The Italian boss, whose side have already lost seven times this season, admitted the club's main mission was now geared towards qualifying for the Champions League by finishing in the top four.

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In addition, the diminutive forward set a new record for the European Champions League by scoring 14 goals during the 2011-12 campaign, a period when he became the first man to score five goals in a game in the competition (against Bayer Leverkusen).

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Celtic goalkeeper Rab Douglas did his hopes of playing in Iceland no favours by being to blame for at least two of the three goals conceded by the champions.

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