CBS Sports make Peter Schmeichel Champions League decision after Man City rant fury
Former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel dropped himself in hot water after criticising the atmosphere at the Etihad Stadium
Former Manchester United and Manchester City goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has been assigned to Celtic's away clash with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League by CBS Sports after his controversial rant at the Etihad Stadium during the last matchday.
Following City's goalless draw with Inter on Matchday One, Schmeichel took it upon himself to criticise the home fans for creating what he perceived as being a lack of atmosphere. "I love good football and I like excitement from the crowd but it was dead - the Eithad today was absolutely dead," the Dane told the CBS Sports Golazo panel last month.
"The only people we could hear were the Inter supporters, they were quite good, but there was no atmosphere in the Etihad today. Normally you think of big European nights [having a certain atmosphere] but it didn't happen for them."
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After being pulled up for his comment by former City defender Micah Richards, Schmeichel retorted: "Once in a while Micah, leave the studio and experience it rather than sit there and judge us for what we are saying. Maybe they left all the atmosphere on Saturday [when Micah was in attendance] because it was so flat."
Unsurprisingly, Schmeichel's comments were widely criticised especially because many fans have been priced out of attending fixtures in the Champions League due to ticket prices and the cost of living crisis. Despite the Blues being back in action on Tuesday night at Slovan Bratislava, CBS Sports chose to position Schmeichel at Dortmund for their clash with Celtic.
While the decision to cover the Scottish champions may have been made due to the backlash Schmeichel received last month, it is more likely that the Dane is there because his son Kasper is in goal for Brendan Rodgers' side in Germany.