Atletico may have been the bad guys back in 1974. But Martin O’Neill insists they wouldn't have got the penalty they did against Celtic 49 years later.Greg Taylor was the culprit when he tripped Nahuel Molina after being caught out by a pass inside him and the Argentinian hit the deck, with the referee pointing to the spot immediately.
Antione Griezmann’s effort was tipped onto the post by Joe Hart, but the Frenchman gobbled up the rebound to level.O’Neill admitted he was showing his age, but was adamant that the challenge from Taylor wolnd't have been enough to warrant a spot kick back in his day.
He told TNT Sports: “You know that Atletico Madrid are going to come into the game, albeit through a penalty kick which I thought was very, very harsh.
It's a difficult one, because you just switch off for a second or two.“Taylor’s just been caught on the wrong side. The fella Molina’s just got in.
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