Hedman: most important game of my Celtic career

GOALKEEPER Magnus Hedman has hailed his performance against Barcelona as the most important of his Celtic career.

The Sweden international produced some crucial saves as the Hoops held the Catalan side 1-1 in the Nou Camp in the Champions League.

The result officially ended their dream of a place in the knock-out stages of the tournament but moved Celtic to within a game of the UEFA Cup beyond Christmas. Hedman banished the painful memory of his nightmare in Lyon and he chose the scene of David Marshall’s heroics last season to endear himself to the Celtic supporters. He enthused: “This wasn’t my best game but it was probably my most important game for the club. I wasn’t too confident when they scored and just two minutes later they just missed by the other side of my left post. I felt at that stage things were going to go bad. But we stuck up to the task and they missed.”