Michel Platini (and former Juventus player) said: "If we look at the Champions League draw, it's clear that Juventus is already in quarter-finals"! Grand or what? He later stated he was taken out of context and kind of apologised.
• Paddy McCourt dropped from squad, only one to be so. Signs of discontent over him or vice versa?
• Efe Ambrose played in final for Nigeria in Africans Nations Cup Sunday past which they duly won. What a great season for him, and congrats and respect to him. However he ended up surprisingly starting this game after 48 hours of celebrating beforehand. He cost us two goals in this game.
• Pope Benedict resigned in an unprecedented move in the previous day due to health reasons.
• Michael Owen (ex-England international): "Gutted. Celtic deserve so much more. They have been outstanding. Particularly annoying having witnessed so many dirty tricks by the Italians."

Review

(Arsene P of KDS forum)
In the cold light of day, the game boiled down to them taking the chances presented to them on a plate, and us not creating clear cut chances.

Neither keeper had anything other than bread and butter collections to deal with (apart from the goals, obv.)

The continued man-handling stramashes at our corners were annoying, mainly because the ref made such a show of booking the two of them early doors, then bottling the subsequent re-occurrences. He also made some other baffling decisions, but I haven't seen any replays to confirm or deny my natural inclination that the ref was rubbish. Not to mention the 5th and 6th linesmen. WTF were they looking at? Pointless.

All in all, I reckon Juve stuck to their game plan and capitalised on the mistakes. whilst we played at random, it seemed. Two full backs marauding at the same time leaving the two CHs isolated was always going to put them under pressure at times.

We at least showed we can play a wee bit, but I can't help feeling we fell in to the trap Juventus set us by letting us come on to them while they were confident in their rugby abilities to defend the set pieces and not let clear cut chances be made, and just wait for a mistake to pounce on. On another day we may have scored the goal to get the place rocking, but a favourable result last night just wasn't in the stars.

If we had a wee bit more composure at times, we may have created better chances, but as it was from where I could see, we had two sitter headers and multiple long range efforts which ultimately weren't good enough to trouble Buffon.

The tie is done, and that is the only true disappointment and annoyance.

At 0-1 it was a great game. Exciting, tense and all of the things that make football the game it is. At 0-2 the heads went a wee bit, on and off the field, and when the third went in, everybody knew that it is all over.

Pirlo eventually ran the show for them, and we had decent performances from most. I'm not going to analyse individuals as we all know who effed up for the goals, but given the sterling performances over the whole campaign I wouldn't say anything against any of our players for their contribution, unlike the many big game glory hunting fannies who know eff all about the game slagging off our players for the slightest mistake assuming that Juventus were on the same level as Dundee and expecting miracles.

(SaMule of KDS forum)
Forster – obviously a bit rusty still, could have done better at the first goal and probably the second too. Other than the three goals though I don't remember them testing him at all.

Izaguirre – excellent, best he's played in a long time.

Wilson – minor quibble about not being quick enough to react at their first goal, but other than that was great. Got us out of trouble more than a few times.

Ambrose – had one of those weird games where he was actually pretty good for 99% of the game, but his three mistakes led to two goals for them and a missed goal for us. Pretty sure Matthews was actually about to come on for him when Lustig got injured. What if?

Lustig – had a very good game, would have liked to see him take his man on a bit more often than he did but I can't really quibble with the crosses he put in instead. Him going off appeared to upset us a bit.

Mulgrew – didn't have a bad game, but didn't have a great one either. Wasn't even taking most of the set pieces which is usually the only reason I can think of for keeping him in the side.

Wanyama – wasn't going to let anyone dribble past him or get the ball of him. If he wasn't playing football he'd be putting atlas stones on plinths.

Brown – still got all the energy of his younger days but has now combined that with real intelligence and an ability to pass that I never thought he'd have. Great game.

Commons – was excellent in the first half, but for all the shots he had on target not one of them really tested Buffon. Needs to try looking up every now and again and thinking about where the goalkeeper is before he shoots.

Forrest – ran all night but did very little of note. The Juve defenders dealt with him easily enough.

Hooper – see Forrest. Neither of them could get anything out of what was a very well organised defence.

Subs:
Matthews – I know he played for over half an hour, but I genuinely don't remember him doing much, good or bad.
Watt – see Forrest & Hooper
Kayal – see Matthews, just for less time.

