Celtic are not only riding high in the Scottish Premiership, but in one particular area across Europe when it comes to the top 10 leagues.
Ange Postecoglou's men have shown relentless form in the defence of their domestic crown with a staggering 23 wins in 25 outings to date. Michael Beale has arrived at Rangers and has given them a real upturn in fortunes as he remains unbeaten since taking over from Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the club, but they've been unable to make a dent in the Hoops' nine point lead at the summit.
Now a fresh statistic shows just dominant the Scottish champions have been over the course with the likes of German giants Bayern Munich, La Liga big hitters Barcelona and English Premier League high-flyers Newcastle United all trailing the Parkhead side. A table of the longest unbeaten runs across Europe in the top 10 leagues has been compiled by 'The Sweeper' and it is a top billing for Celtic with Rangers also ranked amongst the top ranked sides. Some huge clubs join the duo but it is the Hoops who have set the benchmark.
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Their run of 18 games without defeat puts them two games clear of nearest rivals Newcastle and Union Saint-Gilloise - a team well known by Rangers after a Champions League meeting earlier this campaign.
French side Reims are four further back with Salzburg before Feyenoord enter the fray.
Bayern Munich, Leipzig and Rangers make up a group of clubs on 12 games before Barcelona, Twente and Sturm Graz complete the standings on 11 to date.
Next up for the Hoops is Scottish Cup action as they take on Premiership rivals St Mirren as they look to make the quarter-final stage and land the one trophy that escaped Postecoglou last term.
They have a League Cup Final date with Beale and Rangers at Hampden later this month as the first piece of domestic silverware comes up for grabs in a battle of the Old Firm rivals.
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