It looked like another night of so close but, yet again, so far for Celtic in the Champions League tonight.
Once again Brendan Rodgers‘ side’s inability to keep the backdoor shut in the closing stages of a European game looked like it was going to come back and bite them on the backside.
1-0 up and looking comfortable, Celtic allowed the Dutch side to get back into the game as Hyeongyu Oh was bullied off the ball in midfield and Alistair Johnston was dragged out of position which allowed Yankuba Minteh to slot home an 82nd-minute equaliser to leave Joe Hart helpless.
Which is a shame because if anyone deserved to be on the winning side, it was the £1m signing from Tottenham Hotspur. And he was after Gustaf Lagerbielke nodded home the point-blank winner in the 90th minute.
Hart pulled off some crucial saves to keep Celtic ahead last night and he seriously impressed former England international defender, Joleon Lescott.
Joe Hart redeems himself for Celtic vs Feyenoord
The English stopper has come under some severe criticism over the past few weeks but he certainly redeemed himself with his performance tonight.
Lescott said [TNT Sports], “Arguably this would have been one of the best goals of the competition so far but just offside. Probably should do better with the offside in terms of looking across the line and anticipating where the centre-backs are.
“He [Luis Giminez] can’t make his run off the fullback because he’s behind him but a constant threat running behind and he’s someone that’s has been comfortable in front of goal but Joe Hart’s been exceptional.”
Despite conceding, Hart made three important saves at crucial stages of the game which could have seen the result go another way.
Hart was brilliant and deserves all the plaudits coming his way for this performance.
In other news, ‘He is great’… John Hartson is a huge fan of 24-year-old player who Celtic want to buy.
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