3 talking points as Celtic and Blackburn serve up breathless friendly amid Jota wreaking havoc

A sparkling show from Jota turned a regular run out against Championship Blackburn in to a glamour friendly.

The £6.5m signing from Benfica departed the scene of Celtic 2-2 draw after an hour to a standing ovation – and the Rovers players might have been tempted to join in as they were happy to see the back of the attacker. Jota grabbed a superb leveller after Jon Dahl Tomasson’s Blackburn took a shock lead in just 20 second and ran amok for the rest of the time on the pitch.

The 23-year-old tormented Rovers all day and even brought out a few party pieces, with an array of flicks and tricks. Scottish Premiership defences might not want to pour over the footage and Ange Postecoglou 's champions are ready to pick up where they left off last season. David Turnbull’s deflected free kick made it 2-1 and there could have been a few more before the usual rake of changes took a bit of the shape out of the game and Ben Brereton Diaz stuck away a set piece to level for Blackburn Rovers with 15 minutes to go.

But Celtic fans will have been left satisfied their side are heading towards the new campaign with the same swagger they finished the last one.

There’s a few defensive issues to be ironed out in the coming weeks but there’s nothing wrong with the Jota led attack. Giorgos Giakoumakis is still come come in as sat this one out, but it was a familiar Celtic starting line up made up entirely of last season’s heroes.

It was a strong looking side as well as Postecoglou gears up for the big Premiership kick-off against Aberdeen in a fortnight and Blackburn side not shy at putting the boot in was a good test. The Parkhead men have looked pretty slick in pre-season so far – clattering 14 goals in three games.

A decent crowd turned