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Possession
47% 53%
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14 8

On target
8 6

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10 4

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12 11

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Celtic 0 Juventus 3: match report

Celtic v Juventus: live
Telegraph
Roddy Forsyth

By Roddy Forsyth, Celtic Park

11:45PM GMT 12 Feb 2013

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The Celtic Express, which had treated its passengers to such an exhilarating ride through the group stage of the Champions League, struck a fatal obstacle on the line in the east end of Glasgow on Tuesday night.

The obstruction came in the shape of the three Juventus centre-backs – Claudio Barzagli, Leonardo Bonucci and Martin Caceres – who added a considerable element of cynicism to their consummate mastery of space and timing.

At the other end of the field, Juve made few openings but demonstrated the art of expert exploitation with an early and crucial goal from Alessandro Matri and late strikes by Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic. In marked contrast, Neil Lennon’s decision to field Efe Ambrose rebounded upon him.

The Nigerian had played in his country’s triumph over Burkino Faso in the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday but did not return to Glasgow until the day of the match.

Nevertheless, Lennon believed that the deployment of Ambrose trumped his other back line options and named him in the starting line-up.

“We need a miracle,” Lennon admitted afterwards. “But it’s the harsh reality of Champions League football and some of my young players will learn a huge lesson tonight.

“I thought for 70-odd minutes, until the second goal, we were by far the better side – but you can’t give away goals like we gave away, sloppy.

“Efe was poor for the first goal but we had good chances to equalise. Then we switched off defensively for the second goal and the third goal was poor.”

He added ruefully: “We took a gamble on Efe Ambrose.”

Within three minutes Ambrose was hauled back to earth in cruel fashion after the euphoria of Johannesburg. Only a few seconds earlier the 24-year-old had been part of the powerful opening surge which saw Celtic surf on the familiar billows of passion from the stands to force two corner kicks, the second of which saw him shoot narrowly past.

Ambrose was instantly exposed by the simplest move in the book, a punt upfield from the Juve defence which caught him in two minds and allowed Matri to fasten on to the dropping ball and slot it through Fraser Forster’s legs. The ball crossed the line, although Kelvin Wilson scooped it out again – the match officials did not signal a goal – but the defender’s attempted clearance was anticipated by Marchisio, who drove high into the roof of the net to guarantee that Juve’s scoring record would, one way or the other, extend to 19 successive games.

This could have been a body blow but Celtic came off the canvas as though nothing untoward had occurred. Remarkably, the territory they found most promising was immediately behind Andrea Pirlo and in front of Gianluigi Buffon’s penalty area. With 10 minutes played – and at an unsustainable tempo – a pattern had emerged, with Celtic pressing and shooting on sight of goal but taking risks with two on two at the back, which Juve repeatedly attempted to exploit.

By the interval another theme had surfaced as the Juve defenders realised that they were being indulged by the Spanish referee in rough treatment of Gary Hooper. After being manhandled by Buffon, the English striker gave his opponents the satisfaction of seeing him lose his temper in a clash with Stephan Lichtsteiner, both of whom were cautioned.

The second half presented Celtic with an opportunity and a difficulty. On the plus side, Juve were clearly vulnerable on their left, but James Forrest was unable to make sufficiently menacing inroads and Hooper lacked the physical presence to disrupt the back three.

The only remaining promise was now from set-piece play and, sure enough, Celtic’s one outstanding chance came from a corner kick played short by Kris Commons to Charlie Mulgrew, who placed a typically precise cross on to the head of Ambrose. The Nigerian, though, looked bemused by his clear view of goal and merely bounced his header into the arms of Buffon.

That, however, was not the end of his miserable evening. The coup de grace was administered with seven minutes remaining when Ambrose allowed the ball to lodge between his boots and was robbed by Vucinic, who beat Forster to finish the tie before making way for Nicolas Anelka.

For the first time in six Champions League home games the Celtic crowd was silenced. Three months of euphoria, generated by their immortal group stage triumph over Barcelona, had been replaced by the imposition of another sort of reality.

Lennon and his players are entitled to reflect with satisfaction on the passage that brought them this far and their fans will pay them the tribute of following them as they observe the formality of the return leg in Turin.

The shroud, though, has already been draped over Celtic’s participation in a tournament which yielded so much pleasure for them.

Match details

Celtic (4-4-2): Forster; Lustig (Matthews 59), Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown (Kayal 80), Wanyama, Mulgrew; Commons (Watt 73), Hooper.
Subs: Zaluska (g), Matthews, Kayal, Ledley, Miku, Watt, Lassad.
Booked: Hooper, Forrest, Brown.
Juventus (3-5-1): Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Martin Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Peluso; Matri (Pogba 80), Vucinic.
Subs: Storari (g), Pogba, Giovinco, Anelka, Padoin, Quagliarella, Marrone.
Booked: Lichtsteiner, Padoin.
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Spain).

