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Celtic 0 RB Leipzig 2 - Highlights

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Leipzig struck twice in the final 15 minutes to condemn Celtic to an early exit from the Champions League as goals from Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg earned the Germans a 2-0 win in Glasgow.A seventh consecutive home Champions League defeat for the Scottish champions equals the competition record and leaves Celtic rooted to the foot of Group F with just one point from four games.Leipzig's first away win in Europe or the Bundesliga since April puts them in the driving seat to reach the last 16.Marco Rose's men move above Shakhtar Donetsk into second place in the group after the Ukrainians were denied a shock win by a 96th minute equaliser for Real Madrid in a 1-1 draw in Warsaw.Celtic trail Shakhtar by four points and need to win when the sides meet in two weeks to have any chance of even salvaging Europa League football in the new year.It was a familiar story for Celtic as a failure to take their chances came back to haunt Ange Postecoglou's men.Daizen Maeda's header flew inches wide of the far post inside the first minute, while Matt O'Riley and Greg Taylor saw shots come back off the woodwork in the first half.Kyogo Furuhashi also headed over a glorious chance with the score at 0-0.However, Leipzig were deserving winners on the night as their greater quality told the longer the game went on as Celtic struggled without captain Callum McGregor and one of their major threats Jota through injury.Joe Hart was the villain for the Hoops when the sides met in Germany last week as his errant pass handed Andre Silva the decisive goal in a 3-1 Leipzig win.The former England number one went some way to redeeming himself with a stunning save with his right foot to turn Christopher Nkunku's strike over just before half-time.Hart

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Leipzig earned an impressive 3-2 victory over Real Madrid on Tuesday in the Champions League to inflict the holders' first defeat of the season and flex their muscles ahead of a decisive showdown against Shakhtar Donetsk next week.
Goal hero Timo Werner reckons Celtic gave Leipzig a black eye - and admits he was relieved to hit the back of the net and quieten down a furious Parkhead atmosphere. Teammate Xaver Schlager, meanwhile, insists Celtic Park was louder and more intimidating than the Bernabeu when they faced Real Madrid.
There has been plenty of sympathy for Celtic across the globe after their Champions League dream came to a crashing halt against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.
GLASGOW, Scotland: RB Leipzig scored second-half goals through Timo Werner and substitute Emil Forsberg to earn a 2-0 win at Celtic in their Champions League Group F clash on Tuesday (Oct 11) to end the home side's hopes of reaching the last 16.
Gutted Ange Postecoglou admitted Celtic paid the ultimate price for their missed chances as he RB Leipzig exposed the gulf in class at Champions League in ruthless fashion to bring a premature end to the Parkhead side’s return to the group stage of UEFA’s premier competition.

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