Alastair Johnston and Callum McGregor rue costly errors in defeat by Lazio but believe Celtic can build on Champions League promise.
Buoyed by an early breakthrough, there was disappointment in conceding a cheap equaliser. On top for large parts of the second half, elation was quickly followed by deflation when the video assistant referee intervened to rule out what looked like a late winner.
By the time Diego Simeone's star-studded squad show up at Celtic Park in three weeks' time, a 2-1 win over Ajax will be from a decade ago. "Tonight we were the team in the ascendancy. With 20 minutes to go, it looks like only we are going to win the game. That makes it sore, that you've done enough to probably win the game, never mind getting a draw."By the lofty standards of this rarefied competition it appears damaging.
Rodgers had said he wanted his team to "start in fifth gear" and they duly obliged, with his forwards a blur of pressing motion. The hosts were the more menacing side after the interval and only the slightest touch from Daizen Maeda meant a Luis Palma strike was offside.
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