Celtic’s 6-0 victory over St Johnstone saw them overtake Aberdeen and reclaim the top spot in the SPFL Premiership, thanks to their finest home performance of the year.

As a precaution, Alex Valle took the place of Greg Taylor at halftime. The Barcelona loanee was quite active in the second half, contributing a fantastic assist for the sixth goal that showed just how confident Celtic is playing.

Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda, the Japanese internationalist’s diving header and the captain’s low effort from 20 yards, were on the scoreboard before to the goal in the 83rd minute.

Three substitutes combined for a goal seven minutes from time, illustrating how swiftly they have adapted to their new club.

Luke McCowan chipped the ball expertly, setting up a well-timed run by Valle that saw him backheeled the ball to Adam Idah, who placed his shot beyond the goalkeeper to bring his season tally to four goals.

Dortmund will present a vastly different task on Tuesday, but Celtic will go there feeling quite confident and nearly at their best.

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