{"id":1805,"date":"2025-11-28T03:50:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T03:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1805"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:40:07","slug":"europa-league-celtic-beat-feyenoord-3-1-as-oneill-shines-in-interim-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/europa-league-celtic-beat-feyenoord-3-1-as-oneill-shines-in-interim-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Europa League: Celtic Beat Feyenoord 3-1 as O\u2019Neill Shines in Interim Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_9972b0d2ddcb0a0d\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-updated-hr-color\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span class=\"citation-3 citation-end-3\">Martin O&#8217;Neill made a dramatic return to the Celtic dugout as interim manager following Brendan Rodgers&#8217; resignation on October 27, 2025.<\/span> In his brief but <b>remarkable<\/b> tenure, the 73-year-old gaffer has overseen a dramatic change in fortune, culminating in a historic European victory.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s leadership across six games in all competitions has been exceptional. <span class=\"citation-2 citation-end-2\">Most notably, he masterminded a stunning 3-1 win against Feyenoord at De Kuip in the Europa League on November 27, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Goals from Yang Hyun-jun and Reo Hatate put Celtic in front after Ayase Ueda had given Feyenoord the lead, before Benjamin Nygren&#8217;s late goal sealed a landmark victory.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\">This result was momentous, as it ended Celtic&#8217;s <b>16-game winless away run in Europe<\/b>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRk5d51CCDU\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">Domestically, O&#8217;Neill has kept Celtic firmly in the Scottish Premiership title race, securing maximum points from all three league matches played under his watch. Furthermore, he guided the Bhoys to glory by defeating rivals Rangers 3-2 in the League Cup semifinal.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">In the Europa League, despite an earlier loss to Midtjylland, the recent victory over Feyenoord has <b>revitalized Celtic&#8217;s European campaign<\/b>. The win keeps their hopes of an automatic place in the Round of 16 alive, while Feyenoord now face a difficult path to secure a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">Speaking after the momentous win in Holland, O&#8217;Neill was full of praise for his squad:<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10,0\">\u201cI thought the team were really <b>fantastic<\/b>&#8230; Essentially from their first attack they scored, but after that we controlled the game. We were <b>magnificent<\/b>; we basically passed them off the pitch. The whole team were brilliant. To come here and win away from home, in Holland against Feyenoord, it\u2019s just <b>fantastic<\/b>. We were terrific.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRksJREjK5S\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>One Last Dance<\/h3>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12\">O&#8217;Neill confirmed that his legendary return is nearing its end, suggesting the victory against Feyenoord was likely his &#8220;last European night&#8221; as the new permanent manager is expected to arrive soon.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"13\">However, the interim boss confirmed he will take charge for one final match: &#8220;I think that&#8217;s right, I&#8217;m still in charge against <b>Hibs this Sunday (30\/11\/2025)<\/b>, then after that, that&#8217;s it. Celebrate for a little while for this win tonight and concentrate on the big game on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\">Football fans can watch the match against Hibernian live on <b>SPOTV NOW<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"14\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ciCdzeS47y8?si=PwDYMyGNFL7ePwsD\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin O&#8217;Neill made a dramatic return to the Celtic dugout as interim manager following Brendan Rodgers&#8217; resignation on October 27, 2025. In his brief but remarkable tenure, the 73-year-old gaffer has overseen a dramatic change in fortune, culminating in a historic European victory. O&#8217;Neill&#8217;s leadership across six games in all competitions has been exceptional. Most &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/europa-league-celtic-beat-feyenoord-3-1-as-oneill-shines-in-interim-role\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Europa League: Celtic Beat Feyenoord 3-1 as O\u2019Neill Shines in Interim Role<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[121,5],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-1805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-top-stories","tag-football"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1805"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1997,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1805\/revisions\/1997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}