Martin Baturina described Celtic as a "very good opponent" in the aftermath of Tuesday night's 0-0 stalemate in Croatia, while expressing regret for the chances Dinamo Zagreb missed on the night.
Half-chances fell to both sides of the course of their matchday six UEFA Champions League encounter, each of which was denied by brace goalkeeping from Kasper Schmeichel and his opposite counterpart Danijel Zagorac.
Speaking after the match, Dinamo attacking midfielder Baturina cast an analytical eye over the performance as the Croatian side now stare down Arsenal and AC Milan in their final matches.
He told HRT (via Google Translate): "We wanted to win, but Celtic was a very good opponent. Maybe we can regret the missed chances, but all in all an even game.
"We lacked a bit of composure in the last pass in the first half. We entered the second half a little better, had some chances, didn't take advantage of them, they weren't theirs either, and that's it.
"We all know what kind of teams [Arsenal and AC Milan] are, but Dinamo has [beaten] teams like that before and we hope for the best."
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Baturina added: "It's not easy, but that's the European pace, that's why you train. If nothing else, it's a good school so that this doesn't happen in the future.
"I always analyse where I can do better. [Against Celtic] I could have been a little calmer in a few situations, but when you do a lot of defence, it's not easy either."
