After last night’s game Neil Lennon said that Juventus‘ class shone through as they ended the scottish sides UEFA Champions League hopes  but says his players ‘did the club proud’.

The Bhoys put in another battling display in Italy but could not avoid a 2-0 defeat which sealed Juve’s 5-0 aggregate victory to see them through to the quarter-finals, with Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella finding the back of the net.

Lennon reffered to his side’s lack of finishing on the night, with the visitors creating plenty of chances they failed to convert, but vannounced his pride in his young team after an extraordinary European run.

“I’m very proud tonight to be a manager here in this fantastic arena. They’ve done the club very proud,”

“On the night was it a fair result? Class tells in the end and I think that’s what happened with the two games. I think quality counts, at the end of the day.

“The last 16 is cut-throat and Juventus were clinical over two games.

“I thought at times our finishing let us down. Our build-up play was very good,  just our execution.(wasnt there)”

Lennon’s relatively young squad impressed throughout the campaign and the manager believes they should take the experience forward.

“I hope they’ve learned a lot. I hope that they move on with their careers,” he said. “I hope these young guys blossom from this experience.”