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00:00:04Half-time here at Celtic Park in the Glasgow Derby. Celtic won, Rangers won plenty to talk

00:00:10about from that first 45 minutes. Simon, your overall thoughts as we breathe again?

00:00:15A bit frantic. I think I looked to you after 11 minutes and couldn't believe it was only 11 minutes

00:00:21on the clock. Yes, it's been an eventful first half. I thought they started well. A bit of energy,

00:00:26shot for the angles and then obviously they find themselves a goal behind. Plants to get back into

00:00:31the game but yes, very nervy. It is very nervy. Let's take a look at the chances and the best

00:00:36of the

00:00:37action and the goals from both sides. Dyson Maeda, you know, winning the ball, doing what he does best

00:00:42in the early sort of frantic few moments but this was a decent effort from outside the box from Arna

00:00:47Engels. He's capable of this, he's power and it's Maeda that's trying to follow in but this just

00:00:54emphasised how well we started the first 5-10 minutes. Plenty of energy taking the game to

00:00:58Rangers and Engels decides to take a bit of responsibility to the shot. Butlin can't deal

00:01:03with it and unfortunately Maeda just can't control the rebound there but it was a good start and then

00:01:07obviously the setback of the Rangers goal. Yeah, I mean listen, you play with the cards you're

00:01:11dealt and Rangers have got a lot of big physically powerful players and they're playing to their strength.

00:01:17Look, McCown a couple of times has struggled down the Rangers left, if you want to call it that,

00:01:22with the strength of the likes of, you know, Fernandez, Chukwane, whatever. Cermiti's another

00:01:26player up front for Rangers. We know Celtic defence has struggled in the past, in the recent past,

00:01:32with his physicality and he got an early chance for Rangers. He did, yeah, on the counter-attack,

00:01:37once Rangers found their feet in the game. This is really close, this effort. As you say, there's a

00:01:42little bit of concern through the middle there with the physicality of Cermiti but he's more than capable

00:01:46there as well and he's, thankfully for Celtic, just pulled that one slightly wide. Look, McCown was

00:01:51brought into the starting 11, Simon, the manager spoke before about the damage he can do from

00:01:56sort of cutting in from that right-hand side and we'll see to good effect at Celtic's equaliser. He

00:02:01was kind of caught in the ball and again, I think he was claiming for a foul but it might

00:02:06just have

00:02:06been the physicality of the opposition that led to their opening goal. Yeah, I thought, in fairness to

00:02:11Luke, I thought he had a difficult first 20-25 minutes there but he did receive the ball in areas

00:02:15like this where he was looking for support. I think here he's maybe just trying to buy the free kick,

00:02:20doesn't get the free kick. Cermiti's got a lot to do here, cuts inside trusty and it's a little trope

00:02:26up that just falls nicely for Mikey Moore. He won't get an easier finish but the first 20-25,

00:02:31I felt a little bit for Luke. He was receiving the ball in tight areas there with not much support

00:02:35and as you say, the physicality of Rangers was winning over and this one just breaks the Mikey Moore

00:02:40and Rangers take the lead. Yeah, and at that point there's still only nine minutes gone. It really

00:02:46was a pretty energetic first few minutes for both sides. Luke McCown, he could sense that that really

00:02:53did affect him. It kind of looked as if his head had gone down a bit but however, he did

00:02:59play his part

00:03:00in the equaliser. Before that though, Dyson Maeda had such a good chance through on goal, didn't he?

00:03:06Yeah, he did. Yeah, and Maeda on form slots that away. This is the goal in fact and I was

00:03:13delighted

00:03:13for McCown because after that difficult start, he picks out Engels with a fantastic ball here,

00:03:19just brings it back into his left foot. We said about his use of the ball last week at Easter

00:03:24Road,

00:03:24that's a great pass and Engels picks out Yang and it's a really well-worked goal from Celtic. A much

00:03:30needed time, 22 minutes on the clock and we had to find our way back into the game and that's

00:03:35a

00:03:35well-worked one. Yeah, there was a bar stoppage, he looked at potentially an offside there with

00:03:40Negrin standing in close proximity to Butlin. That's the thing with that bar reel, he's never

00:03:44ever saving that, you know. I know Butlin's complaining there's a couple of players in there

00:03:48but the way Yang's finished it, he's never stopping that regardless of who's round about him. Yeah, sorry,

