Lennon happy with cup boost

Neil Lennon admits Celtic’s 2-1 William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final win over St Mirren in Paisley on Saturday was required to keep the Hoops’ season “competitive”.

The Parkhead men are 16 points clear of Motherwell in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with almost no chance of them being caught.

Conversely, Celtic’sChampions League hopes appear to be over as they travel to Italy for Wednesday’s second leg of their last-16 clash with Juventus, looking to recover a 3-0 deficit from the first-leg but odds-on to exit the tournament.