John Hartson picked out two key features from Celtic’s performance against Bayern Munich.
Brilliant performance from Celtic tonight.. Belief, character and certain individuals stand out performances ! #fansfeelingproud ????????????
— John Hartson (@JohnHartson10) October 31, 2017
The former hoops striker watched the action with Henrik Larsson in the BT Sport studio as Brendan Rodgers’ side came close to a thrilling victory.
In the end defensive frailties led to a 2-1 defeat but against a club that expects to take part in the semi-finals of the Champions League every season the hoops stood their ground.
Despite the loss there was incredible pride among the support as a side led by three players who have come through the ranks put Bayern on the back foot.
Kieran Tierney, Callum McGregor and James Forrest were all outstanding and have a combined service of close to 50 years at the club.
The defeat means that Celtic will almost certainly drop into the Europa League after Christmas- with every chance of repeating the achievements of Hartson’s team-mates of 2003.