00:03:53we mentioned that Maeda chance, I think we can show you that now. You know, sometimes Maeda does all

00:03:58the great work and he's not as clinical in front of goal. Sometimes the simpler the chance,

00:04:03sometimes catches Maeda out. Yeah, listen, Yang does brilliantly there at first, feds it through,

00:04:08he uses a bit of strength against the defender, he opens up his body, can see what he's trying to

00:04:12do

00:04:12but he just gets it all wrong, it's a couple of yards wide in the end. It's a good chance

00:04:16as well,

00:04:17as I say, on his day, this time last season, they would have slotted that into the bag of the

00:04:21net.

00:04:22But nevertheless, it was an important time to get back into the game and it's balanced nicely

00:04:28for another nervy 45 minutes. Yeah, it will be. The referee, you know,

00:04:32a few decisions to make. He booked Alistair Johnson unbelievably towards the end there

00:04:36when he clearly won the ball with that tackle. Thankfully, there hasn't been too much in the way

00:04:40of controversial bar incidents. Rangers fans might feel the goal that Celtic got could have been dealt

00:04:48with better but it certainly looked like, you know, Butlin was never going to get there.

00:04:51Finally balanced for the second half. You know, Kaleci Iheanacho, we know, is on the bench for Celtic,

00:04:55can come on and affect that game. I just wonder if it's written that he does it again today.

00:04:59Well, we've just seen in the VT area at halftime, he's composure in and out of the box.

00:05:04A fantastic finish against the Murner in the Cup. I think if you get to 1-1 with 20-25

00:05:10minutes left,

00:05:11there's nobody better to bring on and you can maybe put Maeda left or wide rather, use his

00:05:16pace on the wide area. I said at the start of the show, if he gets chances inside that box,

00:05:22he's shown how deadly he is. I'm also thinking about James Forrest and the experience that he's got,

00:05:26not just as a whole, but in this fixture. He could be crucial to Celtic towards the end of the

00:05:29game.

00:05:30Yeah, I think so. I think so. We speak about the senior players there. Tierney, McGregor,

00:05:35Luke Forrest comes into that bracket as well. And the manager is very decisive in games. You know,

00:05:40if he sees something, he makes changes quite quickly. So I wouldn't be surprised if we get

00:05:44some changes in the second half. And as you say, Murner actually could be written in the stars that he

00:05:48pops up with the winning goal.

00:05:50Don't go anywhere. Plenty of dramatic Scottish Premiership Glasgow Derby action to come in the

00:05:55second half. It is finally poised here at Paradise. Celtic 1, Rangers 1.

00:06:07Most of us were born within 10 miles of Celtic Park. We were very much a team. The Lisbon Lions.

00:06:15Most of us were Celtic fans from birth. We weren't superstars. We were

00:06:20regular Glaswegians. Glasgow's a very passionate city. A working-class city. A lot of that is

00:06:26football. I owe you a family and past generations as well. They're the ones who tell you these stories.

00:06:31Any age group you ask, they'll know there has been lines. Yeah, we were a good side. We started doing

00:06:38well in Europe. We travelled to some very unusual parts of the world, you know? Boswoodina and Yugoslavia

00:06:46and Dukla Prague. The Celtic fans, yeah, they supported us all the way. The Celtic kit was iconic. The hoops.

00:06:57In the semi-final we won. The favours were all over the fact that it was the first British team

00:07:04to

00:07:04win against the European Cup final. To be good out to play in Lisbon for wearing the club's shirt was

00:07:11just amazing.

00:07:13The Lisbon Lions are a massive part of the Celtic. I don't think people realise the achievement.

00:07:18We had the great Inter Milan standing in our way. It was going to be a day to remember.

00:07:44The sun's still shining at Paradise, you just saw a lovely video there that was to launch the

00:07:51new Celtic kit for next season, Jim Craig and Ciarán Tierney involved in.

00:07:55Was it understatement of the year when Jim Craig says in that video,

00:07:58yeah, we were a good side? I mean, that really is.

00:08:01The greatest, that's what you would say, that's how you would describe it.

00:08:04And it'll be the one that will always be the greatest Celtic team ever,

00:08:07because they've done everything first. And it's great to see Jim looking so well also.

