Udinese 1 Celtic 1:CELTIC crashed out of the Europa League last night despite a valiant effort against Udinese in their final Group I game in the Stadio Friuli.
The visitors, needing victory to go through into the knockout stages, took the lead in the 29th minute when Gary Hooper took advantage of a mix-up in the Udinese defence to tap in from a yard out.
But veteran striker Antonio Di Natale notched from close range himself with seconds remaining in the first half after Celtic defender Cha Du-ri inadvertently headed into his path.
Birmingham City 1 Maribor 0: BIRMINGHAM City also bowed out of the Europa League last night despite Adam Rooney's goal earning victory over NK Maribor in their final Group H encounter at St Andrew's.
Club Brugge and visiting Braga went through to the last 32 after their 1-1 draw in Belgium and they finished one point ahead of Chris Hughton’s side.
It was a brave effort by Birmingham City for whom Rooney settled the encounter with a first half header – his first goal for four months. Nathan Redmond was the supplier with one of many testing ball and Rooney made no mistake.
