Lothar Matthaus in brutal Celtic swipe as Rangers antagoniser tees up fresh Champions League custard pie

Gloating Lothar Matthaus is risking another prediction gaffe after claiming RB Leipzig lucked out by drawing Celtic in the Champions League.

The Germany World Cup legend produced string of uncomplimentary comments about Rangers last season and failed spectacularly on each occasion. He wrongly predicted Borussia Dortmund had a '90 per cent chance of winning and are are very clear and big favourites against Glasgow Rangers ' when the sides clashed in the Round of 32 clash. After Rangers won away in Germany and then drew at Ibrox to qualify, the former Bayern Munich icon dismissed Rangers as a 'third-rate team.'

He followed that up by insisting Rangers would lose to RB Leipzig in the semi-final and insisted the Bundesliga side were 'overwhelming favourites.' But he proved way off but appears not have learned his lessons as he targeted Celtic. It comes amid RB Leipzig enduring a rotten run of form to start the new season.

And the most capped German player of all time, who also managed Hungary and Bulgaria, doesn't think much of Celtic either after Ange Postecoglou's side were drawn against Leipzig, Real Madrid and Shakhtar Donetsk. Matthaus said: "I predict RB Leipzig will finish second in their group behind Real Madrid.

"Let's face it, they were lucky to be drawn with Celtic and Shakhtar Donetsk in the group. They have to progress from the group easily. They certainly have the squad to do that."

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