In this video
- Asked about a bittersweet night, O'Neill said he could not be more pleased with the team's attitude and desire. They were playing a side he thinks is capable of winning the competition.
- They will stay overnight, travel back tomorrow and get ready for Sunday's game, O'Neill said, with the result in the lap of the gods. He thinks the players deserve an enormous amount of credit.
- Keeping Scottish football's coefficient up is not his main aim, O'Neill said. He has heard that, within 18 months or so, the side finishing second would face a qualifier for the Conference League.
- Asked about the incident with a player coming back on from injury, O'Neill said the player raced on to the field without permission. With a 25-yard start, he said, he might have scored himself, or at least gone close.
“Of course I miss it. Absolutely. I miss it. I'll miss it until they're putting a brown lid on top of me.”
- Asked whether the change in goal had given him a headache for Sunday, O'Neill said the goalkeeper did really well. It gives him food for thought, a phrase he prefers to headache.
- After the goal inside 30 seconds, O'Neill said he got carried away and genuinely thought they could do it. They needed more chances, and a late goal might have made it nervy.
An emotional Martin O’Neill reflected on Celtic’s Europa League exit after a dramatic night in Germany — praising his players’ pride, fight, and historic achievement.
Despite going out on aggregate against VfB Stuttgart, Celtic secured their first-ever win on German soil, and O’Neill couldn’t hide his pride in the squad’s effort and determination.
Celtic made a dream start with an early goal, sparking real belief that a comeback was possible. O’Neill admitted he briefly thought, “We’re going to do this,” as his side pushed a strong Stuttgart team all the way.
