Celtic UCL reinstatement: The funniest tweets
Celtic are back in Champions League group stage contention after UEFA found Legia Warsaw guilty of fielding an ineligible player in their 2-0 win at Murrayfield on Wednesday, sending the Scottish champions through to the next round.
Unsurprisingly it caused quite a stir on social media with Twitter, as it tends to do, going into the proverbial meltdown.
Here’s our Twitter inspired round-up of today’s events:
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Hide AdThe story had been brewing since last night and there was a lot of activity on Scottish football related timelines this morning when the bomb dropped...
STV Sport @STVSport
Celtic reinstated in Champions League play-offs after Legia forfeit.
The rules state that punishment for fielding an ineligible player is an automatic 3-0 defeat, meaning Celtic advanced on away goals. Some were diplomatic in their reaction...
Ronnie MacKay @RonnieMacKay
Anyone saying their club wouldn’t accept a reprieve is lying. Rules are rules.
Tom English @TomEnglishSport
This Legia business is pretty dramatic. Embarrassing for Celtic to progress despite their shellacking, but the rules are there for a reason.
Others didn’t share such passiveness since the punishment had been so extreme when compared to an apparent precedent laid down in 2010...
Andrew Gibney @Gibney_A
IMO what Legia did was the same as Debrecen 4 yeas ago. They got a fine and remained in the competition. Why is this different?
The Away End @TheAwayEnd
Celtic reinstated after UEFA discover they have a bigger fan base and media appeal than the team who outplayed them twice.
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Hide AdCeltic fans, to their credit, were generally a little sheepish in celebrating, while reserving unbridled joy until the situation is completely resolved...
We Are @Celtic @celtic
Listen. Nobody is saying we weren’t jammy, but we’ll take it.
Hail Hail@CelticNews @celticnews
The decision to reinstate Celtic to the CL is open to an appeal by Legia Warsaw within 5 days, this isn’t a done deal.
And then, inevitably, the jokes started...
Craig Anderson @craig_killie
Deila vu.
Ewen Kerr @ewenkerr
Oscar Pistorius stripped of medals. UEFA give them to Celtic.
Narey’s Toepoker @Nareystoepoker
I understand that Celtic have proven that sometimes it really is the taking part that counts
And on they went...
Football Clichés @FootballCliches
Celtic unceremoniously dumped back into Europe.
Pie and Bovril @pieandbov
Frantic phone calls currently being made to Glasgow Airport to stop Fraser Forster boarding his FlyBe flight to Southampton.
Paul @pault1888
At least I can say I was there to see the winning substitution.
And on, and on, and on...
Martin Samuel @themartinsamuel
Legia Warsaw are set to appeal their expulsion from the Champions League, claiming Celtic fielded 11 incompetent players.
Alistair Darling (parody) @A_DarlingMP
Embarrassment for Salmond as Celtic reinstated to the Champions League. The uncertainty of being in, out, in Europe isn’t helpful. #indyref