KRIS COMMONS felt that a draw was “probably fair” after Celtic blew a 2-0 goal to only draw 2-2 at home with Fenerbahce in the second Europa League group game.

Goals from Leigh Griffiths and then Commons had Ronny Deila’s side in a strong position but a double from Fernandao, one either side of the half-time break, was enough to earn the Turks a battling point.

Commons, ultimately, had no complaints.

He said: “I think the scoreline was probably a true reflection of the game.

"Either side of half-time was pivotal for us. It would have been nice to have come in at half-time 2-0 up but in the grand scheme of things a draw was probably fair.

“We started well. We got off to a good tempo, built up a head of steam and then the crowd played a big part.

"But the turning points in the game were conceding really late in the first half and then really early in the second.

"If we can sharpen up those things I think we’ll do well in this competition.”

Scott Brown, meanwhile, credited Fenerbahce’s tactical switch for denying Celtic their first Europa League group win of the campaign.

"The Turks’ decision to move to two strikers and deny the home defence time on the ball proved pivotal as Fenerbahce recovered from being two goals down to take an away point.

The Celtic captain said: “What changed? They played two up front and changed their gameplan a little bit.

"We were passing it out from the back but they stopped that so we had to kick it long at times.

"But we still managed to get the ball down and play as well as we possibly could. It just wasn’t to be today.”

Conceding goals just before and after the half-time interval was a blow, Brown admitted. “It’s mentally draining losing goals at that time but we still fought on.

"We created a few more chances and I think we played very well here at home. It’s a great group for us against some hard teams.”