Nir Bitton enjoyed a bitter-sweet victory last night- then paid the price with the earliest of starts to Thursday.
The Celtic utility man enjoyed Israel’s 1-0 win over Scotland with Ryan Christie Callum McGregor and Leigh Griffiths on the losing side. For a trip down Memory Lane he found Kieran Tierney askin ‘s’appinin’ with Oli Burke reminding him of bizarre times at Celtic.
Around midnight the Scotland charter flight took off for Glasgow, at 5.50 this morning Bitton was getting on board a flight to London before getting his Glasgow connection to arrive in the city he calls home at some stage this afternoon.
Kris Ajer’s early return to Glasgow gives Neil Lennon the chance to get an early look at his partnership with Chris Jullien as the fitness and mentality of Bitton and Shane Duffy is assessed ahead of the match against Hibs on Saturday.
Time is against Celtic this weekend but despite the bleary eyes Bitton should be on a high as he seeks out his Scottish team-mates, dining out on a win against Scotland at the third time of asking.
