Here at the Olimpico, we won the Italian Cup, which allowed us to be here in the Europa League. That win against Milan is indelible, something destined to remain forever, and now we are here after a beautiful journey in the groups and playoffs.
NO. F***ING. FIGHTING. In the opening leg of United's Europa League clash with Real Sociedad last season, Rasmus Hojlund and Diogo Dalot were on the verge of clashing after Dalot chose not to square the ball to Hojlund, who was poised for a simple tap-in. Amid an 18-game goal drought, the Danish forward reacted angrily to the squandered chance, throwing his arms up in frustration before directing a stream of stern words at his team-mate.
Celtic exited the Europa League in Stuttgart but the scale of spirit and togetherness visible during their 1-0, second-leg victory emphasised that tales of their demise may be overstated. Celtic's key attribute during a critical week, which begins at Ibrox on Sunday, is course and distance specialism.
A poor clearance from Schmeichel led to Celtic falling behind in the 15th minute, though Stuttgart still had plenty to do after seizing possession, with Deniz Undav's glorious backheel volley picking out Bilal El Khannouss, who drilled home left-footed. Celtic equalised six minutes later thanks to a mistake at the other end, as Atakan Karazor attempted a blind pass while facing his own goal, which deflected kindly for Benjamin Nygren to round Alexander Nubel to tap in.