Strachan fumes as Bhoys earn draw on ‘watered’ Moscow pitch

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan hailed his side for the way they handled a heavily-watered artificial pitch to claim an impressive Champions League draw at Spartak Moscow.

The Hoops held on for a 1-1 draw in the third qualifying round first leg despite being overrun in the first 20 minutes.

Paul Hartley’s 21st-minute header put the visitors ahead before Roman Pavlyuchenko headed the equaliser three minutes before half-time.