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MARTIN O’NEILL forced himself to watch an x-certificate Celtic performance as he prepared for tomorrow night’s Europa League second leg play-off against DfB Stuttgart in Germany.

The interim manager saw his Hoops side thumped 4-1 at Parkhead in the first game last week – and then put himself through the experience TWICE as he analysed a dismal night under the lights in the east end of Glasgow.

Benjamin Nyngren’s goal to make it 1-1 was the Hoops’ only moment to celebrate in a fairly one-sided show that has rendered the upcoming match virtually meaningless.

O’Neill, speaking to Celtic TV, admitted: “I’ve seen the game back twice now, once very quickly after the match was over and sometimes you think your eyes deceive you.

GERMANY CALLING…Martin O’Neill is planning to make it interesting for Stuttgart.

“They are a very, very fine side, but, to me, it was never 4-1, the stats tell you that the game was much closer.“We gave away some very poor...