Martino: Brown challenge on Neymar deserved red

The Barcelona coach believes the referee was correct to dismiss the Bhoys captain and hailed his side’s triumph in Glasgow as their best performance of the season so far.

Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino believes the referee was right to hand Celtic midfielder Scott Brown a red card during his side’s 1-0 Champions League victory over Celtic on Tuesday.

The Bhoys skipper was dismissed after appearing to kick out in Neymar’s direction after having fouled the Brazilian just before the hour mark.

Lennon: Celtic were brilliant

The Irishman felt his side were unlucky to come away from San Siro with nothing to show for their efforts on Wednesday

Neil Lennon felt his Celtic side were "brilliant" after AC Milan staged a late show to beat the Hoops 2-0 in their Champions League group stage opener.

The Scottish champions were undone in the last 10 minutes by an Emilio Izaguirre own goal and a close-range Sulley Muntari effort at San Siro on Wednesday.

However, Lennon was pleased with his side's performance and felt that they deserved more from the game.

"We dominated the game for long periods," Lennon said.

"I said to the players that when you are on top you need to take your chances. I thought we were brilliant. Sometimes in football you don’t get what you deserve. I couldn't see Milan scoring in the second half."

Celtic captain Scott Brown also lamented Milan's "lucky break", adding that he is targeting revenge in the reverse fixture in November.

"We played really well. We created a lot of chances and I think overall we were probably the better team," the midfielder added.

"They got a lucky break. We know we are a good team and there is always the rematch."