Neil Lennon expressed his pride after Kris Commons' dramatic late penalty gave the Hoops a 2-1 victory over Spartak Moscow at Parkhead to secure a place in the last-16 of the Champions League. Striker Gary Hooper opened the scoring for the home side, who had to better Benfica's result in Barcelona, in the 21st minute but that was cancelled out by Ari before the break. However, the Scottish champions were not to be denied and after defender Marek Suchy conceded a penalty kick in the 80th minute for a barge on Georgios Samaras, up stepped Commons to slam the ball in off the bar. Two minutes from time Spartak midfielder Kim Kallstrom picked up a second yellow card...
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