Celtic 0 Juventus 3: Agony for Celtic as Efe Ambrose gamble backfires against ruthless Turin giants

13 Feb 2013 00:01
Daily Record

CELTIC need a miracle in Turin after the Italians capitalised on Neil Lennon's decision to play Ambrose in their Champions League last-16 showdown.
Kelvin Wilson tried to keep it out Kelvin Wilson tried to keep it out

ON reflection, perhaps it would have been better to give him the night off.

Just because team-mates call Efe Ambrose Morgan Freeman, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the script is always written with him in mind.

If that were the case, Ambrose would have won the African Cup of Nations for his country on Sunday night and kept enough in the tank to race halfway across the globe and produce more heroics for his club in one of the greatest triumphs of Celtic’s recent history.

But in reality it was all too much for the big Nigerian who left Parkhead last night a crestfallen and exhausted figure, knowing he had just been turned over by the Men in Black.

In other words, he had just walked into the wrong movie.

Not only did Ambrose start the night horribly with a defensive lapse which allowed Alessandro Matri to open the scoring and the Italians to dictate the action from then on.

But in the second half when this tie was still in the balance, he made an even bigger blunder when offered the chance of redemption at the other end. But he made a Shawshank of the header and Celtic’s hopes escaped with it.

Not long after that the utterly faultless Claudio Marchiso fired Juventus into a two-goal lead.

And before Celtic had regrouped Mirko Vucinic completed the Italian job with a third goal after another piece of sloppy play by Ambrose.

It will take a miracle now to stop Celtic’s adventure from ending here.

In fact, let’s face it, the tie was over last night. There will be no way back in Turin next month because the task is now so large it’s insurmountable.

This was hardly the way it was supposed to end. It was meant to be so much more romantic and rewarding for Neil Lennon and his players.

Hopes had been so high a few hours earlier. Lennon came bounding off the team bus, clenching a fist to the crowd as the first roar of the night went up – a noise so ferocious that it nearly startled old Brother Walfrid out of his slumber.

One by one his players followed him up the steps, carried in through the front doors on a thunderous wave of goodwill.

This was it. Two long months spent waiting for this moment were over. It was time to go to work.

Inside the ground, the corner reserved for the travelling fans was already filling up rapidly. For a while they may have been looking around, wondering what the fuss was all about. They would find out soon enough.

Gradually, the vast slopes began to awaken as Celtic’s supporters filed into position and as they did, the night air began to crackle in that unmistakable manner.

It’s a weird science alright but a unique chemical reaction takes place every time UEFA’s anthem is boomed out into this already highly-charged atmosphere.

Celtic Juventus Celtic continued to battle – and had chances
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It may sound a bit of a cliche but it’s true nonetheless. There is nowhere quite like it on nights such as these. It doesn’t just tickle the senses, it claws at them until the body experiences a higher state of consciousness. It is the ultimate performance enhancer.

If only Peter Lawwell knew how to capture and bottle it he could have supplied Lance Armstrong and made himself a small fortune.

Trouble was last night it was not only Celtic’s players whose eyes were bulging on the adrenalin rush. Juventus were sucking it in too and, amid the madness of it all, they got off to a flyer. Less than three minutes after the first whistle they were in the lead after a bit of jet-lagged defending from Ambrose who had only just stepped off the red eye from Lagos to make it here on time.

The Nigerian was still half dozing when Federico Peluso floated a high ball in his general direction.

Rather than step forward to deal with it, Ambrose hesitated and allowed Matri to muscle him out of the way and barge through to poke a low finish under the advancing Fraser Forster. Although Kelvin Wilson slid in to hack it out from under the bar, replays later showed the ball had already crossed the line.

In any case, Marchisio was on hand to remove all doubt by lashing it into the roof of the net by way of insurance.

The fact that Marchiso was so far forward and so alert so early in the match was a sign of Italian intent.

Celtic Juventus But Juve counter-attacked and Marchisio hit a shot
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They were sharp and impressive in the opening exchanges, shuttling the ball at pace and looking to isolate Ambrose and Wilson with a succession of longer, higher probes.

But they had to operate at full speed because that’s the pace Celtic were setting for them.

Even before the opener, Victor Wanyama had tested Gianluigi Buffon with a tasty drive which the keeper fumbled around his left-hand post.

