CELTIC goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel went viral after the Champions League clash with Aston Villa following a hilarious stunt.
Villa punched their ticket straight into the Last 16 after beating the Hoops 4-2 at Villa Park on Wednesday, which led them to eighth place in the league phase.
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That was thanks to Morgan Rogers‘ hat-trick, which he completed during stoppage time.
Dane Murray got careless at Celtic’s backline and was dispossessed by Ollie Watkins who burst into the visitors’ box.
That was when Schmeichel, 38, was called into action as he lunged towards Watkins.
The England international, though, managed to dribble past the ex-Leicester ace.
The Denmark international tried to follow up and came up with a very creative method.
The Celtic keeper actually started crawling on his back leaving fans in hysterics as it looked like he was doing the backstroke.
One fan tweeted: “Incredible use of the backstroke by Kasper Schmeichel here.”
Another wrote: “Nice move, definitely impressive.”
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A third posted: “That’s mint.”
This fan said: “Can anyone clip Schmeichel doing the back stroke?”
And that one commented: “Kasper the backstroke pro.”
Schmeichel’s unorthodox method proved to be fruitless as Watkins set Villa team-mate Rogers up to score his third goal in the first minute of stoppage time.
Who faces who in the Champions League?
Here’s a look at the ties across the competition…
Teams who finished from ninth to 24th in the Champions League league phase will play off to decide who reaches the last-16.
PLAYOFF ROUND
Atalanta vs Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge
Borussia Dortmund vs Sporting Lisbon or Club Brugge
Real Madrid vs Celtic or Man City
Bayern Munich vs Celtic or Man City
AC Milan vs Feyenoord or Juventus
PSV vs Feyenoord or Juventus
PSG vs AS Monaco or Brest
Benfica vs AS Monaco or Brest
Winners of playoff ties will then face the teams who finished in the top eight of the league phase in the last-16…
LAST 16
Liverpool vs PSG/Benfica/AS Monaco/Brest
Barcelona vs PSG/Benfica/AS Monaco/Brest
Arsenal vs AC Milan/PSV Eindhoven/Feyenoord/Juventus
Inter Milan vs AC Milan/PSV Eindhoven/Feyenoord/Juventus
Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Celtic/Man City
Bayer Leverkusen vs Real Madrid/Bayern Munich/Celtic/Man City
Lille vs Atalanta/Borussia Dortmund/Sporting Lisbon/Club Brugge
Aston Villa vs Atalanta/Borussia Dortmund/Sporting Lisbon/Club Brugge
