UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Celtic FC following Wednesday's UEFA Champions League Group D match against AC Milan in Glasgow.
The Scottish club will have to answer charges of lack of organisation and improper conduct of supporters (Articles 6 and 11c of the UEFA disciplinary regulations). The Control and Disciplinary Body will deal with this case at its next plenary meeting on 11 October. In addition, UEFA is seeking clarification from AC Milan on the reason for the substitution of their goalkeeper Dida following Celtic's second goal in the match, which Celtic won 2-1.
Celtic beat reigning champions AC Milan 2-1 in Wednesday night's Champions League action to complete a Glasgow double while downcast Chelsea gained some cheer with victory at Valencia.
Aussie striker Scott McDonald scored in the last minute to earn Celtic victory at Parkhead to add to city rivals Rangers' emphatic 3-0 win at six-time French champions Lyon on Tuesday.
On a poor night for last season's finalists however Liverpool were upstaged 1-0 by Marseille at Anfield giving them a major task to qualify from Group A.
Celtic captain Stephen McManus gave the home side the lead in the 63rd minute but five minutes later referee Markus Merk adjudged Lee Naylor to have grappled too enthusiastically with Milan skipper Massimo Ambrosini inside the penalty area and Kaka stroked home the spot-kick.
But with seconds remaining, McDonald pounced when Milan keeper Dida had saved a Gary Caldwell drive from the edge of the box and the three points were secure.
"It's been a good night," Strachan told Sky Sports. "Our footballers won the game for us, but not through football. Because they are playing the European champions, they cannot play exactly as they would like to.
What they did when they gave the ball away and it didn't come off for them was they became good defenders. That gave us the platform to go on and win the game. I thought the players deserved a lot of credit."
Strachan picked out McDonald for particular praise as the Australian finally got his reward for a tireless performance in front of the Parkhead crowd.
"He had to play against two fantastic central defenders," Strachan said. "He held the ball up well and when he gave it away, he was chasing. "It was an easy night for them to play because they were physically stronger than us. It was raining which made the pitch heavy at times but they did their best and they saved us.
"It was a magnificent feeling," McDonald told afterwards. "Right from the first go we were in their faces and it was a tremendous result."
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