ANGE Postecoglou has absolved his forwards from any blame for Celtic’s failure to qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds and expressed hope the experience his charges have gained in Europe’s premier club competition will result in a stark improvement up front in their final matches.
The Scottish champions performed well for long spells of their Group F game against RB Leipzig of Germany at Parkhead on Tuesday night – but they squandered several excellent scoring opportunities and ultimately paid a high price for their profligacy.
Timo Werner and substitute Emil Forsberg struck late on for Marco Rose’s team and the visitors recorded a 2-0 triumph to kill off their opponents’ prospects of finishing second in the section and reaching the last 16 for the fourth time in their history.
