17 Dec 2011

Struggle for British clubs in Europa League

11:49 am on 17 December 2011

British football's suffered a tough round in the Europa League with Tottenham Hotspur, Celtic and Birmingham City all failing to reach the knockout stages despite avoiding defeat in their final group matches.

Spurs beat Irish champions Shamrock Rovers 4-0 and Birmingham City had a 1-0 win but both sides needed other results to go their to progress.

Celtic drew 1-1 with Italian Serie A high flyers Udinese but needed to win.