Keane was linked with the Celtic<\/a> job last month after the resignation of Brendan Rodgers.<\/a> It\u2019s fair to say that most Hoops fans were against this.<\/p>\n But he was certainly lapping up getting one over on the Ibrox side \u2013 some of his post-match comments are fairly remarkable.<\/p>\n How many points do you think Celtic need to qualify for the Europa League knockout phase? <\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Robbie Keane mentions Celtic after beating Rangers in Europa League<\/p>\n The win took the Hungarian side to sixth place in the League Phase \u2013 they remain unbeaten in six matches.<\/p>\n But despite securing the three points, Keane felt that it would\u2019ve been a \u2018tragedy\u2019 if his team didn\u2019t win on the night.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Wilfried Nancy says he \u2018could\u2019ve said no\u2019 to Celtic start in direct Roma response<\/a><\/p>\n And this wasn\u2019t just a kneejerk comment in one interview \u2013 Keane made sure to hammer home his point in every interaction he had.<\/p>\n In a conversation with Hungarian broadcaster M4, a reporter suggested that the game was tough, but Keane wasn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n He snapped: \u201cWhat do you mean it wasn\u2019t an easy game?! We dominated the game from start to finish, we were a much better team!\u201d<\/p>\n The fire continued in the post-match press conference, he said: \u201cIt would have been a tragedy if we didn\u2019t get anything out of the game.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we were the much better team from the start. They got the goal, questionable if I\u2019m being honest \u2013 the VAR lines I\u2019m not sure about. <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think they deserved that goal. We\u2019re closer to qualifying, regardless of who it\u2019s against. <\/p>\n \u201cOf course it\u2019s a lot sweeter [to beat Rangers, given Celtic ties], but I wasn\u2019t thinking that way.\u201d<\/p>\n And he even let the media cameras into his dressing room after the match, where he galvanised with his team talk, seen via STANsport.<\/p>\n Robbie Keane\u2019s fiery team talk after beating Rangers <\/p>\n Sound ON and UP for this \ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e post-game dressing room speech from Robbie Keane \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f\ud83d\ude0d<\/p>\n His Ferencvaros side knocked off Rangers and remain unbeaten in the Europa League!<\/p>\n \u21b3 UEFA Europa League. Live & Exclusive on Stan Sport.#StanSportAU<\/a> #UEL<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9691ZGUaGY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) December 12, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n View Tweet<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n Celtic, Rangers and Scotland\u2019s co-efficient <\/p>\n Scotland\u2019s co-efficient has taken a hell of a hammering this season.<\/p>\n As a result of the sheer number of defeats for Scottish teams in recent years, we have gone from having an immediate Champions League<\/a> spot to inevitable early July qualifiers.<\/p>\n And any doubt that this posed a risk for Celtic\u2019s qualification hopes was quashed by the Kairat fiasco earlier this season.<\/p>\n Celtic\u2019s European status, and Scottish football\u2019s as a whole, is sinking to new lows.<\/p>\n Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n ![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-11-221116-1024x420.png\")
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