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Legia Warsaw on Glasgow revenge mission against Rangers after Celtic heartbreak in 2014 says Henning Berg HENNING BERG insists he will be forever scarred by Legia Warsaw’s last trip to Glasgow. Berg was in charge of the Polish side in 2014 when they were booted out of the Champions League for fielding an ineligible player despite hammering Celtic 6-1 on aggregate. Time has not proved a great healer with the former Rangers and Manchester United defender still adamant Celts plumbed the depths in the aftermath of the controversial game. The Hoops were reinstated with Legia punished by Uefa for fielding Bartosz Bereszynski, who came off the bench for the final four minutes of their 2-0 second-leg victory at Murrayfield when he was supposed to be serving a suspension. Celtic were awarded the game 3-0 meaning they progressed on away goals having lost the first match in Warsaw 4-1. Berg felt there was a lack of sporting integrity on the Parkhead club’s part and still remains convinced they should have stood aside and let Legia qualify. Having previously had a foot in both camps, the former Norway international is looking forward to Gers’ Europa League play-off clash in the Polish Army Stadium on Thursday evening. However, he is hoping that whoever reaches the group phase of the competition does so on their own merits. Berg said: “I don’t think a situation like this can ever leave you. It will stay with you for the rest of your life. “What happened goes against every fair play rule in history. For Celtic to go through on away goals after being given a 3-0 victory was not right. “We beat them 6-1 on aggregate so not to go through was very difficult to comprehend. It made it difficult for years to come financially. “It also took the chance to play in the Champions League away from the players. That should not be and they will never, ever get it back. “From a sporting and football point of view, it was a catastrophe. “Celtic, particularly given their history and stature, should not have sunk to this level. “We were by far the best team over two legs, the scoreline reflected that. “But there was a mistake made by the club and a player played five minutes of the game when he shouldn’t. “It was crazy but hopefully something like this will never happen again. If you want football to be the winner, you have to make sure bureaucracy and politics are not involved. “The club’s recovered but everyone who was part of it will always feel this was unjust.” Berg, now in charge of Cypriot side Omonia, was surprised how easily Gers dismantled Midtjylland in the third qualifying round. The 7-3 aggregate scoreline reflected their total superiority — but Berg reckons Steven Gerrard’s side will face a much tougher test against the Poles, who have kept five consecutive clean sheets. He said: “Legia have a good record against teams from Glasgow so they will have happy memories from their performance in Scotland! “At the moment, I think Rangers are improving a lot under Steven Gerrard. They are building a good squad and they are playing exciting football as well. “The results in Europe so far this season have been impressive. Legia are not as strong as they used to be when they were qualifying for the Champions League. “But they are still a well-organised team with good players. “I would say it is 60-40 in favour of Rangers going through. Rangers are slight favourites but it wouldn’t surprise me if Legia beat them. “However, I was very surprised that Midjtylland were not able to compete better with Rangers. They are regarded as a decent team in Denmark. They have won the league recently and done well in Europe. They had a lot going for them in terms of experience, but they were no match for Rangers. “I think it will be much closer in this tie. I don’t think it will be over after the first leg this time. “They have changed quite a lot since I was in charge and there are only a couple of players left. “Defensively Legia are excellent. They do not concede many goals. “The problem for them has been scoring them so I don’t expect a high scoring result in this match. “ Hitting the net has not been a problem in Europe this term for the Ibrox outfit and that is where Berg feels they hold the upper hand. They have already netted 19 times in three Euro ties with Alfredo Morelos top scorer in the competition with seven goals. Berg added: “Rangers don’t seem to have a problem scoring goals at the moment. At this level having proven goalscorers in your team can make all the difference. “Rangers look really threatening up front with Morelos getting better and better every game I watch him. “He is an exciting young player who will cause trouble for most defences while Jermain Defoe is still a great striker. As a manager, it is such a boost when you have two players of that calibre in your squad.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4622935/legia-warsaw-rangers-celtic-henning-berg/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1566250454

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