Buffon would make further saves to keep out another Wanyama effort and two more from Kris Commons all inside the opening 15 minutes. Charlie Mulgrew also cracked one into the keeper’s side netting as Celtic charged around, hunting for their opening.

And yet they knew a second goal would render them unconscious and the situation unrecoverable.

There were dangerous moments, such as when Vucinic picked out Marchiso with a cross to the back post but this time the midfield man sliced a volley over the top.

And so it continued, this constant, meaty cut and thrust. Celtic kept on peppering Buffon’s goal but without ever making the veteran perform heroics.

When the outstanding Commons did conjure something a little out of the ordinary, an overhead kick from Mikael Lustig’s cross, it caught Buffon flat-footed but bounced wide. This was as close as the home side would come to a first-half leveller.

But they headed inside with heads held high after as strong a 45 minutes as they had produced all season.

The real worry for Lennon at the break was that, even at their best, Celtic weren’t really rattling the Italians or dragging them out of their comfort zone.

He might also have spent the interval wondering if the Spanish officials might be a bit more generous or even just alert in the second half. They didn’t appear interested in clamping down on some rough tactics when Juve were defending set-plays and this had become a source of real annoyance to the home fans.

The fact that moments after the restart Lennon could be seen applauding ref Alberto Mallenco for awarding a fairly obvious foul suggested he too was nearing the end of his tether.

Celtic striker Gary Hooper (centre) receives some rough treatment from Juventus pair Gianluigi Buffon (right) and Stephan Lichtsteiner Celtic striker Gary Hooper (centre) receives some rough treatment from Juventus pair Gianluigi Buffon (right) and Stephan Lichtsteiner
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Lennon did not wait long to make a change, Adam Matthews replacing the limping Lustig before the hour.

And moments later he looked on in disbelief as Ambrose blew his big chance to even things up.

The defender was lurking in the penalty box as Celtic worked a short corner. He was then picked out perfectly by Mulgrew’s whipped delivery but although Ambrose was all alone, unmarked just six yards from goal, he managed only to fluff a header straight into Buffon’s arms. This was such an awful waste that it was bordering on unforgivable.

And Juventus were quick to dish out the punishment. In 76 minutes, Marchiso cut inside Scott Brown, leaving Ambrose in his slipstream before crashing a shot past Foster and ripping the heart and soul out of this stadium.

Then, eight minutes from time, Marchiso plunged in one last knife. He robbed Ambrose and slipped a perfect pass through for Vucinic to slam home Juve’s third of the night.

If helping Celtic to win this thing for a second time was on Ambrose’s Bucket List then he’ll just have to try again next year.

BBC

By Alasdair Lamont BBC Scotland
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Celtic were given a harsh lesson in Champions League knockout football by the old masters of Juventus.

Brimming with confidence on the back of some tremendous European performances and results, Neil Lennon's Celtic were picked off ruthlessly.

Alessando Matri put the Italian side ahead in the opening moments, taking advantage of poor defending.

Two late goals from Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic ensured the return leg will surely be a formality.
Celtic in Turin

Celtic were unable to lift themselves to the heights of the wins over Barcelona and Spartak Moscow in the group stage, although despite conceding an early goal they were dominant for large periods of the last-16 tie.

And as the match moved into its latter stages it was the Scottish team who looked most likely to score again before Juve twice more picked off their tiring opponents to take a firm grip on the contest.

Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama sent a blistering shot goalwards with only a minute played, which Gigi Buffon turned round the post, as the Scottish side looked to capitalise on their passionate home support.

But with just three minutes gone a straight-forward looking long ball from Federico Peluso exposed the home side's defensive frailties.

Efe Ambrose – straight back in the team after featuring in Nigeria's Africa Cup of Nations success on Sunday – was caught underneath the ball and Matri was able to nudge him aside to slide it through Fraser Forster's legs and over the line, despite Kelvin Wilson's efforts to keep it out.

Celtic's response was to pepper Buffon's goal with shots from outside the box, with the Italian dealing well with efforts by Wanyama and Kris Commons, who also sent a wonderful overhead kick narrowly wide.

But for all their pressure, Celtic did little to truly threaten the Italian goal, while the crowd grew restless as a result of the referee's perceived unwillingness to give decisions in their side's favour, with grappling in the penalty area rarely punished.
Milestones for Juve

Juve, for their part, looked happy to soak up what Celtic had to throw at them and play on the counter-attack.

The home team's first clear view of goal came with more than an hour on the clock, but when it did materialise it should have brought about the equaliser.

