‘Embarrassment to Scotland!’ – Celtic become a laughing stock as Brendan Rodgers’ side mercilessly mocked after setting unwanted record in 7-1 Borussia Dortmund drubbing.
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Celtic became a laughing joke on social media after losing 7-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
What happened?
Celtic’s perfect season was broken in catastrophic way when Borussia Dortmund defeated them 7-1 in the UEFA Champions League. Daizen Maeda momentarily gave the Scottish champions hope by equalising following Emre Can’s early penalty. However, Celtic’s relief was short-lived, as Karim Adeyemi scored a hat-trick and Serhou Guirassy added another penalty kick to give Dortmund a dominant 5-1 lead before halftime.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Celtic became the first British team to surrender five goals in the first half of a European tournament game since Cwmbran Town did it in the 1997-98 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup against Progresul Bucharest. Dortmund’s agony was compounded in the second half by Guirassy and Felix Nmecha, who sealed the 7-1 defeat.
What Fans Are Saying
Rival supporters seized the chance to criticize Celtic, and social media was abuzz with their clever answers.
A Rangers fan, @HappiestPants, tweeted, “FOUR? This cannot be, Rangers went to Germany and HAMMERED a considerably superior Dortmund squad; what is happening on?! Celtic are a disgrace to Scotland!!”
Meanwhile, @RG72_ tweeted, “Generational hate watch cheers, lads.”
Meanwhile, @unsynq posted: “5-1 down at halftime.And they believed you’d perform well in the Premiership. The Championship would be an appropriate level for Celtic.”
@ryanward5_ commented: “Celtic are a waste of time in the Champions League. “Might as well give it to another Premier team.”
Whereas @ExpressionsOOZ wrote: “Celtic go from Man City in their league to Southampton in the Champions League, it’s crazy.”
Did you know?
Celtic’s terrible record in Germany continues, with no wins in 14 visits. Only brave last-minute defending by Liam Scales and critical stops by Kasper Schmeichel avoided an even worse result, narrowly avoiding a repeat of their worst-ever European defeat.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR CELTIC?
Celtic had little time to recover from their setback before facing Ross County in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon. They have won their first six domestic matches and will be desperate to maintain their spotless record following a humiliating setback to the Germans.
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