00:08:12Yeah, 60 years, of course, the 60th anniversary season coming up.

00:08:19I can also tell you that the £25,000 Paradise windfall draw has yet to be claimed.

00:08:27And just to let you know, Peter, I haven't checked my ticket yet, so if at some point

00:08:31Peter takes over commentary in the second half, you know there'll be a way to claim that.

00:08:37But what you really want is one lucky fan to get three points and £25,000,

00:08:42but an incredible first prize in the Paradise windfall draw, the biggest prize draw in world football.

00:08:48Well, Celtic, the options off the bench that we heard the guys talking there, you know,

00:08:54about Ian Acho, who has come off the bench to great effect in recent weeks,

00:08:58with the outfield options, Ian Acho, Oxlade, Chamberlain, Tineke, Sarache, Hitate, Murray, Forrest and Wilson.

00:09:04And there's some players in there, you know, if Martin needs to put them on with an hour going,

00:09:10with 70 minutes going, just to make an impact and change the game.

00:09:14There's guys on there that he knows can do that.

00:09:15Yeah, but I think every one of the players that's on that bench have proven this season,

00:09:20whatever that has been called upon, they can do a job for the team.

00:09:22There is no doubt that you go for Sarache at left back when Kieran's pulled out,

00:09:25maybe late in games or whatever, he's known and given a lift to the supporters and the team.

00:09:30So going from left back to Ani Acho at the top end of the pitch,

00:09:34who's scored an amazing amount of goals at important times.

00:09:37We've had James Forrest who's come on at times and been really prominent in what he's done,

00:09:42because he's a winger that goes and wants to take on the full back, faces the full back up,

00:09:46and wants to take on to put crosses in the box.

00:09:48And I think this is a team, when you're playing against Rangers, because they're so big,

00:09:51you don't want to be coming in like Luke McCaroon with his left foot,

00:09:54putting it in too early, because they've got such big centre backs.

00:09:59But when you go on the outside and put the ball across low and hard,

00:10:01I think that's a bigger problem to deal with.

00:10:04And I could see somebody like James causing them a problem with that.

00:10:08We always say, you know, at the start of every game,

00:10:10then at the start of the second half, that the Knicks goal is so important.

00:10:12And I think in a game which is so tight and both sides not had many chances,

00:10:16but they have had chances at either end.

00:10:18It's important for Celtic to get their noses in front in this second half.

00:10:21Oh, most definitely. And what we've got to be careful at,

00:10:24Austin Trussie done it probably the first one, just about a couple of minutes before halftime,

00:10:27the ball came up and he's went and dominated the first header. Prior to that, he hadn't won a header.

00:10:32But also the fact is, when we're attacking so desperate to score a goal, everybody's going forward.

00:10:37And there was an occasion where Trussie was left on his own, but Cermiti just peeled away from him.

00:10:42And because Rangers don't try and play through the line of it, they'll just clear it, you know,

00:10:47they will just clear it and then all of a sudden you're caught.

00:10:49And it can be a small detail like that, it can cost us dearly.

00:10:52And we have to stop giving so many silly set plays away, that's for sure.

00:10:56Because Rangers look very dangerous from them.

00:10:58Yeah, I mean, I think that obviously the only statistic that really matters is the score line.

00:11:02But they've had three corners in the first half, we haven't had any.

00:11:05And they do look, because they have that aerial threat as well, that will manage to avoid conceding anything from

00:11:11them.

00:11:11But you don't want to give them too many chances.

00:11:13One hundred percent, but you're saying they've had three corners.

00:11:15But Tavernier's throwing like a corner also, and he's at about three or four in that final third.

00:11:20So it means even when you're clearing the ball, as I said, the one Kieran kicked straight.

00:11:24But I'm saying try and clear it up the line, so it's followed up the pitch, so it's not as

00:11:27dangerous.

00:11:28But the fact that we bring everyone back into the box is a concern for me.

00:11:32The last free kick, thankfully, they headed over the bar.

00:11:35But we had three players, two on the wall and Callum behind it, doing absolutely nothing.

00:11:38They had three players on the edge of the box free.

00:11:41And you're thinking, we're going to get done with something simple like that when you're working so hard to dominate

00:11:46football-wise.

00:11:48But it could be a simple thing like set play if you don't be clued in that you can be

00:11:51punished for.

