O'Neill bemoans marginal moments but are Celtic just not good enough?
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6-second readMartin O'Neill spoke of refereeing decisions and near misses after the Europa League defeat against Celta Vigo. But is the reality more concerning?
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They are 35th of 36 teams in the competition after another European collapse, this time against Celta Vigo. Only Ararat-Armenia and their inferior goal difference keeps the Scottish champions from propping up the table.
Off the back of Sunday's 7-1 drubbing of Hearts, there was hope Martin O'Neill's team had turned a corner. Instead, the disparity between their domestic dominance and European shortcomings was laid bare once more.
After Mika Baur swept Celtic in front on 47 minutes, they went into their shells and succumbed to a timid 2-1 defeat as Javi Rodriguez struck twice in three minutes.
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