Charlie Mulgrew's curling cross provided Ambrose with the ideal opportunity to atone for his earlier misjudgement, but his header was weak and straight at Buffon.

Celtic were then taught a lesson in incisive football when they fell further behind.

The deftest of touches by Matri found Marchisio, who twisted in from the left of the penalty area to stroke the ball beyond Forster.

Marchisio was heavily involved as Juventus effectively killed the tie with a third goal, putting the ball on a plate for Vucinic to beat the keeper from close range after Ambrose was again at fault and caught in possession.

Juventus sparkled only in flashes, but they did so brightly enough to record an ultimately commanding victory, with Celtic now heading to Turin looking to retain the respect already attained on this season's run.

Live Text Commentary
90:00 +3:05 Full time

Full Time The referee blows for the end of the match.
89:54

Victor Wanyama challenges Leonardo Bonucci unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Leonardo Bonucci.
88:39

Efe Ambrose takes the free kick.
88:39 Booking

Booking Claudio Marchisio receives a caution.
88:36

Claudio Marchisio gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Victor Wanyama.
87:20

Paul Pogba concedes a free kick for a foul on Victor Wanyama. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Charlie Mulgrew, save by Fraser Forster.
85:47

Short corner taken by Claudio Marchisio from the left by-line.
84:55 Substitution

Substitution Nicolas Anelka comes on in place of Mirko Vucinic.
82:07

Assist by Claudio Marchisio.
82:07 Goal scored

Goal – Mirko Vucinic – Celtic 0 – 3 Juventus Mirko Vucinic finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Celtic 0-3 Juventus.
80:55

Efe Ambrose fouled by Mirko Vucinic, the ref awards a free kick. Efe Ambrose takes the direct free kick.
79:52 Substitution

Substitution Paul Pogba joins the action as a substitute, replacing Alessandro Matri.
79:36 Substitution

Substitution (Celtic) makes a substitution, with Beram Kayal coming on for Scott Brown.
78:47

Centre by Emilio Izaguirre, save by Gianluigi Buffon.
76:36

Alessandro Matri provided the assist for the goal.
76:36 Goal scored

Goal – Claudio Marchisio – Celtic 0 – 2 Juventus Goal scored by Claudio Marchisio from inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Celtic 0-2 Juventus.
75:29

Corner taken by Charlie Mulgrew from the right by-line, save made by Gianluigi Buffon.
75:29 Booking

Booking Simone Padoin goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.
75:17 Booking

Booking Scott Brown is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
74:22

Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Charlie Mulgrew.
72:42 Substitution

Substitution Kris Commons leaves the field to be replaced by Tony Watt.
71:44

Corner taken by Andrea Pirlo.
70:23

Charlie Mulgrew takes the inswinging corner, Gianluigi Buffon makes a save.
69:35

Kris Commons takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Andrea Barzagli manages to make a clearance.
68:49 Substitution

Substitution Federico Peluso leaves the field to be replaced by Simone Padoin.
66:14

Mirko Vucinic takes a shot. Blocked by Kelvin Wilson.
64:21

Federico Peluso fouled by Scott Brown, the ref awards a free kick. Claudio Marchisio takes the direct free kick.
63:23

Stephan Lichtsteiner is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Fraser Forster.
62:53

The ball is delivered by Scott Brown, Andrea Barzagli makes a clearance.
62:01

Charlie Mulgrew sends in a cross, Efe Ambrose takes a shot. Save by Gianluigi Buffon.
61:45

Kris Commons decides to take a short corner.
60:30

Claudio Marchisio is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Fraser Forster restarts play with the free kick.
59:41

The assistant referee signals for offside against Alessandro Matri. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
57:54 Substitution

Substitution Adam Matthews replaces Mikael Lustig.
56:00

Unfair challenge on Kris Commons by Claudio Marchisio results in a free kick. Victor Wanyama takes the direct free kick.
54:41

Centre by James Forrest, Leonardo Bonucci manages to make a clearance.
50:22

Leonardo Bonucci challenges Kris Commons unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Efe Ambrose.
49:33

Charlie Mulgrew challenges Stephan Lichtsteiner unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
45:41

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Emilio Izaguirre by Arturo Vidal. Charlie Mulgrew takes the direct free kick.
45:30

Mikael Lustig delivers the ball, save by Gianluigi Buffon.
45:01

The game restarts for the second half.
45:00 +1:11 Half time

Half Time The half-time whistle blows.
45:00 +1:01

The ball is sent over by Kris Commons, clearance by Andrea Pirlo.
45:00 +0:37

Mikael Lustig fouled by Alessandro Matri, the ref awards a free kick. Kris Commons takes the direct free kick.
44:35