00:11:53I'm just seeing the fourth official down there.

00:11:55He's got his board out, so there's a change.

00:11:58I'm not sure. It looks as if it might be Sebastian Tonecti.

00:12:00So Tonecti, I think, is coming on for Luke McCown at the start of the second half.

00:12:05So the first of those changes.

00:12:09Is Tonecti likely to play on the left and Yang put over onto the right-hand side?

00:12:14Yeah, that's what it's going to do. You can see Yang's moving over there.

00:12:17I mean Martin obviously went right away, I'm going to do this, make this change.

00:12:21And listen, great credit to young Luke. He never had the greatest in the first half.

00:12:24But he's a big hand in the goal and I'm a big supporter of him.

00:12:28I think he's desperate to do well for Celtic, you know, all the time.

00:12:32And all was so important to Tonecti as well. Looking for him to create, but he needs to be tracking

00:12:37that to have any run back as well.

00:12:39Yeah, but also what I would say to Tonecti, if I was Mark or Sean or that in the dressing

00:12:44room now,

00:12:45I'm saying every time you receive the ball, I want you to face the throw back up and go and

00:12:49take him on.

00:12:50And see if you lose the ball, I don't care. What I want you to do is I want you

00:12:53to be positive.

00:12:54I don't want you to come on and start passing the ball as he has been doing in the last

00:12:57few weeks.

00:12:58Every time he gets it, he passes it back and passes it inside.

00:13:00A job as a winger is to go and commit the throwbacks and hopefully,

00:13:04that's what the boys have said to him before, just before they come on, sorry.

00:13:07So the one change at half-time, the Celtic get ready to kick off the second half.

00:13:11So that's in the sallow and goals, the back four of Johnson, trusty, Scales and Tierney.

00:13:17Midfield trio, McGregor, Engles and Negrin.

00:13:19Yang now on the right-hand side, the goalscorer of course, Maida still through the middle,

00:13:23and Sebastian Tonecki comes on for Luke McEwen.

00:13:29No changes for the visitors, and Simasalo on the ball.

00:13:36Now with Johnson, got that ridiculous yellow card.

00:13:41Maida flicks that one through to Yang, now on the right-hand side.

00:13:48Maida, and it's all the way back to the Celtic goalkeeper.

00:13:57Sinasalo's got to lift his head, because Rangers are trying to play 3v3 at the back,

00:14:00and if they just miss one of them out and go longer, they've played too many short passes,

00:14:04because you can see Tavernier shouting to the players to push in,

00:14:07so it's a tactic Rangers are obviously trying to do, they're quite willing to go 3v3 at the back.

00:14:12So Sinasalo's not lifted his head once there, and if he goes long, then you've got the race with Maida,

00:14:17with any of them, with half a pitch to run into.

00:14:20So hopefully Sinasalo realises that quickly.

00:14:23First set-piece of the second half goes the way of the visitors, free kick over on their left-hand

00:14:29side,

00:14:30and that has been the case throughout the game.

00:14:34Giga, and Fernandes, and Chukwani all push in towards the edge of the penalty area,

00:14:41Chukwani already a threat, Tavernier leaves this one for Romans,

00:14:47Belgian, left foot delivery into the area, it's Maida who heads that one clear,

00:14:51Negrin can latch on to that one, which he does.

00:14:56Ball forward is blocked by Romans, as Tenecte was taken off down the left-hand side.

00:15:12I think similar to what you were saying in the first half,

00:15:14Celtic just, the quicker the tempo, the better I think it is for him.

00:15:17Oh, for sure.

00:15:22I'm not really not happy with that decision, I think.

00:15:26Well, I just don't think you can put your leg out if you're not actually going to play the ball,

00:15:30he's actually put his leg out so he's blocking a player going to get the ball.

00:15:34It was never a free kick years ago, that's for sure, so it must be another rule that's been brought

00:15:38in.

00:15:43Oh, bogs about in the middle of the park,

00:15:46and it's a free kick to Rangers in the centre circle.

00:15:55He's right, Arne Ingles has got a habit of doing that about giving silly set plays with pulling,

00:15:59but the bottom line is he's pulled him, but that's what I'm talking about,

00:16:03Diamonde's been checked four times and he's telling Arne Ingles that's your last.

