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Celtic twice lost a lead as they gained their first Champions League point in a 2-2 home draw with 10-man Atletico Madrid sports
Kyogo Furuhashi got Celtic off to a flying start with his second goal in two Champions League games and Luis Palma quickly restored Celtic’s lead after Antoine Griezmann scored following his own saved penalty sports
Celtic were deservedly on course for a first Champions League group-stage home win in 10 years following a first-half display full of pace and purpose but they started slowly after the break and Alvaro Morata levelled inside eight minutes of the restart sports
The Scottish champions never rediscovered their spark - even after Atletico went down to 10 men in the 82nd minute - and their run without a home win at this level is now at 12 games sports
Feyenoord’s win over Lazio left Celtic three points adrift of the Italians at the bottom of Group E, halfway through the campaign with trips to Spain and Rome to follow sports
The build-up to the game had been dominated by internal and external strife sports
Thousands of Celtic fans defied the club before kick-off by displaying Palestine flags, an act which will inevitably lead to UEFA sanctions sports
Atletico’s decision to dispense with their striped shirts and wear an all-red top based on the one worn by the team that beat Celtic in the 1974 European Cup semi-finals also opened old wounds sports
Two of the team that gained a goalless first-leg draw at Parkhead had travelled with the current side but the tribute did not go down well among the Celtic support given Atletico had three men sent off and seven others booked in that brutal encounter sports
Furuhashi ignited the highly-charged atmosphere inside four minutes following a one-touch move sports
The Japan international twice exchanged passes with Matt O’Riley before taking a touch and slotting home from six yards sports
There was a blow for Brendan Rodgers moments later when Reo Hatate went off injured sports
The Celtic manager brought on 21-year-old midfielder Paulo Bernardo, who is yet to start a game since his loan move from Benfica sports
The home side remained positive, roared on by the crowd as they pressed Atletico high up the park, but the visitors levelled in the 25th minute after Greg Taylor was penalised for a trip on Nahuel Molina sports
Joe Hart saved Griezmann’s penalty at full stretch but the France international dispatched the rebound sports
Taylor atoned three minutes later when he played a searching ball beyond right-back Molina which sent Daizen Maeda in behind sports
The resulting cross found fellow winger Palma and the Honduran took a touch and rifled a shot in off the post sports
Luis Palma gave Celtic the lead for a second time (Getty Images)Palma had been denied a late goal against Lazio three weeks ago by a marginal VAR ruling and an offside decision soon went Celtic’s way after Axel Witsel headed home from a set-piece sports
O’Riley had earlier threatened with a first-time strike which was met with a diving save as Celtic continued to attack with verve sports
Diego Simeone made two half-time changes and substitute Marcos Llorente vindicated his introduction within eight minutes as he crossed for Morata to equalise with a diving header sports
Morata and Llorente both threatened and Rodgers responded by bringing on centre-back Nat Phillips for Palma and changing formation sports
Atletico continued to boss possession and Celtic were contributing to their difficulties with some slack passing sports
Hart saved well from Morata after the Spain international turned Cameron Carter-Vickers sports
Celtic got a lifeline when Argentinian midfielder Rodrigo de Paul received a second yellow card following a sliding tackle on Bernardo sports
Substitute James Forrest shot not far over but Celtic could not seriously trouble the 10 men sports
More aboutCeltic FCChampions LeagueAntoine GriezmannAtletico MadridAlvaro MorataJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments1/2Celtic twice throw away lead as Atletico storm back to claim pointCeltic twice throw away lead as Atletico storm back to claim pointLuis Palma gave Celtic the lead for a second time Getty ImagesCeltic twice throw away lead as Atletico storm back to claim pointMorata celebrates Atletico’s second equaliser Getty Images✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sports
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Never has it been clearer that Fiji do things differently sports
It can’t have been more than 90 minutes after defeat to England was confirmed when the sound of a Pacific Island beat and stomping feet bounced around the bowels of the Stade Velodrome, Simon Raiwalui’s beaten side making their Rugby World Cup exit with a boombox, and their heads, held high sports
There was disappointment there, of course, perhaps most prominently on the face of the captain Waisea Nayacalevu, frustrated not just about the opportunities missed both against England and earlier in the tournament, but also perceived mistreatment by the officials sports
For coach Raiwalui, though, the overriding emotion was pride sports
“The joy is there,” Raiwalui said sports
