Celtic Beats Feyenoord 3-1 in O'Neills Final European Match

In Rotterdam, Celtic secured a 3-1 victory over Feyenoord on Thursday night, marking interim manager Martin O'Neill's final European match in charge and revitalizing the Scottish champions' Europa League campaign.

The win at De Kuip stadium propelled Celtic to seven points in the league phase, their first away success in continental competition since defeating Ferencvaros four years ago under Ange Postecoglou. It also represented their first triumph in the Netherlands since a 3-1 win over Ajax in 2001, during O'Neill's debut Champions League qualifier with the club.

Celtic fell behind in the 11th minute when a long ball caught defender Auston Trusty out of position following his forward run. Sem Steijn laid off for Ayase Ueda to score. The goal prompted red flares from outside the stadium, where one stand remained closed as a UEFA sanction for prior fireworks violations.

The visitors responded resiliently. Luke McCowan, who earlier hit the bar from close range off an Arne Engels corner in a potential offside call, redeemed himself in the 31st minute. His lofted pass reached Reo Hatate, who hooked the ball to the far post for Yang Hyunjun to tap in the equalizer. Celtic survived...