00:16:06I do still understand that, Diamonde stood in front of the ball,

00:16:09he's given three free kicks away, and he's never checked them yet.

00:16:13Well, it's interesting, Diamonde's disciplinary record in Europe is somewhat different,

00:16:17he's the two red cards, both of them in Europe,

00:16:19because I think there's a much more lenient interpretation of these challenges domestically.

00:16:26But Rangers have the free kick, the ball curled into the box,

00:16:29270 players go for it.

00:16:31Romance hooks up one back into the six-yard box, Sinasalo punches it clear,

00:16:36and Maeda can knock it on towards Tenechi, but Baron steps in first.

00:16:43Tramiti's forced back,

00:16:46and Tabanero will roll this one all the way back to his goalkeeper.

00:16:53Tramiti just need to settle in at the start of the second half.

00:16:57Tramiti won the throw in, good play from Alistair Johnson.

00:17:01No, it was great, because I've said it too many times this season,

00:17:04I think when you go and press the ball up front, the two wide players are too deep to go

00:17:08and press,

00:17:08so they've got to push in behind, and to be fair, Yang did it,

00:17:11and then Alistair Johnson goes straight in behind, and Rangers gave possession away.

00:17:17Celtic with the ball on the halfway line,

00:17:20Tierney peels off to the left, Tenechi's ahead of him, scales,

00:17:23nodges it through towards Maeda.

00:17:27The ball clicked forward by Tierney, Tabanero manages to get the header on it.

00:17:36Ball knocked out of play and Celtic have the throw in down the left-hand side.

00:17:41Left for Tierney, he launches that one forward,

00:17:43looking for Maeda, good throw in actually from Tierney,

00:17:46ball taken off Maeda's toes, he battles for that one,

00:17:50and Celtic win their first corner of the second half.

00:17:53Excellent from Kieran Tierney, I've said it so often this season,

00:17:56why don't you just throw in the space for Dyson the edit chase after instead of throwing it back,

00:18:00and Kieran sees that, and all of a sudden you get a corner out of absolutely nothing.

00:18:05Well, we talk about Rangers' threat at set pieces, but can Celtic with their first corner of the afternoon

00:18:10be the ones to capitalise, Arne Engels does have a good delivery into the box.

00:18:15Scales entrusting the obvious targets, every Rangers player back in the area defending.

00:18:23Celtic with the opportunity, five minutes of the second half going, can they take the lead?

00:18:26Arne Engels composes himself.

00:18:31Steps forward, delivers, plays it into the six-yard box, and it's headed high in there,

00:18:35it was a good delivery there from Arne Engels, Scales brings that one down,

00:18:39and it's Tavernier who clears it with Scales blocks, and it's out for a throw-in.

00:18:44That was a great ball into the box from Arne Engels.

00:18:46It was a great delivery, and I think that's the big thing, you've got to get across the front,

00:18:49I think Liam Scales did get across the front to be fair,

00:18:52because you don't want Fernandes not standing in that front post area with the delivery like that,

00:18:57but it was a great ball in from Arne Engels.

00:19:05Trusty, up over the halfway line, does it to Yang now on this right-hand side,

00:19:10only the one goal this afternoon, he cuts inside, does well,

00:19:14good play from the Celtic winger, gives it to Tierney,

00:19:17suddenly Celtic on the attack, now with Tenecki the substitute, two men round him,

00:19:22cuts inside onto his right foot, gives it to McGregor,

00:19:25back towards Tenecki, tries to stab it into the box to Negrin,

00:19:27plays that cross, just evades!

00:19:31Dias Ameida, another wonderful team move, and Celtic so close to goal number two.

00:19:36Yeah, it was great play, great ball from Cal, another great ball for Tenecki,

00:19:39and Negrin does everything correctly, and Ameida just a little bit...

00:19:44I don't think he can go any earlier, because if he goes any earlier he'll be offside,

00:19:47he's just stretching to get in there, it was very good play.

00:19:53Well, that's how the goal came about,

00:19:55the Celtic just passed away and carved Rangers open,

00:19:57so close to a second goal, but still one apiece as Scales does well,

00:20:00picks up the list ball, can give it to Yang, Yang takes a touch,

00:20:03she drives towards goal, it's been held back, Rangers can't quite clear the ball,

00:20:07Negrin goes down, surely a free kick, oh my goodness.