Kris Commons decides to take a short corner.
43:35

Arturo Vidal takes a shot. Victor Wanyama gets a block in. Stephan Lichtsteiner takes a shot. Fraser Forster makes a comfortable save.
43:19

Short corner taken by Andrea Pirlo from the left by-line.
42:16

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alessandro Matri by Kelvin Wilson. Free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.
41:27

Leonardo Bonucci takes the direct free kick.
41:27 Booking

Booking James Forrest goes into the referee's book.
41:22

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrea Pirlo by James Forrest.
41:00

Gary Hooper concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrea Barzagli. Direct free kick taken by Gianluigi Buffon.
40:22

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kelvin Wilson by Mirko Vucinic. Fraser Forster takes the free kick.
39:47

Kris Commons takes a shot. Gianluigi Buffon makes a save.
39:32

A cross is delivered by Emilio Izaguirre, clearance by Martin Caceres.
38:11

Stephan Lichtsteiner delivers the ball, Efe Ambrose manages to make a clearance.
37:24

Outswinging corner taken by Kris Commons, Victor Wanyama has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.
36:16

Inswinging corner taken by Kris Commons, clearance made by Martin Caceres.
36:16 Booking

Booking The referee books Stephan Lichtsteiner for unsporting behaviour.
36:11 Booking

Booking Gary Hooper is cautioned.
34:59

The ball is crossed by Mikael Lustig, clearance by Martin Caceres.
34:21

Victor Wanyama challenges Arturo Vidal unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Leonardo Bonucci.
33:30

Efe Ambrose gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mirko Vucinic. Free kick taken by Andrea Pirlo.
32:58

The official flags Alessandro Matri offside. Free kick taken by Kelvin Wilson.
29:58

Corner from left by-line taken by Andrea Pirlo.
27:52

Alessandro Matri is caught offside. Mikael Lustig takes the indirect free kick.
27:02

The ball is crossed by Mikael Lustig, Shot by Kris Commons from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.
25:23

The ball is delivered by Mikael Lustig, Andrea Barzagli manages to make a clearance.
24:32

The ball is sent over by Mirko Vucinic, Efe Ambrose manages to make a clearance.
23:42

Victor Wanyama takes a shot and missed to the right of the net.
22:45

Scott Brown concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrea Pirlo. Direct free kick taken by Andrea Barzagli.
22:07

Kris Commons takes a shot. Comfortable save by Gianluigi Buffon.
21:26

Victor Wanyama gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mirko Vucinic. Direct free kick taken by Martin Caceres.
2:45

Assist on the goal came from Federico Peluso.
15:28

Free kick awarded for a foul by Federico Peluso on Kris Commons. Kris Commons delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right by-line, Gianluigi Buffon makes a save.
14:33

Emilio Izaguirre sends in a cross, Kris Commons produces a left-footed shot from inside the area that clears the bar.
13:59

Gary Hooper fouled by Martin Caceres, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Mikael Lustig.
12:55

Arturo Vidal challenges Scott Brown unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Victor Wanyama.
12:25

Foul by Emilio Izaguirre on Stephan Lichtsteiner, free kick awarded. Andrea Pirlo restarts play with the free kick.
10:57

Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Kris Commons, Charlie Mulgrew takes a shot. Gianluigi Buffon makes a comfortable save.
9:32

Shot by Kris Commons. Fantastic save by Gianluigi Buffon.
8:52

Charlie Mulgrew has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
7:45

Close range strike by Claudio Marchisio goes over the bar.
5:53

Gary Hooper gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martin Caceres. Leonardo Bonucci takes the free kick.
5:13

The ball is swung over by Emilio Izaguirre, clearance by Andrea Barzagli. Victor Wanyama has an effort at goal from 20 yards. Save by Gianluigi Buffon.
2:45 Goal scored

Goal – Alessandro Matri – Celtic 0 – 1 Juventus Alessandro Matri scores a goal from inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Celtic 0-1 Juventus.
1:46

Shot from just outside the penalty box by Efe Ambrose misses to the left of the target.
1:04

Victor Wanyama takes a shot. Gianluigi Buffon makes a save. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kris Commons from the right by-line, clearance by Stephan Lichtsteiner.
0:00

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Michel Platini needs to demonstrate a strong hold on Uefa’s referees

The Herald
Michel Platini is clearly a man of vision. His prophesy made two months ago that his former club, Juventus, would easily take care of Celtic came true on Tuesday night.