“We celebrate together, we suffer together sports
For 15 weeks these boys have worked hard and we will celebrate that sports
We’re hurting now in terms of the result but I couldn’t be prouder of this group in terms of what they’ve put in sports
They’ve built something for the next generation of Fijian rugby players sports
They’ve laid a foundation sports
RecommendedFrance suffer painful symmetry with Ireland as Springboks continue southern dominanceThe one change England must make to combat ‘incredible’ Springboks in World Cup semi-finalRugby World Cup power rankings: Assessing the final four"We’re hurting at the moment and it will hurt for a long time because it was something we had built and we thought we could go further sports
The belief in the team has always been there sports
I’m bursting with pride sports
”Raiwalui’s mention of a foundation is key because it feels like finally, after years of governance issues and broken promises, one has been laid sports
Few of the Fijian starting line-up for Sunday’s quarter-final represent the Fijian Drua, but the impact of the Super Rugby Pacific franchise could be felt off the bench: scrum half Simione Kuruvoli and back five forward Meli Derenalagi - a potential successor to Nayacalevu as captain with the centre unlikely to make another World Cup – were among those to produce prominent cameos sports
The Drua project is still new sports
It is only a couple of years since their injection into the southern hemisphere’s premier club competition but already it is paying dividends, the extra cohesion and competition driving Fiji forward sports
There are the right people in place to build it, too, not just in Raiwalui – previously high performance general manager at the union – but also former Harlequins chief executive Mark Evans, involved off the field with the Drua sports
With Raiwalui confirming that he will not be staying beyond the end of the year, finding the right fit as the next head coach is obviously crucial sports
Meli Derenelagi (centre) captained the Fijian Drua to a Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final (Getty Images)An elevation into the international top tier is expected to follow the Drua’s addition to Super Rugby sports
Fiji are likely to gain immediate entry into the 12-team top tier of the new World League, ensuring that their growth can continue across consistent annual fixtures sports
Having a large Drua squad based domestically to form the bedrock of the national side should allow for a much easier transition into international campaigns sports
While this might have been the last World Cup for stars like Levani Botia and Nayacalevu, it can be said with confidence that new ones will emerge - 20-year-old flanker Motikai Murray is a figure of budding back row brilliance, while rangy runner Joseva Talacolo and prop Emosi Tuqiri are names to monitor sports
There is uncertainty over the future of the sevens circuit but it remains a vital proving ground for Fiji, who will be eyeing a third successive gold medal in rugby’s condensed format at the Paris Olympics next summer sports
There is a tendency to homogenise the experiences of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, three very different nations clumped together given their relative proximity in the south Pacific sports
Fiji’s on-islands population is three times that of Samoa and Tonga combined, and there is thus less reliance on the diaspora to provide players sports
Providing opportunities to let the three nations thrive, rather than just survive, is vital, and different approaches will be required to ensure this sports
Simon Raiwalui has proved a shrewd appointment as head coach (Getty Images)But certainly there appears a positive plan mapped out that will allow Fiji to fulfil their potential sports
“We’ve come a long way in this World Cup,” said Derenalagi sports
“Even though we are hurt and we didn’t get the result for today’s game but as a brotherhood that we formed and the bond we formed inside the team sports
“That’s what family means to us, even though we are far away from our family sports
As a team we try to build a family and a brotherhood and that’s what you can see with our celebrations, even though we lost sports
"We reached the quarter-final in 2007 and after 16 years we reached it again sports
We will make sure that at the next World Cup, we will climb higher again sports
"More aboutFiji RugbyRugby World CupSuper RugbySamoa RugbyTonga RugbyPacific IslandsJoin our commenting forumJoin thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their repliesComments 1/3What’s next for Fiji after a Rugby World Cup to remember What’s next for Fiji after a Rugby World Cup to rememberMeli Derenelagi (centre) captained the Fijian Drua to a Super Rugby Pacific quarter-final Getty ImagesWhat’s next for Fiji after a Rugby World Cup to rememberSimon Raiwalui has proved a shrewd appointment as head coach Getty ImagesWhat’s next for Fiji after a Rugby World Cup to rememberCaptain Waisea Nayacalevu embraces Vilimoni Botitu after the fly half’s try against England Getty Images ✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today sports
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