ADAM Idah made Irish Champions League history on Wednesday despite Celtic ultimately falling short vs Aston Villa. He temporarily silenced the home fans at Villa Park with a three-minute brace to

Celtic now know they’ll face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in a ruthless knockout playoff. It’s a glamour tie for the Scottish Premiership giants but it will be difficult over two legs. For Idah, though, these are the moments he is in football for.

Adam Idah says Bayern Munich and Real Madrid hold no fear for Celtic, as he served a reminder that he is representing 'one of the biggest clubs

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Morgan Rogers hit a hat-trick and Ollie Watkins showed exactly why Arsenal want to sign him as Aston Villa went through to the last 16 of the Champions League after a thrilling win over Celtic.

It was a nightmare start for the Scottish Premiership champions as Brendan Rodgers watched his side crumble in the Villa Park cauldron. Morgan Rogers netted a quick-fire double inside five minutes to leave Celtic with an uphill battle against the Premier League side.

Adam Idah scored twice in the space of three minutes for Celtic but the Scottish champions fell short against Aston Villa, who booked their direct passage into the last-16 of the Champions League with a 4-2 win at Villa Park.

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Celtic captain Callum McGregor has heaped praise on Adam Idah after his brace against Aston Villa last night. After the Parkhead side went two goals behind within the opening five minutes, they looked all but defeated, although the Irishman stepped up with a quick-fire brace to draw them level before half-time.

Adam Idah was Celtic's hero as he sprung from the bench to fire the Glasgow Giants to Champions League knockout football. It has been a tough season for Idah but the Ireland forward played a major role in forcing a Young Boys own goal to earn Celtic all three points and a Champions League play-off.

Manchester City scraped into the play-offs, Lille gatecrashed the top eight and Liverpool finished at the summit despite losing after a breathless final night of the new-look Champions League group phase.

Morgan Rogers' first career hat-trick gave Aston Villa the victory they needed to secure a top-eight spot in the Champions League table.