""I suppose that we probably always thought this year that 10 points would probably be enough [to qualify]," he said. "We're not out of it. That's a big lesson for us tonight, to know what it takes to be a really decent European team. Midtjylland have shown that and they have good experience in the side, they have really good players and they have that thing that is really necessary, physicality.""
""Half an hour gone in the match, no score in the game, and then we conceded two goals within a minute, I think, and then a third one within seven minutes. So, naturally, that turns the game," O'Neill added. "We showed a lot of resilience in the second half to keep at it, because the team could have gone under at that stage, but they showed a bit of character, which was lovely to see.""
Celtic lost 3-1 to Midtjylland after conceding three goals in eight minutes late in the first half, rendering Reo Hatate's late penalty insufficient. Martin Erlic, Mikel Gogorza and Franculino Dju scored during the first-half collapse that marked Celtic's first defeat since Martin O'Neill returned as interim manager. The club dropped to 28th in the 36-team Europa League standings with one win from four matches and have not won any of their last 15 away European games. O'Neill insisted qualification remains possible, praised second-half resilience, and highlighted Midtjylland's physicality and experience.
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