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World media reacts as Celtic send Young Boys into 'the valley of tears' and prove fortune favours the brave

It wasn't pretty from Celtic but they got the job done – and sent Young Boys home to the 'valley of tears' according to the Swiss media.

The Hoops needed a win to make sure of their passage to the Champions League round of 16 and got there in the end after Adam Idah forced a late own goal from Loris Benito, which proved the only goal of the game. The first half was wild but somehow ended goalless, Kyogo seeing a hattrick of goals ruled out – two for offside and one for a foul in the buildup by Callum McGregor – before Arne Engels saw his penalty saved by the impressive Marvin Keller.

The second half was nervy and cagey but just as Brendan Rodgers might really have thought Lady Luck had a vendetta against his team, they got the break they wanted. It was sub Idah who forced it, racing onto a brilliant Reo Hatate pass, before his shot ricocheted off keeper and defender, then over the line.

Even Daizen Maeda's late red card couldn't sour the wild celebrations as the Hoops now move onto the knockout phase with the pressure off to an extent against Aston Villa in Birmingham next week. As for Young Boys, they remain bottom without a point. And boy, did the media in Switzerland let them hear it...

YB suffered a dramatic 0-1 defeat at Celtic in Glasgow. An own goal shortly before the end proved to be the Bernese team's downfall.

It was almost there – the first point for the Young Boys in the Champions League. But shortly before the end, an own goal by Loris Benito sent the Bernese team into the valley of tears. YB lost 0-1 to Celtic in Glasgow.

In the first half, the Scots hit the turbo. They outplayed YB. Three goals by Kyogo Furuhashi were disallowed - two for offside, one for a foul that had been committed beforehand. In

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