Sloppy Celtic were dealt another harsh European lesson as Norwegian upstarts Bodo/Glimt proved ice cold en-route to the last 16 of the Europa Conference League.
The 2-0 triumph secured a 5-1 aggregate win for Kjetil Knutsen's men who had Ola Solbakken and Hugo Vetlesen to thank for another triumph over the Premiership leaders.Ange Postecoglou preaches a "never stop" mantra, but even the Australian must concede his much-changed starting XI strongly hindered his side's hopes of a comeback as he prioritised the league.
For an unlikely Celtic U-turn to become reality, it was a non-negotiable to start fast and that looked a long shot amid some shaky moments across the backline.
Tony Ralston and Joe Hart got away with one each but it was clear the Norwegian champions possessed the same killer instinct from the first leg when Liam Scales showed Solbakken onto his favoured left foot before he showed no mercy with his left foot.Nir Bitton was convinced he was fouled in the build-up but the referee disagreed and waved away his complaints.The visitors proved susceptible defensively at a level where errors are seized upon.Bodo were landing blows but they were at their best when playing rope-a-dope in this tie, and many of their most stinging moments came when they lulled the sloppy Premiership into mistakes.And if it wasn't for Joe Hart, it would have been out of hand by the break, that's how good the former England No.1 was.A pair of stunning stops denied Amahl Pellegrino on two occasions, with both the type of upper echelon saves that the former Manchester City keeper specialises in.Anonymous attacking midfielders Tom Rogic and Matt O'Riley were hooked at the break as skipper Callum McGregor and Liel Abada entered the fray.And
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