Celtic players 'were like pigs', says Malmo FF goalkeeper
Thursday 20 August 2015 11:21, UK
Malmo FF goalkeeper Johan Wiland has accused Celtic players of behaving like 'pigs' during their Champions League play-off.
Celtic won the first leg 3-2 against the Swedish champions on Wednesday night, with Jo Inge Berget scoring what could be a crucial second away goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
Six players were booked during the game and the visiting players pulled no punches in their post-match assessment of the behaviour of their Celtic counterparts.
"They are pigs, all of them, that's the way it is," goalkeeper Wiland told Swedish newspaper Kvallposten.
"You just have to try to stay cool and do what we have to do on the pitch. Leigh Griffiths, well, I don't know what to say, he behaved like a child, tugging shirts all the time."
Speaking to Sportbladet, Malmo defender Rasmus Bengtsson said: "There were some players who talked a lot. You probably know who I mean.
"They have a captain (Scott Brown) and a few others who like to talk. But that's the way it is at this level.
"One player who came on (Nadir Ciftci) was not particularly nice. The first thing he wanted to do when he came on was to talk.
"He had more focus on that than his performance. And I don't think it was to their advantage that they were running around focusing on other things."
