Daizen Maeda stunner continues Celtic Champions League charge as calamitous Carter Vickers bailed out - 5 talking points

Daizen Maeda kept Celtic’s Champions League charge going by getting them a point against Club Brugge.

The Japanese winger’s second-half strike earned the Hoops a draw to take their tally to eight in the group stage. Brugge - who were the better team at Parkhead - had threatened to defuse Brendan Rodgers’ side by taking the lead through a calamitous Cameron Carter-Vickers OG.

But the manager had asked for the 'power of Celtic Park' to surge them on - and Maeda provided the vital spark they needed. His goal keeps Rodgers' men in a good position to qualify for the knock-out phase ahead of their next Champions League test away to Dinamo Zagreb. They may have dropped a few places in the table, but they've gained a point and are one closer to reaching the knockout stage with at least one winnable home match left. Here's five talking points from Parkhead:

Celtic have become renowned for their lightning quick starts in games at Parkhead, especially in the Champions League this season. But when it came to flying out the traps Club Brugge were too fast for Brendan Rodgers’ side. Right from the off here, the Belgians were rapid. They got at Celtic from the first whistle and didn’t allow them to settle into a rhythm. They pinned the Hoops into their own half, and were first to every loose ball in the opening period.

Their passing was crisp and decisive - and when they didn’t have the ball, they hounded green and white shirts to get it back. They had clearly watched the RB Leipzig game here a few weeks ago and decided they weren’t going to suffer the same fate.

Brugge’s start took Celtic by surprise and Rodgers’ men looked shell-shocked for most of the first half. It was a lesson for other opposition sides in how to nullify the team