After the game, the goal, the medal and celebrations Chris Jullien turned back to Instagram.
Scoring against Lazio is one thing but there is a special place in folklore for the Celtic players that score the winning goal in a cup final. When the opponents are from Ibrox the feeling is that bit extra special.
On the hour mark the Frenchman left his usual defensive beat to move forward for a Ryan Christie free kick. The delivery was perfect, Filip Helander panicked and Jullien executed.
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There was half an hour to survive, more heroics from Fraser Forster but Celtic and Jullien weren’t to be denied.
Celtc’s goal hero suffered the pain of a brutal attack on his Achilles from Alfredo Morelos that went unpunished, when the final whistle blew the pain had been replaced by elation.
It was a day that no Celtic fan will forget, the tenth successive domestic trophy was secured with a chapter or two dedicated to the summer signing that is rapidly becoming the type of hero that fans can identify with.
