Larsson lifeline for frustrated Celts

Celtic 1 Villarreal 1

Celtic almost carved out a chance after 40 seconds. Stanislav Varga lifted the ball over the top of the Villarreal defence and although Henrik Larsson got behind them he took his eye off the ball and Jose Reina gathered.

The noise inside Parkhead swept Celtic forward and Thompson curled a left-foot effort over the bar, from the edge of the box, after Fabricio Coloccini had clattered the Swede.