Perhaps Celtic will prove their humiliation in Dortmund was the anomaly in this Champions League campaign. The response has been stirring, courtesy of a fine scoreless draw against Atalanta and this comprehensive win over RB Leipzig. Celtic had already thumped Slovan Bratislava before they were on the wrong end of Dortmund’s brilliance.
Brendan Rodgers had called for Celtic’s supporters to refrain from using pyrotechnics during the visit of the team second in the Bundesliga. Fireworks appeared all right, but on the field, as Rodgers’ team swatted blue-chip opposition aside. Celtic find themselves in a hugely exciting Champions League position. Rodgers was entitled to revel in it, later branding the 90 minutes as the best in Europe during his two spells in charge.
