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Celtic's Lennon takes positives from Ajax loss Nov 7th 2013, 11:14 Tweet Share this Email Print Reprints Celtic's coach Neil Lennon reacts during their Champions League soccer match at Amsterdam Arena November 6, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Michael Kooren Thu Nov 7, 2013 6:14am EST (Reuters) - Celtic must beat AC Milan in their next match and need a favor or two as well if they are to progress in the Champions League, manager Neil Lennon said after they lost at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday. The 1-0 defeat left Celtic bottom of Group H but still in with a chance of qualification to the knockout stage with two group games left. "There's still a lot to play for in the group and it's still very tight," Lennon told reporters. "What we've got to hope for is that Barcelona beat Ajax and we beat Milan and we go second in the group again." Celtic are just two points behind second-placed Milan with leaders Barcelona already guaranteed a place in the last 16. The next matches are on November 26. "It may go down to the last games (on December 11) and we're in the Nou Camp which is not the easiest place to go to but we have to improve, especially on our first-half performance if we want to progress." Lennon assessed they were a lot better after the break, even though the game's only goal, from Ajax's Lasse Schone, came six minutes into the second half. "The goal came at a time when we were just getting a foothold in the game and it was a poor goal from our point of view. "Some players will have regrets about their performances because they weren't anywhere near their best." (Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ed Osmond; mark.gleeson@thomsonreuters.com +27828257807 Messaging mark.gleeson.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net; ed) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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