MALMO goalkeeper Johan Wiland today launched an astonishing attack on Celtic - by claiming they acted like "pigs" and "children".
Wiland let in three goals in the first leg of the Champions League play-off match at Celtic Park last night as his side lost 3-2.
And he was clearly smarting despite his team mate Jo Inge Berget netting two goals to give Age Hareide's team a great chance of progressing to the group stages.
Speaking to Swedish publication Kvallsposten, Wiland said: "They are pigs, all of them, that’s the way it is.
“You just have to try to stay cool and do what we have to do on the pitch. Griffiths, well, I don’t know what to say, he behaved like a child, tugging shirts all the time.”
Meanwhile, Malmo defender Rasmus Bengtsson claimed the Celtic players were more interested in winding up their opponents than performing well.
He told Sportbladet: “There were some players who talked a lot. You probably know who I mean.
"They have a captain (Scott Brown) and a few others who like to talk. But that’s the way it is at this level.
"One player who came on (Nadir Ciftci) was not particularly nice. The first thing he wanted to do when he came on was to talk. He had more focus on that than his performance.
"And I don’t think it was to their advantage that they were running around focusing on other things.”
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