Flat-track bullies Celtic continue descent into European irrelevance
· Sports · BBC Sport
Celtic suffered their third consecutive Europa League defeat after conceding late goals to lose against Celta Vigo. Mika Baur opened the scoring for Celtic early in the second half, but the team conceded a quick succession of goals between minutes 68 and 71 to throw away their lead. The defeat leaves Celtic ranked 35th out of 36 teams in the Europa League table. Commentators and analysts have pointed to the result as further evidence that domestic form serves as a poor indicator of European performance.
Why it matters
The defeat deepens the European struggles of Scottish football clubs and highlights the widening gap between domestic success and continental competitiveness for Celtic.
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