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Glasgow Times
3 days ago
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- Glasgow Times
Brendan Rodgers names his favourite Celtic performance
The Parkhead side's landmark win came against a Leipzig team flying high in the Bundesliga at the time. Despite Christoph Baumgartner putting the visitors ahead in the 23rd minute, Celtic mounted a comeback. Read more: Nicolas Kuhn netted twice before half-time, giving Celtic the lead, and Reo Hatate sealed the victory with a goal with just under 20 minutes left. Rodgers said on Sky Sports' end-of-season Celtic programme: "That's my favourite performance of the season. "Because at the very highest level, we had taken on a team who had an outstanding manager in Marco Rose, Leipzig, who had been in the Champions League for a number of years and had some fantastic players, and we demonstrated at the highest level every part of our game. "We went behind in the game. "We showed the courage to counter-press and press the game. "We go 2-1 up at half-time, then go 3-1 up. "In the second half, we played some amazing football." Celtic went on to finish 21st in the league phase of the Champions League. They qualified for the knockout-stage play-off but were eliminated by Bayern Munich due to a last-minute goal from Alphonso Davies. Rodgers' side will now face a play-off to qualify for the Champions League in the upcoming season.
The National
3 days ago
- Sport
- The National
Rodgers names his 'favourite performance' of Celtic's 2024/25 season
The Parkhead side pulled off a landmark Champions League victory against a team who, at the time, were flying high in the Bundesliga. Although Christoph Baumgartner opened the scoring for the visitors on 23 minutes, Celtic rallied, and thanks to a brace from Nicolas Kuhn, were ahead at the break. Read more: Reo Hatate then found the back of the net with just under 20 minutes to play, putting a seal on the three points. "That's my favourite performance of the season," said Rodgers on Sky Sports' end-of-campaign Celtic programme that was aired on Friday evening. "Because at the very highest level, we had taken on a team who had an outstanding manager in Marco Rose, Leipzig, who had been in the Champions League for a number of years and had some fantastic players, and we demonstrated at the highest level every part of our game. "We went behind in the game. We showed the courage to counter-press and press the game. We go 2-1 up at half-time, then go 3-1 up. In the second half, we played some amazing football. "And I think the comments from some of the players afterwards, talking about our performance and how they felt in the game, that's what I always wanted for my team." Celtic eventually went on to finish 21st in the league phase of European football's premier club competition. They qualified for the knockout-stage play-off only to be eliminated by Bayern Munich courtesy of a last-minute Alphonso Davies goal. Rodgers' men will have to negotiate a nerve-shredding play-off tie to qualify for the Champions League proper in the forthcoming season.
The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Rodgers names his 'favourite performance' of Celtic's 2024/25 season
Although Christoph Baumgartner opened the scoring for the visitors on 23 minutes, Celtic rallied, and thanks to a brace from Nicolas Kuhn, were ahead at the break. Read more: Reo Hatate then found the back of the net with just under 20 minutes to play, putting a seal on the three points. "That's my favourite performance of the season," said Rodgers on Sky Sports' end-of-campaign Celtic programme that was aired on Friday evening. "Because at the very highest level, we had taken on a team who had an outstanding manager in Marco Rose, Leipzig, who had been in the Champions League for a number of years and had some fantastic players, and we demonstrated at the highest level every part of our game. "We went behind in the game. We showed the courage to counter-press and press the game. We go 2-1 up at half-time, then go 3-1 up. In the second half, we played some amazing football. "And I think the comments from some of the players afterwards, talking about our performance and how they felt in the game, that's what I always wanted for my team." Celtic eventually went on to finish 21st in the league phase of European football's premier club competition. They qualified for the knockout-stage play-off only to be eliminated by Bayern Munich courtesy of a last-minute Alphonso Davies goal. Rodgers' men will have to negotiate a nerve-shredding play-off tie to qualify for the Champions League proper in the forthcoming season.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Leipzig miss Champions League as Bochum and Kiel relegated
Leipzig's Bundesliga top four hopes were dashed with a goalless draw at Werder Bremen (Focke Strangmann) RB Leipzig's top-four hopes were dashed with a goalless draw at Werder Bremen on Saturday as Holstein Kiel and Bochum were relegated from the Bundesliga after both fell to home defeats. Leipzig had only missed the Champions League once in eight seasons since their debut promotion in 2017 but struggled against a Bremen side pushing for a return to Europe after a 15-year absence. Advertisement Leipzig's Xavi Simons went closest to scoring, hitting the post with 68 minutes gone and forcing a save from goalie Michael Zetterer two minutes later. "It's extremely disappointing," Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner said. "It's matchday 33 and we didn't make it. There's no point sugarcoating it -- we don't deserve the Champions League." The result means Jurgen Klopp, the new football chief at owners Red Bull, will oversee his first off-season without the promise of the Champions League. Leipzig need to beat Stuttgart in their final match to have any hope of reaching the Europa League, while Bremen's European hopes are now purely mathematical given their poor goal difference. Advertisement Heidenheim's 3-0 win at Union Berlin on Saturday, thanks to a brace from Adrian Beck and a Jan Schoeppner goal, secured at least the relegation play-off spot for the 16th-placed side. Kiel, promoted to the top flight for the first time this season, needed to win to keep their hopes alive and scored first but conceded twice to go down 2-1 against Freiburg. Lasse Rosenboom's counter-attacking opener was cancelled out by a Johan Manzambi equaliser just before half-time. Lucas Hoeler replaced Manzambi at half-time and scored early in the second period, heading in from close range to give Freiburg the lead. Advertisement The victory puts Freiburg in pole position to play Champions League for the first time next season. Freiburg sit four points clear of Borussia Dortmund, who have two games to play. Bochum's four-year stint in the Bundesliga came to an end after a 4-1 loss to Mainz, who scored through Germany duo Nadiem Amiri and Jonathan Burkardt, along with Phillipp Mwene and Paul Nebel. Bochum, who had just two points in December but kept their hopes alive with a run of good results including wins over Bayern Munich and Dortmund, picked up just two points from their last eight games. Later on Saturday, champions Bayern will be presented with the Bundesliga shield after their home match against Borussia Moenchengladbach. Advertisement Bayern officially won the title, their 34th, when defending champions Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Freiburg last Sunday. Leverkusen host Dortmund on Sunday in coach Xabi Alonso's last home game with the club. dwi/ea/nf/nr
