BENJAMIN NAE GRIN

Nygren's heart still broken after Champions League hell but he's determined to make up for exit with a stunning run in Europa

- RYAN MCDONALD

BENJAMIN NYGREN'S dream will have to wait.

Celtic's Champions League chance has been and gone.

Now the Hoops' mission is to make inroads in the Europa League.

And it starts with arguably the toughest away day in Belgrade.

The name Kairat Almaty will haunt everyone of a green and white persuasion for some time yet.

Fans celebrated when the Kazakh minnows' name was drawn out of the hat in the play-offs.

It was meant to be a free pass into the £40million league phase.

But 29 days after that shock penalty shoot-out defeat in Kazakhstan, Celts have accepted their fate in Europe's second-tier competition.

And it's clear that everyone at Celtic is keen to draw a line under what could have been - and use it as motivation for what can still be a memorable Euro journey.

Nygren said: "It didn't go as we wanted but it doesn't do any of us any good to live in the past. We need to look forward and do as well as we can in all of the competitions we are in now. That's our focus now.

"It's one of my biggest dreams to play in the Champions League. I was devastated that we didn't manage to go there.