Ange Postecoglou has tonight hit back at a reporter who claimed Celtic's exit from the Champions League was "catastrophic".

The Hoops crashed out of Europe's elite competition as they were defeated 2-1 on the night against Danish side Midtjylland.

In Postecoglou's post-match press conference BBC reporter Liam McLeod said it was a "catastrophic" night for the Hoops in the lead up to his opening question, but the Australian did not agree.

He responded: "It's pretty strong language mate, I don't know what your version of catastrophic is but it certainly doesn't fit my definition of what happened tonight.

"This is obviously a disappointing night, disappointing we didn't get through, I can't fault the effort of the players, I think they worked their socks off, we controlled the game.

"We scored and then had a good chance to go 2-0 up and then straight away they scored and we lost a bit of momentum."

McLeod then backed up his claim, but Postecoglou doubled down and insisted this was just the start of his Celtic journey.

He continued: "No, catastrophic to me means the end. This is far from the end.

"You are suggesting this is a club falling apart and our season is finished, I don't see it that way.

"Yes, it's absolutely disappointing, Champions League football is a priority but I can't ask any more of the players.

"We have our league campaign starting on Saturday.

"Blame? We don't blame people, I take responsibility, the responsibility is mine.

"You are using really strong language for something I don't think merits that sort of view."