Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw against Midtjylland in the Champions League qualifying second round last night.
Summer signing Liel Abada gave the Hoops their lead on the 39th minute but the dismissal of Nir Bitton allowed the visitors to get back into the game in the second half.
Anders Dreyer, who was instrumental to Bitton’s dismissal was sent off in the second half as well after earning a second yellow.
The fans will be reasonably pleased with what they have seen so far. It was Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of the Scottish giants and his philosophy was quite evident.
The Hoops tried to play out from the back with high tempo passing.
The manager has had very little time to settle in and get his methods across to the players and it would be fair to assume that Celtic will only improve from here.
The Hoops will now be determined to win the second leg in Denmark. A club of their stature should be playing Champions League football and Postecoglou will be under pressure to get a positive result away from home.
Meanwhile, former Celtic star Chris Sutton has heaped praise on Ryan Christie following an impressive display last night.
The 26-year-old was undoubtedly Celtic’s best player and he was their main creative force on the night. The midfielder worked hard to help out his side defensively as well and the fans will certainly appreciate his tireless shift.
Good performance from Celtic. Were the better team and should have won the game. McGregor captains display. Christie outstanding. Welsh very good and Murray did well when he came in. Abada lively. Celtic need a goalkeeper badly… nobody thought it would be easy!
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) July 20, 2021
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