Vialli: Celtic should have had penalties

Former Juventus captain Gianluca Vialli believes Celtic were unfortunate not to be awarded any penalties during Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat to the Italians.

The Hoops slumped to a 3-0 loss in the first leg of the last 16 clash, leaving little hope of rescuing the tie in Turin.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon hit out at Spanish referee Alberto Undiano Mallenco and his officials afterwards for their reluctance to punish the Juventus players for their handling of the home players in the box.

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