00:20:12The referee making the shape of the ball,

00:20:14we all know what the shape of the ball is, but if it's a foul, it's a foul.

00:20:19Yeah, it's difficult for you here, I'm not going to call it yet,

00:20:22but as I say, the referee seems to be very clear that's what it was.

00:20:28I'm not sure Negrin thinks the same, but it was an opportunity again,

00:20:34a little bit of pressure on Rangers higher up the pitch, makes them make the mistake,

00:20:38as I say, the two centre-backs have got a habit to think they're good players,

00:20:41they'll be taking too long on the ball.

00:20:44Here comes Celtic again, the Friam Scales,

00:20:47rolls it out way to Tenecti, on this left-hand side up against Ant-Man,

00:20:51dances over the ball, cuts inside, still Tenecti, checks his run,

00:20:55rolls it across to Negrin, now to McGregor,

00:20:59Tierney's ahead of him.

00:21:02Rangers with Erwin Bar-Termite back.

00:21:11Scales, floats that one forward, looking for Tierney,

00:21:13Tierney fires it across the six-yard box, and Maeda!

00:21:18Dives in Maeda!

00:21:21A wonderful goal, an incredible goal, five in his last four games,

00:21:27and Celtic with 53 minutes on the clock, leads by two goals to one.

00:21:32Oh, listen, we talked about it in the first half of it,

00:21:36putting the ball in behind Rangers, Rangers think he's offside,

00:21:39well Robinson has no flag for the opposite side there,

00:21:41and it's a great ball across the face of the goal,

00:21:45and he said, if you don't like Maeda thinking here,

00:21:47but for me this is the ball from Liam Scales here,

00:21:51and he's onside, the left-back's playing him on,

00:21:53Romans, he's playing him on, and Ciaran puts a brilliant ball across,

00:21:57and Dives in Maeda gets across the straight, the defender.

00:22:01So, as I say, brilliant ball from Liam Scales, another one from Ciaran,

00:22:05the most important thing, a fantastic finishing to Dives in the era.

00:22:08Another assist for Ciaran Tierney, the ball from Liam Scales over the top,

00:22:13and Dives in such a rich vein of form just now,

00:22:16and Celtic have the lead, listen to the roar around paradise.

00:22:25Celtic two, Rangers one, can they go on, can they press home with advantage?

00:22:32Well, we talked about the next goal being so important,

00:22:36that's came the way of Celtic.

00:22:39Ball out of play.

00:22:41But the biggest thing about it all, Paul, was the fact that...

00:22:43And here comes Celtic again, another throw-in from Tierney towards Maeda.

00:22:51Ball goes, you know, with the Rangers player.

00:22:54Thumbs up again for Maeda, and Tierney obviously knows that Maeda's getting in behind him.

00:22:59The throw-in which he's been doing all season, Paul,

00:23:02but we keep looking at it on here often enough.

00:23:04With his pace, you don't want to be thinking, you want to be running the opposition.

00:23:08But listen, we've got to give Tonecti credit as well,

00:23:10because he was positive when he got possession of the ball,

00:23:12and started to manoeuvre.

00:23:14He'd run into the Rangers' backline, pushed them back,

00:23:16then he passed the ball inside, then it came back to Liam Scales,

00:23:18and then it was put forward.

00:23:20But at least he was positive, and that's what we said about him coming on the pitch.

00:23:23You don't want him to get the ball and keep passing it back all the time,

00:23:26which suits Rangers.

00:23:29Diamandie driving forward, gets beyond McGregor,

00:23:32just knocks it too far ahead of him,

00:23:34and Trussie just launches that clearance deep into Rangers territory.

00:23:38I suppose it depends how much Rangers chase the game.

00:23:40You would expect space to open up for Celtic to exploit.

00:23:44Yeah, but the thing with the Rangers is,

00:23:45I think it suits them when they can go forward a little bit quicker.

00:23:48I'm hoping to keep doing what they're doing just now, keep passing it back,

00:23:51because I think that's the weakest, and it'll give us opportunities.

00:23:56What we've got to do is at the back is concentrate,

00:23:59because you can see where Trussie's going to weigh in.

00:24:02Negren plays it to McGregor, Maida on the edge of the D.

00:24:08Celtic just had the ball wrapped up on their feet there,

00:24:10Negren couldn't get out of his feet, but Celtic come again, here come Tierney.

