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Celtic 1-3 Bodo/Glimt: Scottish champions stunned in Europa Conference League

Celtic have a mountain to climb to reach the Europa Conference League last 16 as Bodo/Glimt eased to an impressive win at a stunned Celtic Park.

Runar Espejord knocked the Norwegian champions into an early lead before Amahl Pellegrino finished a neat move.

Daizen Maeda brought the tie back to life when he headed in, but Hugo Vetlesen's deflected shot immediately flattened the atmosphere in Glasgow.

It leaves Celtic with a two-goal deficit to chase in Norway next week.

The result brings to an end Celtic's nine-game winning run, and is their first defeat since losing to Bayer Leverkusen in November.

The Norwegians have yet to start their season, and Celtic, with 14 goals in their last four games, went at them early to test their visitors' match sharpness.

Just over a minute was on the clock when Maeda slipped inside his marker and had a sight of goal, but allowed it to run before cutting it back where the defence were able to get it away.

But after that, Bodo/Glimt showed just what a good team they are.

Pellegrino shot down the throat of goalkeeper Joe Hart to fire a warning, but it wasn't heeded and soon they had their lead.

Kjetil Knutsen's side knocked one-touch passes around the Celtic defence until Espejord nipped through and got goal-side of Carl Starfelt. Without delay, he poked the ball through a generous gap to notch his first goal for the club.

They continued to frustrate Celtic, even if their own attacking intent waned as the half went on. Dominating possession, slowing down the pace of the game, and cutting out every avenue Celtic tried to play through to lone frontman Maeda.

Celtic had pleas for penalties when Cameron Carter-Vickers was taken out by goalkeeper Nikita Haikin and Jota was tripped, but the offside flag

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