Celtic on this Day – Including a victory over RB Leipzig

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·8 novembre 2024

Celtic on this Day – Including a victory over RB Leipzig

Celtic on this Day, a notable win for Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic side over RB Leipzig in 2018…

Celtic 2 RB Leipzig 1, 8th November 2018. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Celtic 2-1 RB Leipzig, 8 November 2018

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers after the UEFA Europa League Group B match between Celtic and RB Leipzig at Celtic Park on November 8, 2018 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

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Celtic 2-1 RB Leipzig. Brendan Rodgers’ side kept their hopes of Europa League knockouts alive defeating Ralf Ragnick’s Leipzig. It was the Germans first ever trip to Celtic Park since their inception in 2009. The match was home to Celtic’s new much talked about discolights which cost the club the best part of £2 million.

Disco Lights at Celtic Park, 8th November 2018. Photo AJ (The Celtic Star)

Following Kieran Tierney’s opener in the first half, Odsonne Edouard scored the games winning goal 14 seconds after Jean-Kevin Augustin had equalised with a header. Despite the Germans winning the head-to-head, by the end of the group stage campaign it was Celtic who finished 2nd ahead of Leipzig who surprisingly exited the competition.

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Motherwell 1-4 Celtic, 8 November 2020

Moi Elyounoussi of Celtic holds the match ball after scoring a hat-trick during the Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park on November 08, 2020. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

Four years ago today, Motherwell 1-4 Celtic. Enormous pressure had been building on Celtic boss Neil Lennon heading into this match at Fir Park. The Hoops had won one game in six which included a sore defeat to theRangers at Celtic Park in the first Glasgow Derby of the season, a calamitous defensive showing at Pittodrie where the Hoops dropped more points and a 4-1 thumping blow versus Sparta Prague in the Europa League.

Moi Elyounoussi of Celtic celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Motherwell and Celtic at Fir Park on November 08, 2020. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

A pattern was starting to emerge around where Celtic’s crucial 10 in a row season was going. However, Mohammed Elyounoussi, who was Lennon’s only real shining light during a disastrous campaign bagged a hat-trick. Elyounoussi repaid the manager after the Norwegian was controversially caught on his phone after being substituted in Celtic’s humiliating loss against Sparta Prague at Parkhead three days prior to the trip in North Lanarkshire.

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Hamilton 1-2 Celtic, 8 November 1986

Brian McClair scores against Hamilton, 8 November 1986. Press cutting The Celtic Wiki

Hamilton 1-2 Celtic. Accies were nine minutes away from pulling off an almighty shock against the current Scottish champions which would have secured their first victory in 16 games in the easily forgettable 1986/1987 league campaign. Though, Brian McClair’s penalty followed by Judas’ winner with a minute of normal time remaining meant the Hoops had snatched all three points at New Douglas Park.

Judas scoring the winning goal at tough domestic away grounds under Davie Hay seemed to be a familiar theme during the early parts of the trophyless 86/87 season. Judas had also netted crucial winners versus Clydebank and Falkirk in league encounters before a trip to Lanarkshire.

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Celtic 5-0 Dunfermline, 8 November 2003

Celtic v Dunfermline, 8 November 2003. Stanislav Varga scores the 4th for Celtic. Photo The Celtic Wiki

21 years ago today, Celtic 5-0 Dunfermline. Martin O’Neill’s high-flyers had started the 2003/2004 season in imperious fashion. The Hoops had won their first 10 league matches as they arrived to face Jimmy Calderwood’s impressive Pars in Glasgow’s East End. Celtic had gained huge plaudits after dispatching Belgian champions Anderlecht 3-1 at Paradise on the Wednesday evening prior to O’Neill’s team thumping Dunfermline on the Saturday.

Despite what looks like a comfortable scoreline, for large spells of the match it had been 1-0. But, Celtic scored four goals in the final 10 minutes as Hartson grabbed his double following a well-executed pass from Petrov. Wallace and Varga netted within two minutes of each other with Henrik rounding the scoreline off with a fine header from an acute angle.