00:24:15He was looking for the return from Ternetke,

00:24:17Ternetke cuts inside, goes to the touchline,

00:24:20plays it low, it's a chance for Maida.

00:24:25Oh, Maida!

00:24:28What a goal!

00:24:30That is goal of the season!

00:24:34Dyson Maida!

00:24:36Shelton Lee by three goals to one.

00:24:39Have you ever seen anything like this in your life?

00:24:43Oh, what a minute, I thought it was dropped over the top.

00:24:46I couldn't believe it, they dropped in the back of the net.

00:24:50They're talking about missing a big chance, I told you,

00:24:52but he's not getting the type of thing.

00:24:54That's when he's at his best.

00:24:55Yeah, that is just a wonderful, wonderful goal.

00:24:58Yet again, Ternetke, positive.

00:25:01Can Kieran Tierney on this side?

00:25:02Not a great clearance, there's only one thing you can do.

00:25:04Oh, wow, he couldn't have placed a bit of his hand.

00:25:12Wow, wow, I've nearly lost my voice, that is unbelievable.

00:25:23You'll get much better than that.

00:25:31Well, Celtic Park has seen some incredible goals over the years.

00:25:36That is right up there.

00:25:38Dyson Maida, his second goal of the game, Celtic's third.

00:25:43There's a man who would be proud of a goal like that.

00:25:46No more Maravchik, he's enjoyed that.

00:25:47I wouldn't be surprised with that, he done it.

00:25:53But listen, yet again, I've got to give Ternetke credit,

00:25:56I said it at the first half, I hope he doesn't come on and start passing the ball.

00:26:00He's been very, very positive.

00:26:01He's run at Tavernier every time he's got the ball so far.

00:26:11Well, I have to tell you, the atmosphere is absolutely bouncing inside Celtic Park.

00:26:15There's two quick-fire goals from Dyson Maida.

00:26:19Six goals in his last four games, and that is the pick of the bunch.

00:26:24Are you doing goal of the season next month?

00:26:28Well, Rangers making three changes.

00:26:31Tavernier comes off to be replaced by Doujon Sterling.

00:26:38Asgard comes on as well, as does Gassama.

00:26:44Well, Ant-Man goes off, took Tavernier off, and it looks as if it might be...

00:26:50I'm not sure if it's Diamandé.

00:26:53The Rangers having to make some changes, they are shell-shocked.

00:26:59It's almost another on the clock, and Celtic lead by three goals to one.

00:27:07I think he scored a third goal in any shape or form.

00:27:10Gives Celtic a boost, but it's the manner of that goal, Peter.

00:27:14It would have blown the roof off if we had one here.

00:27:17Yeah, well, as I said, I thought it was dropping over from here, Paul.

00:27:21It looked as if it was dropping over, but it actually dropped in the back of it.

00:27:23I couldn't believe it.

00:27:24And I'm absolutely delighted for him, because he missed a big chance in the first half.

00:27:28But the one thing, you're seeing it even just now, the players are competing.

00:27:32These games, you have to compete, I mean, in everything.

00:27:36And competing is in different ways.

00:27:38Competing is like, say, Tinecti picking the ball up,

00:27:40running at Tavernier, going and trying to take him on.

00:27:42That's competing.

00:27:43Don't make it easy for them, you're comfortable for them.

00:27:45And this is a team that wants to be comfortable, Rangers, especially at the back.

00:27:49And the Celtic have started fantastically well, and great credit to Kieran Tierney.

00:27:53He keeps feeding Tinecti, he's threw the ball down the line for me to get throw-ins and corners.

00:27:57Simple things like that.

00:28:03They're going to turn the heads that one forward, Paul Flaher offside,

00:28:06the referee waves the advantage, and suddenly Celtic on the attack there with Johnson,

00:28:09stabs it forward, looking for the run of Yang.

00:28:13Fernandes will get there first, and the ball out on play for the throw-in.

00:28:20Celtic looking to press forward, press home that advantage, Maida now on a hat-trick,

00:28:25the ball cleared up to the halfway, scales, wins the header,

00:28:28the Celtic captain knocks it to Tierney, plays it forward to Negrin, back to McGregor again,

00:28:33to Negrin, out wide to Tinecti.

00:28:39Oh, Celtic.

