Celtic out for justice

Celtic goalkeeper Robert Douglas yesterday accused Juventus substitute Nicola Amoruso of cheating to win a last-gasp penalty - …

Celtic goalkeeper Robert Douglas yesterday accused Juventus substitute Nicola Amoruso of cheating to win a last-gasp penalty - but warned that his team-mates are on a revenge mission.

Douglas had the best view in the house when German referee Hellmut Krug pointed to the spot with just two minutes remaining of their Champions League encounter as the Italian went down theatrically in the box with Joos Valgaeren nearby.

The Parkhead stopper let Amoruso know just what he felt before he was beaten from 12 yards as the 10 men of Juventus cruelly robbed Celtic of what would have been a deserved result in Turin. Douglas was adamant Amoruso took a dive without even a touch from the Belgian defender to give his side a fortunate 3-2 win in the Stadio delle Alpi. "Joos didn't seem to touch him," said Douglas. "He made the most of it. "It's disappointing, but that's what happens in football. I probably had the best view and he certainly made more of it."

But while Celtic and manager Martin O'Neill are hurting at the moment, they will be determined to make Juventus pay when they arrive in Glasgow next month.

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David Trezeguet's double looked to have shattered the Scottish champions, but they fought back with a deflected strike from Stilian Petrov and a Henrik Larsson penalty. Edgar Davids' dismissal gave Celtic the impetus and O'Neill insisted that they were the "only team that looked like winning" before the controversial events of the final minutes.

Juventus coach Marcello Lippi was a relieved man after his side's late winner. While admitting that Celtic deserved a share of the points, the Turin boss felt his side were due a bit of good fortune.

"It should have been a draw on what happened on the pitch," said Lippi. "But in the end we have lost games that we have deserved to win and lost goals when we didn't deserve to, so that's that."