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Celtic 3 - Lincoln Red Imps 0: Rodgers' men avoid embarrassing Champions League exit
BRENDAN RODGERS last night avoided the humiliation of a Champions League exit as Celtic overturned their shock 1-0 first leg defeat by the minnows of Gibraltar, Lincoln Red Imps.
Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers
Rodgers, saw his Celtic side win the second leg of their qualifier 3-0 at Parkhead with goals from Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts.
Meanwhile, former Celtic midfielder Stiliyan Petrov will not be offered a playing contract at Aston Villa despite attempting to make his comeback.
Bulgarian Petrov has been training with Villa this summer after battling back from leukaemia, following his diagnosis in 2012.
Petrov initially retired from playing three years ago but was invited on Villa’s pre-season trip to Austria
with a view to impressing first-team coaches, although the club have now confirmed their former captain will not make a return to on-field action.
However, Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo has offered him an opportunity to remain at the club in a different, as yet unspecified, role.