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Mark Pirie

World media reacts as Celtic 'live better than Rangers' and Kyogo earns nickname with staying potential

There is no Scottish Premiership contest that catches the eye of a global audience quite like a a showdown between Rangers and Celtic.

It was another blockbuster chapter between the rivals with Michael Beale taking on his first derby as the main man at Ibrox, while Ange Postecoglou was looking to strengthen bid for a second consecutive title. A late equaliser from Kyogo Furuhashi earned Celtic a 2-2 draw against and kept the Hoops nine point lead at the top alive, but it could have been a very different scenario for the Light Blues.

Daizen Maeda's opener was overturned by a sublime Ryan Kent finish curled in for two minutes after the break before captain James Tavernier slammed in a penalty five minutes later after Carl Starfelt chopped down Fashion Sakala in the box. However, that's just the tip of the iceberg with a host of talking points taking up the post match debrief.

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