Manager Neil Lennon blasted Celtic following their
"weak" 6-1 UEFA Champions League thrashing at Barcelona on Wednesday.
Lennon was furious as Celtic not only suffered a fifth
defeat from six Group H matches, but also embarrassment at Camp Nou.
The Scottish champions – who reached the last 16 last
term before being bundled out by Juventus – were six points off reaching the
knockout stage in this year's competition and finished their campaign on a
dramatic low.
Neymar scored a hat-trick for Barcelona, while Gerard
Pique, Pedro and Cristian Tello were also on the scoresheet, leaving Lennon
questioning the character of his side.
"Barcelona were fantastic as we expected them to be
but we were very poor," Lennon said.
"There was no bravery on the ball and it looked like
our heads went down at 2-0. We were weak and that is something I have to
address.
"There were only three players who really showed
anything - Mikael Lustig, Virgil Van Dijk and Adam Matthews. I'd excuse the
goalkeeper (Fraser Forster) as well.
"There were a lot of half-hearted performances out
there and that was the most disappointing aspect."
"I'm angry and disappointed but it's something we
need to get over quickly. We are better than that."
Culled from Soccerway
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