by Clyde1998 »
29 Nov 2023 19:23
Sanguine Winston Biscuit Celtic have not progressed in a european knockout tie after the group stage for 21 years
That's nine ties, since they got to the UEFA Cup final in 2003, I think.
They got through two rounds in the following season's UEFA Cup - beating Czech side Teplice and Barcelona before losing to Villarreal in the quarter-finals.
So it's nine ties in a row:
2003-04 - UC - Villarreal - Drew 1-1 (H); Lost 2-0 (A)
2006-07 - CL - Milan - Drew 0-0 (H); Lost 1-0 (A; aet)
2007-08 - CL - Barcelona - Lost 3-2 (H); Lost 1-0 (A)
2012-13 - CL - Juventus - Lost 3-0 (H); Lost 2-0 (A)
2014-15 - EL - Inter - Drew 3-3 (H); Lost 1-0 (A)
2017-18 - EL - Zenit - Won 1-0 (H); Lost 3-0 (A)
2018-19 - EL - Valencia - Lost 2-0 (H); Lost 1-0 (A)
2019-20 - EL - Copenhagen - Drew 1-1 (A); Lost 3-1 (H)
2012-22 - ECL - Bodo/Glimt - Lost 3-1 (H); Lost 2-0 (A)
Incidentally, Rangers have progress through twelve knockout ties in that time - all in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.