Happy Hoops complete the job

Stuttgart 3 Celtic 2 (Celtic win 5-4 on aggregate)

Having given themselves a cushion with a 3-1 victory at Parkhead last week, they avoided a similar disaster to what happened in Basle at the beginning of the season by completing the job with two first-half goals from Alan Thompson and Chris Sutton.

Although the Germans hit back to claim victory on the night, Celtic were left smiling by an aggregate win over the Bundesliga's third-placed team and with hot-shot Henrik Larsson still injured. Martin O'Neill's decision to pair Sutton and John Hartson in attack with Shaun Maloney staying on the bench worked to perfection. The Glasgow giants, who still harbour ambitions to win four pieces of silverware, will now be taken seriously in the tournament and have real desires to win the trophy after reaching the last eight of a European competition for the first time since 1981.