Celtic must focus from start, warns Lennon

NEIL LENNON has warned his Celtic defence against conceding yet another early goal in Europe when they take on Italian side Udinese in their Europa League clash at Parkhead tonight (6pm).

The Hoops found themselves behind in the opening minutes in both the away qualifier to Sion in Switzerland and their Group I opener against Atletico Madrid in Spain and were unable to recover, losing on both occasions. Lennon is also aware of the dangers of going behind early to a side who are joint top of Serie A.

“It seems to be a running theme in the last few European games [losing an early goal],” he said.