They arrived wearing the red jerseys of the ‘shame game’ of 1974, in what many in Glasgow interpreted as a provocative gesture...
THEY arrived wearing the red jerseys of the ‘shame game’ of 1974, in what many in Glasgow interpreted as a provocative gesture. They left with plenty of reasons to remember this night, too, which Celtic will recall with a mixture of pride and more than a tinge of regret that they didn’t get more than the solitary point for their efforts.
Then, after the break, Alvaro Morata was deadly as he tucked away a header at the back stick from a lovely Marcos Llorente cross. In years to come, the signing of O’Riley from the bargain basement of MK Dons will surely be looked back on as one of the club’s best pound for pound buys, and likely turn them one of their best ever profits too.
It was the unfortunate Taylor who was the fall guy on this occasion, clipping the heels of Nahuel Molina in the area to concede the penalty that Griezmann eventually converted at the second attempt for Atletico’s first equaliser, and then hesitating just for a split second in the lead up to their second.
On the positive side, Bernardo showed enough here that he might well be an able deputy, despite his own lack of minutes in his legs.
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