Brendan Rodgers says Moussa Dembele’s penalty miss was turning point Celtic’s loss at Barcelona

BRENDAN RODGERS lamented Moussa Dembele’s penalty miss as the turning point as Celtic crashed in the Nou Camp.

Old Firm hat-trick hero Dembele, 20, was the spot-kick villain on the Hoops’ heaviest-ever Euro defeat to brilliant Barcelona.

Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick and Luis Suarez scored twice as Celts shed seven just three days after putting five past Rangers.

And boss Rodgers insisted post-derby tiredness as well as Dembele’s missed chance to level at 1-1 were the key reasons for the Champions League calamity.

He said: “We put huge effort into the weekend and we got a fantastic victory. It was always going to be really tough in the next game to play the best possession team in the world.

“We had a massive moment in the first half. We went 1-0 down very early but we had a great chance to level the game.