Last night was a familiar feeling for many Celtic fans as they watched their side rise to the occasion but fall just short of the finishing line against Atletico Madrid.
This time there was a point of consolation as they avoided the stoppage time sickener that had given Lazio full points on matchday 2.
For the watching neutral it was a compelling contest, always in the balance with a team of virtual unknowns upsetting one of the established power houses, a club that is used to competing in the knock-out stages, losing two Champions League Finals in the last 10 years.
TNT Sport are able to provide a broad pan-European verdict on the matches, their pundits include genuine experts that know their onions, that see football outside the EPL bubble, all across the continent.
James Horncastle specialises in Italian football, looking in on Glasgow last night he found Celtic’s display an eye-opener.
“Probably play the best football in the competition, up there with Real” – @acjimbo ?? pic.twitter.com/AbNlFppCz9
— Scott Gallagher ??? (@GallagherScotty) October 26, 2023
Despite the plaudits from two well taken goals Celtic fell just short of a win. Despite nine summer signings only Luis Palma made the starting XI, a new manager was charged with getting something extra out of the squad put together by Ange Postecoglou.
In 12 days time the two clubs will come together in the Spanish capital, to stand a chance of progress in Europe Celtic really need to take at least two points from their next two matches- in Madrid and Rome.
Decent football journalism – Jeez What the hell is that !
But good to see that it’s out there even if in very small small dozes –
Thanks for actually highlighting that it does exist even if it is so very very rare !