Celtic, FC Midtjylland
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FC Midtjylland will seek to continue their perfect start in the Europa League when they host Celtic on Matchday 4. The Danes have won three from three and sit top of the table on goal
Chris Sutton has reacted to Celtic’s ‘sobering’ defeat to FC Midtjylland in the Europa League with a warning to Martin O’Neill. The Celtic hero was clearly unhappy with the Hoops’ poor Europa League performance as the Danish team outplayed O’Neill’s side for much of the 90 minutes.
A win transforms Celtic’s European ambitions, keeping the knockout phase firmly in our hands. A draw, given the opponent’s pedigree, keeps momentum alive and belief intact. A defeat makes life more complicated than it needs to be, but it would not define the O’Neill–Maloney rebuild.
Three goals within seven minutes paved the way for FC Midtjylland to record their fourth successive win in the Europa League via a 3-1 victory at home against Celtic to preserve their top spot in the Europa League.
Here are the talking points as Celtic slipped to a hugely disappointing defeat in Denmark to FC Midtjylland, where Callum Osmand suffered a