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KEITH JACKSON: Yeah, let’s start with an easy one! It’s almost impossible to call. Both sides are flying in confidence with momentum at their backs, quality players all over the pitch and tactically astute managers in the dugout. It could be a bit of a classic - and might very well go all the way to penalty kicks.
One of them is in for a nasty surprise. That’s probably the only certainty ahead of Sunday’s Viaplay Cup Final at Hampden Park now that the gloves are about to come off in this burgeoning rivalry between Ange Postecoglou and Michael Beale.
They're all borderline narcissists with a leaning towards control freakery. Well, the best of them are anyway.
It's difficult to know which of them is facing the bigger crisis.
At least this time there were shots fired.
KEITH JACKSON: The play-off certainly feels like a very comforting safety net now that we have Spain and Erling Haaland to deal with. But second spot in Group Aaarg can still be a realistic target for Steve Clarke and the boys. DAVID McCARTHY: Tough, but possible. Spain should skoosh it but Norway, apart from the obvious, are no great shakes and there are potential banana skins in Georgia and Cyprus. But second place is there to be taken. ANDY NEWPORT: That play-off spot is looking pretty handy now. Spain may be in a transitional phase but they still have bags of quality and I’d rather not think about what Haaland is going to do to our defence. MICHAEL GANNON: It’s a pretty stinky section to be honest after pulling the best player on the planet out of pot three. But anything is possible under Steve Clarke so we have to keep the faith.
Celtic were given a glimpse of what life without Callum McGregor will look like in Perth at lunchtime on Saturday. And it wasn’t particularly pretty. Yes, they got out of town with all three points thanks to a dramatic late winner from Giorgos Giakoumakis and the Greek’s injury time heroics have kept them clear at the top of the table. For now.
Before lamenting another bruising Champions League defeat and speculating on where this one might leave Celtic’s chances of finding a pathway through to the knockout stages – which are now considerably slimmer than they were – let’s acknowledge what last night in Leipzig was all about.