Away to Bayer Leverkusen, on November 25 Celtic were leading 2-1 with eight minutes left to play.
Two goals later they were turfed out of the Europa League, that sinking feeling set in when you try to draw positives from two goals scored against a leading German side while knowing that a win or draw was within reach.
It is a feeling that Celtic fans have barely known in the 15 matches since.
Remarkable stat of the day.
Since the Leverkusen game we’ve been behind for just ONE minute in 1,350 minutes of football (15 matches). pic.twitter.com/8yUCasv67o
— Celtic F1rst (@CelticF1rst) February 6, 2022
Amazingly Celtic have only been behind for less than a minute since, and every fan knows what happened seconds after Paul Hanlon opened the scoring in the League Cup Final.
A run of seven wins either side of a goal-less draw at St Mirren has transformed the club, confidence and momentum flow hand in hand.
While developing every aspect of the club Ange Postecoglou is ensuring that no-one gets carried away, the hard work of the last few months could be undone by a moment of carelessness.
In five Premiership matches in 2022 Joe Hart hasn’t lost a goal, the longer that that record is maintained the closer Celtic get to success and the further into the past Leverkusen feeling is buried.
Another good transfer window by celtic Desmond dermot must be wondering he’s going to wake up from a wonderful dream