Brendan Rodgers himself admitted his side lacked any cutting edge and observers from across the globe agree
The Premiership champions have only once in their history managed two positive away results in the same season – back when Brendan Rodgers himself helped mastermind draws against Monchengladbach and Manchester City. Away points in the world's richest tournament used to be reasons to cheer, however, that isn't the mood music in the wake of Tuesday's bore draw in Zagreb.
Sportske novosti Celtic did not look like a team that could score a goal. Bjelica set up a tactical variant that did not allow Rodgers' army anything but possession. Dinamo had a chance after 25 minutes of play, but Sandro Kulenović did not properly catch a ball that fell to his right foot. After that incident, Celtic also had their chance. Kuhn broke through on the flank, but when he wanted to throw into the heart of the penalty area, Danijel Zagorac blocked it.
Novi List The game, which was full of caution on both sides, did not offer much excitement in the first half. The most dangerous situation occurred in the 16th minute, when Lukas Kačavenda played with his hand twenty meters from Dinamo's goal. The free kick was taken by Paulo Bernardo, sending the ball just over the bar. The rest of the game offered the same picture, with the expectation that at some point at least an attempt at blue pressure and a three-point assault was expected.
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