Joe Hart admits he was guilty of Celtic’s defeat to RB Leipzig but believes his wayward pass was a result of Ange Postecoglou’s tactical instructions.
The Scottish champions still have a mountain to climb if they are to progress from Group F, as their 3-1 loss to Leipzig gave them just a point after three games.
Jota had undone Christopher Nkunku’s opener to level Celtic, but a stray pass from Hart saw Andre Silva score the first of his two goals and seal the win for Leipzig.
“I’m to blame for the second goal, there’s no doubt about that,” Hart said after the defeat.
“But that’s the way the manager wants us to play, so that’s the way we play.
“Sometimes it’s going to hurt us, but in the end, most of the time, as we proved tonight, we got through the press and gave ourselves a real chance to score goals.
“They pressed three and I wasn’t sure if I should go to the center half or Greg. I decided to go for Greg and I missed. Those are the simple facts, but it’s high level football and something I like to play and you make a mistake and you get punished.
‘We’re not going back down. We are here to try and do something special and we will continue to do so. It was a good game. Two teams that played good football and we came loose more than them. Great moments, lots of pressure.
“We have two big games at home in a row and we believe that if we play to our potential, we can win and the group will look different.”
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