Livingston 1 Celtic 4:Gordon Strachan said yesterday he had no fears that Celtic's Champions League tie in Milan next month was in jeopardy after the hooliganism in Sicily that led to the death of a police officer.
"The games will be played," said Strachan. "It has always been shown that money outweighs anything else in football, especially just now. There is so much to look into, but football will always turn towards the money."
On domestic matters, Strachan will have been cheered by the club's dismissal of first division Livingstone yesterday after falling behind to an early Dave MacKay header.
Dubliner Darren O'Dea restored parity by smashing in Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink's knockdown on the half-hour.
A dipping volley by Derek Riordan found the top corner in first-half stoppage time, and Riordan added a second after 59 minutes after Shunsuke Nakamura had played him through.
Vennegoor of Hesselinkrounded off the scoring with a powerful finish from the angle of the penalty area.
QUARTER-FINAL DRAW: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Celtic; Queen of the South v Hibernian; Motherwell v St Johnstone; Dunfermline Ath v Partick Thistle.
Ties to be played February 24th-25th.
