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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Ewan Murray

Dismal Champions League form leaves Celtic in need of consolation

The Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers takes part in a training session with teammates at Lennoxtown
Celtic will hope to save face against Feyenoord as their Champions League campaign comes to an end this week. Photograph: Andy Buchanan/AFP/Getty Images

The conclusion to European campaigns is met with relief at Celtic Park. A club steeped in the tradition of jousting with the best on this continent have endured so many harrowing evenings since Barcelona were vanquished in 2012 that they have come to represent a dream draw for others.

Celtic will complete their Champions League campaign against Feyenoord while hoping to improve on the dismal tally of a single point and goal difference of minus 11 from five matches. Only Antwerp’s inferior record in Group H gives Celtic cause for faint comfort.

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