Rangers fans revel in schadenfreude after Celtic Champions League mauling as gung ho Brendan Rodgers blasted - Hotline

Celtic thought they could take a wrecking ball to the Yellow Wall but instead found themselves crushed by a Bundesliga bulldozer.

Brendan Rodgers' side had high hopes of springing a major Champions League shock at the Westfalenstadion - but instead it was the same old story as the Hoops suffered yet another Euro shocker as Borussia Dortmund ran riot. The 7-1 hammering was a sobering result for Scotland’s champions but many Celtic fans have been left perplexed by their manager’s gung-ho approach against last year’s finalists.

David Bryce, Troon, raged: “Celtic are an absolute embarrassment in Europe! Spare me this top team and elite manager nonsense. Both statements are utterly false. We have seen this movie so many times under the inept Rodgers. Our so-called skipper is miles short at that level also and don’t start me on Auston Trusty and Kasper Schmeichel. Absolutely embarrassing!”

Arrin Geddes, Irvine, said: “Rodgers’ system leaves the two centre-backs badly exposed and Karim Adeyemi just ran riot in the space behind Greg Taylor. The warning signs were there against Falkirk and not heeded. Rodgers hasn’t learned much from previous doings against quality teams.”

Stephen Mulhern, Dumbarton, emailed in: “I never visualised Celtic taking anything from the Dortmund match but going toe to toe in their own back yard against the Champions League runners-up was a massive tactical blunder on Rodgers’ part and resulted in the most embarrassing Euro loss since Rangers’ humiliation at Ibrox against Liverpool. A defensive action plan must now be put in place for the Atalanta match or I fear another bloody nose is on the cards.”

Kenny Wilson, Moffat, added: “Another embarrassing night for Celtic in Europe which once again they