Lennon blames poor defending for defeat

NEIL LENNON laid the blame solely at the feet of the Celtic defence after being floored by a late Bayern Munich winner in the Champions League clash at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Hoops looked on course for arguably their greatest-ever result in Europe when Alan Thompson pounced in the 57th minute to put last season’s UEFA Cup finalists ahead.

Even though they were “cruising”, according to the midfielder, the 2001 Champions League winners came from behind to win courtesy of a Roy Makaay double.

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