Celtic's Europa Conference League campaign hangs by a thread after being dealt a serious body blow by Bodo/Glimt.
The Norwegian champions dismissed concerns over their readiness to compete as they ran out deserved 3-1 winners at Parkhead.
Kjetil Knutsen's side are still in pre-season with their domestic campaign not kicking off until April but they turned in a streetwise performance laced with quality to take control of the this last 16 play-off.
Runar Espejord opened the scoring just six minutes into his debut for the visitors before Amahl Pellegrino doubled their advantage after the interval.
Daizen Maeda reduced the arrears as time ticked away, only for Hugo Vetlesen to smash home a decisive third.
Ange Postecoglou 's side have been in sparkling form but this result brings to an end an unbeaten run which stretches back to November.
Since then, Celtic have regularly been inflicting early pain on their opponents with blistering starts but they were handed a taste of their own medicine in the opening minutes.
Bodo/Glimt, casting aside those suggestions they would be undercooked, matched the visitors' early pace and were rewarded with a fine goal as Espejord latched onto a neat exchange and stabbed past Joe Hart.
It wasn't the opening Celtic Park expected, with the visitors settling into a nice early rhythm before the hosts could warm to the task.
Celtic did begin to edge possession and territory as the half progressed, but without testing keeper Nikita Khaikin, despite some neat build-up through midfield.
Ultimately, however, it lacked a killer touch and culminated in a comfortable opening period for Knutsen's team.
Celtic re-emerged with purpose and for all their neat build-up, it was a route one approach that so
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