NEITHER Celtic nor RB Leipzig could stand accused of being scared to take risks, but after a crazy game in the Red Bull Arena, it was the Germans who reaped the rewards to haul themselves back into Group F.
Celtic will be left with a huge feelings of regret from a match in which both sides contrived to hand the other numerous gilt-edged opportunities. In the end, even with two goals disallowed by VAR for offside, Leipzig managed to keep it together just enough to come out on top of an encounter that had just about everything, and ultimately sent Celtic bottom of the section.
Celtic have lost 26 of their 32 away matches now in the Champions League, so the defeat in itself wasn’t exactly unexpected. Neither was the concession of three goals, given the personnel issues they had at the back coming into the match, and the considerable one that was inflicted upon them during it as Callum McGregor limped off with a knee injury.
