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Lazio late show ensures early European exit for Celtic

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Celtic crashed out of Europe for the season after a late double by super substitute Ciro Immobile gave Lazio a 2-0 Champions League win in Rome.The Hoops went into the make-or-break game with one point from four Group E matches but gave as good as they got for most of the game before the home side's veteran attacker struck in the 82nd and 85th minute to sink the Scottish champions.To rub salt in the Celtic wounds they were awarded a penalty by Halil Umut Meler in added time for a push on substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu but it was overturned when VAR intervened and sent the referee to the pitchside monitor for another look.Celtic remain bottom of the section and cannot catch Lazio, Atletico Madrid or Feyenoord.Brendan Rodgers' side play the Rotterdam team in their final tie at home next month but that will be their European swansong for another season. FULL MATCH DETAILS The Hoops travelled to Rome knowing they needed a win to keep hope of progression in Europe alive.Rodgers had stressed the importance of keeping 11 players on the field after having three players sent off in their two away games - Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Thiago Holm in the 2-0 defeat against Feyenoord and Daizen Maeda in the first half of their 6-0 thrashing in Madrid, with the latter and Luis Palma suspended.Right-back Alistair Johnston, midfielder Paulo Bernardo and veteran winger James Forrest returned against a Lazio side whose coach Maurizio Sarri was under some pressure after defeat to bottom side Salernitana at the weekend saw them drop to 11th in Serie A.The visitors made a decent fist of the first half without threatening too much, although after just four minutes Lazio keeper Ivan Provedel had to deal with a drive from Hoops striker Kyogo

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