Brendan Rodgers happy to get through ‘my longest 90 minutes as a coach’

The Scottish champions just about held on.

Brendan Rodgers happy to get through ‘my longest 90 minutes as a coach’

Brendan Rodgers suffered "probably the longest 90 minutes" of his managerial career as Celtic survived a scare against Hapoel Be'er Sheva to reach the Champions League group stage for the first time in three years with a 5-4 aggregate.

The Hoops were heavy favourites to see out the play-off second leg after their 5-2 victory at Parkhead last week but were on the ropes from the early stages at the Turner Stadium.

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