However, Platini’s other “vision” was left looking flawed. The Uefa president promised perfect refereeing when he introduced the five-referee system three years ago, so the work of Alberto Undiano Mallenco, the Spanish referee, and his team must be a source of embarrassment after they failed to halt the Juventus strategy of “man-handling” Neil Lennon’s players.

“With the five referees system we are using in the Champions League and the Europa League, every area of the pitch is covered,” Platini declared in August 2010. “Now, if a referee cannot see, it means the ref is no good and must find another job. There will be near zero tolerance with respect to the referee because with the help of his assistants he should see everything.”

Platini even claimed after Euro 2012 that there were more goals because of his pet project. “It helped reduce shirt-pulling during set-pieces,” he said. “The system acts as a deterrent and the quality of football benefits from that.”

If Platini had been at Celtic Park he might have thought differently. Perhaps Lennon should send a DVD of Juventus’s 3-0 victory to Uefa’s headquarters to see if Platini thinks the quality of football benefited from the dark arts displayed by Antonio Conte’s side.

Gordon Strachan would probably compile a montage for his successor. The Scotland manager insisted that the holding of Gary Hooper and Scott Brown was worse than diving.

Juventus brought shame on the game for their premeditated law-breaking. So did those on Platini’s payroll at Uefa — the well-rewarded referees — for failing to spot, or blindly ignoring, what took place in the penalty boxes.

Lennon asked if there is a different interpretation for Spanish and Italian referees after watching Stephan Lichtsteiner cautioned for holding Hooper before a corner, and then allowed to do the same when Kris Commons took the kick.

So was Simone Padoin, who came off the bench to defend a corner and whose first act was to put his hands round Brown’s waist. Replays showed Undiano Mallenco had a perfect view. The referee chose not to book the substitute right away but, minutes later, Padoin was booked before a corner — along with Brown. The official then ignored the Italian player flagrantly breaking the same law again.

There is no different translation, in Spanish or Italian, for this offence. Fifa’s law 12 is explicit: referees are told to make an “early intervention” and deal firmly with holding; he is told to warn a player before the restart and if he cautions a player and the offence continues, referees are told to caution the player again and give a penalty.

What part of that did Undiano Mallenco, and his officials, not understand? In Platini’s words, they now have every angle covered and since Juventus were far from subtle about the holding, it has to be assumed they chose not to make the decision.

If Lichtsteiner had been sent off after 30 minutes, that would have put a different complexion on the contest. So, too, would two penalties for the “man-handling” (Lennon’s description) of Hooper and Brown.

Ironically, the five-man team was designed in collaboration with Pierluigi Collina, Italy’s celebrated referee and now chief refereeing officer at Uefa. It is impossible to believe that Collina would claim that the response from Undiano Mallenco was “perfect”.

It is too late for Celtic to benefit, but football could. Over to you, Monsieur Platini.Michel Platini needs to demonstrate a strong hold on Uefa’s referees

Michel Platini is clearly a man of vision. His prophesy made two months ago that his former club, Juventus, would easily take care of Celtic came true on Tuesday night.

However, Platini’s other “vision” was left looking flawed. The Uefa president promised perfect refereeing when he introduced the five-referee system three years ago, so the work of Alberto Undiano Mallenco, the Spanish referee, and his team must be a source of embarrassment after they failed to halt the Juventus strategy of “man-handling” Neil Lennon’s players.

“With the five referees system we are using in the Champions League and the Europa League, every area of the pitch is covered,” Platini declared in August 2010. “Now, if a referee cannot see, it means the ref is no good and must find another job. There will be near zero tolerance with respect to the referee because with the help of his assistants he should see everything.”

Platini even claimed after Euro 2012 that there were more goals because of his pet project. “It helped reduce shirt-pulling during set-pieces,” he said. “The system acts as a deterrent and the quality of football benefits from that.”

If Platini had been at Celtic Park he might have thought differently. Perhaps Lennon should send a DVD of Juventus’s 3-0 victory to Uefa’s headquarters to see if Platini thinks the quality of football benefited from the dark arts displayed by Antonio Conte’s side.

Gordon Strachan would probably compile a montage for his successor. The Scotland manager insisted that the holding of Gary Hooper and Scott Brown was worse than diving.

Juventus brought shame on the game for their premeditated law-breaking. So did those on Platini’s payroll at Uefa — the well-rewarded referees — for failing to spot, or blindly ignoring, what took place in the penalty boxes.

