Gary Lineker has forgiven John Hartson for scoffing the BT Sport pie allocation.
The former international strikers were on duty last night as Celtic delivered an amazing 5-2 win over Hapoel Beer Sheva to move towards the group phase of the Champions League.
Lineker and Hartson were amazed at Leigh Griffiths stunning free kick for Celtic’s third goal and shared their joy on twitter after the telly cameras stopped rolling.
Hartson tweeted: “Me and @GaryLineker still mates after he left the pies on me!! Celtic top class ! One foot in the door ! 
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https://t.co/N3H9DNo4BY what a goal!! @Leighgriff09
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) August 17, 2016
Me and @GaryLineker still mates after he left the pies on me!! Celtic top class ! One foot in the door ! ???? pic.twitter.com/l0MZhF3inu
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) August 17, 2016
It was a joy night for everyone associated with Celtic as they put their fans through a roller coater before delivering the goods.
Scott Brown’s 85th minute goal should take the sting out of the return leg in Israel with Brendan Rodgers thrilled at the way his side played.
“You would obviously prefer 3-0 but 5-2 really shows the level that the team played at in a European game where there is everything riding on it,” the Celtic boss stated.
“We were excellent in the first half, we pressed them aggressively, created opportunities, scored three and maybe could have had more.
“We started the second half well, I was pleased, then we had a spell when we defended very poorly for 10-12 minutes and conceded two poor goals.
“We didn’t reduce the space, there was a little bit of inexperience, and it goes to 3-2 quickly again and then there is a question asked of you.
“Before the game I mentioned about periods when you come under pressure and it is having those check points in place to stay calm, get control of the game and look to shift the momentum of the game.
“At 3-2, to then go and win the game 5-2, really shows that mental strength of the players as well as the quality.
“They are nowhere near the finished article yet but they look a really exciting team which is full of character.
“So I’ve got to say a massive thank-you to them because I think they’ve taken a huge stride forward tonight in terms of understanding how we want to play.”
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