UEL reaction: Ferencvárosi TC 2 - 3 Celtic

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Celtic picked up a crucial Europa League victory against Ferencvaros in Budapest.

The Glasgow side moved a point behind Real Betis, who were thrashed 4-0 at Bayer Leverkusen, with two games to play in the group.

The Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou told BT Sport: "Full credit to the boys. It was three great goals, I thought we could have had a couple more. I'm disappointed at conceding the second goal as I don't think it was a true reflection of how we played tonight.

"The fact we can get three goals away from home is because we just go at teams. I still think that is the way forward. It's the kind of team we want to be and I think it's the team our supporters want us to be."

One Celtic fan told us: "After some of the appalling performances last season, this campaign has been a breath of fresh air. We are looking superb at times and we could easily progress to the next stage of this competition."

Another spoke with great passion about their manager on YouTube: "Love this guy. Notice how the way Ange has drilled the team, they've got confidence to go and play their football regardless of the venue."

"Having more of the ball, more possession and trying to do intelligent things with it means trying to take the result more into our own hands, rather than relying on second balls or the luck of the bounce. Obviously it didn't work out at the weekend but I think this style and philosophy will stand us in good stead and deliver results if we keep faith. 

"Also: don't know about you guys but it's so much better to watch than what we've had in recent years. I long for it to continue and for the fans to keep being as patient as they have been because this is the kind of football I want the team I support to play."

Click here to watch the highlights of the match from BT Sport.

What's next for Celtic?

Celtic are away to Dundee in the Scottish Premiership this weekend. This is their last match before the international break. Their next Europa League task is against group leaders Leverkusen in Germany towards the end of the month.

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