Lennon asked if there is a different interpretation for Spanish and Italian referees after watching Stephan Lichtsteiner cautioned for holding Hooper before a corner, and then allowed to do the same when Kris Commons took the kick.

So was Simone Padoin, who came off the bench to defend a corner and whose first act was to put his hands round Brown’s waist. Replays showed Undiano Mallenco had a perfect view. The referee chose not to book the substitute right away but, minutes later, Padoin was booked before a corner — along with Brown. The official then ignored the Italian player flagrantly breaking the same law again.

There is no different translation, in Spanish or Italian, for this offence. Fifa’s law 12 is explicit: referees are told to make an “early intervention” and deal firmly with holding; he is told to warn a player before the restart and if he cautions a player and the offence continues, referees are told to caution the player again and give a penalty.

What part of that did Undiano Mallenco, and his officials, not understand? In Platini’s words, they now have every angle covered and since Juventus were far from subtle about the holding, it has to be assumed they chose not to make the decision.

If Lichtsteiner had been sent off after 30 minutes, that would have put a different complexion on the contest. So, too, would two penalties for the “man-handling” (Lennon’s description) of Hooper and Brown.

Ironically, the five-man team was designed in collaboration with Pierluigi Collina, Italy’s celebrated referee and now chief refereeing officer at Uefa. It is impossible to believe that Collina would claim that the response from Undiano Mallenco was “perfect”.

It is too late for Celtic to benefit, but football could. Over to you, Monsieur Platini.Michel Platini needs to demonstrate a strong hold on Uefa’s referees

Michel Platini is clearly a man of vision. His prophesy made two months ago that his former club, Juventus, would easily take care of Celtic came true on Tuesday night.

However, Platini’s other “vision” was left looking flawed. The Uefa president promised perfect refereeing when he introduced the five-referee system three years ago, so the work of Alberto Undiano Mallenco, the Spanish referee, and his team must be a source of embarrassment after they failed to halt the Juventus strategy of “man-handling” Neil Lennon’s players.

“With the five referees system we are using in the Champions League and the Europa League, every area of the pitch is covered,” Platini declared in August 2010. “Now, if a referee cannot see, it means the ref is no good and must find another job. There will be near zero tolerance with respect to the referee because with the help of his assistants he should see everything.”

Platini even claimed after Euro 2012 that there were more goals because of his pet project. “It helped reduce shirt-pulling during set-pieces,” he said. “The system acts as a deterrent and the quality of football benefits from that.”

If Platini had been at Celtic Park he might have thought differently. Perhaps Lennon should send a DVD of Juventus’s 3-0 victory to Uefa’s headquarters to see if Platini thinks the quality of football benefited from the dark arts displayed by Antonio Conte’s side.

Gordon Strachan would probably compile a montage for his successor. The Scotland manager insisted that the holding of Gary Hooper and Scott Brown was worse than diving.

Juventus brought shame on the game for their premeditated law-breaking. So did those on Platini’s payroll at Uefa — the well-rewarded referees — for failing to spot, or blindly ignoring, what took place in the penalty boxes.

Lennon asked if there is a different interpretation for Spanish and Italian referees after watching Stephan Lichtsteiner cautioned for holding Hooper before a corner, and then allowed to do the same when Kris Commons took the kick.

So was Simone Padoin, who came off the bench to defend a corner and whose first act was to put his hands round Brown’s waist. Replays showed Undiano Mallenco had a perfect view. The referee chose not to book the substitute right away but, minutes later, Padoin was booked before a corner — along with Brown. The official then ignored the Italian player flagrantly breaking the same law again.

There is no different translation, in Spanish or Italian, for this offence. Fifa’s law 12 is explicit: referees are told to make an “early intervention” and deal firmly with holding; he is told to warn a player before the restart and if he cautions a player and the offence continues, referees are told to caution the player again and give a penalty.

What part of that did Undiano Mallenco, and his officials, not understand? In Platini’s words, they now have every angle covered and since Juventus were far from subtle about the holding, it has to be assumed they chose not to make the decision.

If Lichtsteiner had been sent off after 30 minutes, that would have put a different complexion on the contest. So, too, would two penalties for the “man-handling” (Lennon’s description) of Hooper and Brown.

Ironically, the five-man team was designed in collaboration with Pierluigi Collina, Italy’s celebrated referee and now chief refereeing officer at Uefa. It is impossible to believe that Collina would claim that the response from Undiano Mallenco was “perfect”.

It is too late for Celtic to benefit, but football could. Over to you, Monsieur Platini.