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Chris Sutton reacts to Celtic defeat against AEK Athens on Twitter

Celtic will not play in the Champions League group stage this season after the Bhoys suffered a 3-2 aggregate defeat against AEK Athens in Greece on Tuesday.

The Bhoys were held to a 1-1 draw at Parkead last week and as a result bowed out of the Champions League qualifying stage for the first time under Brendan Rodgers’s tenure.

Rodgers has blamed poor defending as the major reason behind their loss with Celtic finding themselves two down after 50 minutes in Athens.

Scott Sinclair’s strike with 12 minutes to play left Celtic needing to score once more to progress to the play-off round on away goals.