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We just lacked quality - Lennon

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Celtic manager Neil Lennon accepted there was a difference in quality following their Champions League exit.

"Quality counts and that was the difference over two games" - Neil Lennon
The Hoops were defeated 2-0 on the night by Juventus - which was sufficient to give the Italian champions an overall comfortable 5-0 margin of victory in the last sixteen of the competition.

"The difference is the quality in the final third. We had good chances again tonight and we didn't take them," Lennon told BBC Scotland. "Quality counts and that was the difference over two games. We were just a little bit short in some areas."

Lennon also conceded it might now prove difficult for him to hold onto some of his leading players, with the likes of top scorer Gary Hooper and key midfielder Victor Wanyama already having previously rejected improved terms.

"There'll be players who want to progress their careers and it's a progression for us too," he added. "We'll have a look at things and see how players are feeling at the end of the season. We have a championship to win and we're in a cup semi-final."

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Date:Thursday March 7 2013

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