The draw for the group stages of the 19/20 Europa League was officially conducted today (August 30, 2019) and it’s thrown up some very interesting ties.
Group E: Lazio, Celtic, Rennes, Cluj
Group G: Rangers, Porto, Feyenoord, Young Boys
Group F: Arsenal, Eintracht Frankfurt, Standard de Liege, Vitoria SC
Group K: Besiktas, Braga, Wolves, Slovan Bratislava
Group L: Man Utd, Astana, Partizan, Alkmaar
This Odsonne Edouard goal vs AIK was a stunning free kick from the Celtic star that put his side 2-0 ahead in the first leg of their Europa League playoff tie. The Edouard free kick against AIK, according to some Scottish reporters, was remniscient of Shunsuke Nakamura at his best, and you can see why!
Celtic were knocked out of the Champions League last night by CFR Cluj Napoca, who scored four goals at Parkhead to stun the Scottish champions. Neil Lennon’s tactics of moving Callum McGregor from midfield to left back to bring Oliver Ntcham into the starting lineup, thus benching LB Boli Bolingoli, didn’t quite come off as the Hoops shipped in four goals at home. “Clujless” was used in the Scottish press to describe Celtic’s play against their Romanian visitors.
Scott Brown also gave away a needless penalty at a crucial stage of the game.
Here are the Celtic player ratings vs Cluj from various Scottish newspapers.