Evening Telegraph (First Edition)

BRENDAN IN BLAST AT FAN INTRUSION

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BRENDAN Rodgers expressed his disappoint­ment after a fan came out from the stands to confront Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe during the French side’s 5-0 Champions League win at Parkhead.

Celtic l ook set to face another Uefa punishment after the supporter raced on to the pitch moments after PSG had taken a 3-0 lead and aimed a fresh-air kick at the 18-year-old French forward.

Uefa have already fined Celtic 11 times in less than six years over fan behaviour issues ranging from pro-IRA chants to fireworks, crowd disturbanc­es and illicit banners.

Other Hoops fans were unhappy with the disruption just before the interval and Rodgers said the Parkhead club will take its own action.

He said: “The crowd reaction said it all. It i s disappoint­ing at any ground that a supporter gets on to the pitch.

“I am sure the club will deal with that. It shouldn’t be anything we should see on a football field. The crowd in their reaction t old you everything you need t o know.”

Rodgers admitted his side were simply outclassed by the free-spending French club whose multi-million pound frontline did t he damage in the first half of their Champions League Group B opener.

He said: “This is a level where you have to look after the ball and you have to make it work for you.

“In the first half we didn’t do that, we were playing like U/12s at times.

“So like I s ay, it is confidence, belief. We are missing some decisive players as well who can help us at this level.”

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