It was not one of the big European nights at Celtic Park in terms of atmosphere but the home supporters tried their best to increase the tempo amid a flat start to the match. The keeper remembers their opinion of him being altogether different 12 months ago.
Scottish champions Celtic will be eager to gain a healthy first-leg advantage when they host Qarabag in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Wednesday.
The £1.5 million summer signing from Dundee United was again preferred to last season’s top scorer Leigh Griffiths for the second-leg of the Hoops’ Champions League qualifier against Stjarnan on Wednesday night.
“I didn’t win with Chelsea but I felt super happy with the title, I was not more happy because I lost that semi-final with Real Madrid to Bayern Munich on penalties, when Cristiano [Ronaldo] and Sergio Ramos missed the first and the second penalty”, he said.
Angel Di Maria is edging closer to a move to Paris Saint-Germain after it was revealed that the player didn’t catch his flight to the United States to join up with his Manchester United team-mates for pre-season yesterday.