Beaming Brendan Rodgers awestruck at one Celtic moment of brilliance that leaves him reaching for Japanese phrase book
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Brendan Rodgers was awestruck at Reo Hatate’s sublime pass to substitute Adam Idah that forced the winning goal to put Celtic into the Champions League last-16 play-off with a game to spare.
The Hoops left it last as unfortunate Young Boys skipper Loris Benito put the ball past his own keeper under pressure from Idah after Hatate’s defence-splitting pass.
The finish was a the bit of luck Celtic needed after Arne Engels missed a penalty and Kyogo had goals ruled out for offside and a foul in the build-up.
Daizen Maeda was also sent off late on but Rodgers said: “The winning goal… we get a little bit of luck with the final finish, which we deserved because of our first half, but when you actually trace it back… the composure in the 85th minute of the game to take the ball from the keeper, work the ball side to side, create the space on the side and then what a pass by Reo.
