Celtic moved to nine points and remain destined for the playoffs but were unable to cash in on dominance
Rueful Celtic watched a golden Champions League chance go a-begging as they were left wanting in a stuffy 0-0 draw with Dinamo Zagreb.
Zagreb's walking wounded, a squad who were happy to be the underdog and that wasn't to Celtic's liking with the talismanic Nicolas Kuhn forced to create individual moments of magic while the likes of Reo Hatate, Daizen Maeda and Callum McGregor came up short during an opening period which was heavy on territory but light on trickery.
Celtic pushed on and only brilliant defending denied sub Adam Idah but the visitors' biggest hero was Kasper Schmeichel as he once again denied Kulenovic. Late pressure from Rodgers' side came to little and Engels' poor cross in the dying embers summed up a game short in quality. Here's 5 talking points from Zagreb.
Reo's more 'oh no' than wow There was a moment of Hatate magic which would have thrilled Celtic fans in unison, he broke free of heavy Zagreb pressure in the form of Stefan Ristovski before playing a perfect long-range pass to free Kuhn. That is rocketing Reo fans love, however, the misplaced passes start to stack up among fans who expect better. The Japan international painted a masterpiece against Leipzig. of that there is no doubt.
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