There was a slice of satisfaction, rather than glasses of champagne, for the Celtic players to enjoy after Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid.
Even so, it feels legitimate to ask whether there might be a danger of a European hangover if and when Livingston make their scheduled trip to Glasgow tomorrow. The similarities between this week’s two opponents start and end with the fact that both their names contain the letters “L” and “I”, so could there be a temptation for Celtic to take their foot off the gas, particularly with another Champions League game — against Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw on Wednesday — hurtling down the tracks towards them?
This time last year, Celtic lost their opening Europa League group game against another