00:28:41What a start to the second half.

00:28:45They can't get much better in that respect because of it,

00:28:49they've caused them, I've not seen it as great since the late in football.

00:28:53Johnson plays it into the box, it's headed clear by Giga.

00:28:56Mikey Moore scrambles that one clear.

00:29:04Negrin tries to play it towards Maida, Giga gets in there again.

00:29:21Well, this is just unbelievable.

00:29:27Well, I think we'll wait and hopefully that table is the same at the end of the match as it

00:29:32is just now,

00:29:33but Dyson Maida's wonder goal, and here comes Celtic again with Yang.

00:29:41Yang, well, surely a free kick, oh my goodness.

00:29:45What are some of the free kicks the referee's given, that was a pretty straightforward one.

00:29:50Yeah, I don't know the reason why he didn't give it there, because if he's not given it, he's got

00:29:53to book Yang.

00:29:54I mean, you know, so, he's obviously not sure.

00:30:04Aaron McGregor on the ball.

00:30:09You know, just about half an hour of the match remaining, Celtic leading by three goals to one.

00:30:24Well, surely that's got to be yellow card.

00:30:36Well, that's a fair degree of leniency.

00:30:41Particularly given Alistair Johnson's yellow card for a legitimate tackle.

00:30:47Yeah, listen, I don't like yellow cards for any players, if I know what I like myself.

00:30:53I don't mind him if I give it to the opposition, Peter.

00:30:56Yeah, but you've got, well, I can give it to you in one respect, if you're giving it one part

00:31:01of the game,

00:31:01you've got to give it to the second part of the game.

00:31:04You can't just keep warming them, and I know it's probably Robins' first free kick,

00:31:07and it's frustrating for these own players.

00:31:10What we've got to do is make sure we don't breathe life back in and we're doing something silly.

00:31:14Keep doing what we're doing.

00:31:15I know you can control the game, but control it in their half hour.

00:31:19Don't mess about and make mistakes on their own side of the pitch.

00:31:24Johnson puts it on to Yang, here comes Celtic again.

00:31:26Yang can deliver it into the box, looking for Maida.

00:31:29Back to Yang, dances over the ball, goes to the touchline.

00:31:34He's headed up into the air.

00:31:36Taneke first to react, good first touch from the Tunisian, gives it to Tierney.

00:31:40Tierney, oh, it's time, oh, he's delivering normally, so pinpoint, perfect.

00:31:45This time goes wide, there's a brief moment of respite for Rangers,

00:31:49but Martin O'Neill will be absolutely delighted with the way the second half has started,

00:31:54but still a long way to go.

00:31:56Yeah, absolutely, and he's very much aware of that, because we've seen it before when Rangers were very comfortable at

00:32:0264 minutes at Ibrox,

00:32:04and then Celtic tumped the game right round, and there's no footballs like that.

00:32:09As I say, that's why I'm saying I think Celtic have got to just make sure we just don't get

00:32:12too comfortable sitting there as a team.

00:32:14I'm sure Callum's experience will not allow that, Alistair Johnson's experience won't allow that.

00:32:19Keep getting the ball and looking forward with your passing.

00:32:22Good play from Taneke in a defensive sense, Engels wins that ball in midfield,

00:32:27slides it forward to Yang, here comes Celtic again, Maida, Taneke, Negrin's there, Negrin can take a touch.

00:32:34Still Negrin, nudges it through to Taneke, he's inside the box,

00:32:39still Taneke plays it low, spins back, knocks it towards Tierney, good play again, Celtic on the break, looks so

00:32:47dangerous.

00:32:52Engels is inside, he's got time, he's got space, can move forward.

00:32:56Oh, we saw the shot in the first half, this time he opts to play it out wide.

00:33:09And Yang just took his eye off the ball there.

00:33:12Trusty steps in, knocks it forward, Romster in play, it's not going to play, good pressing there.

00:33:20It's exactly where you want the ball to be with 25 minutes to go.

00:33:23Well, that's what I said to you, Paul, that's the important thing for it,

00:33:26is to make sure the Rangers are facing their own goal, it's so, so important.

00:33:31We don't want them to get back in the game with a mistake or an error, just a clearance up

00:33:35the pitch,

00:33:35you've got to make them face their own goal.

00:33:39Celtic fans doing the huddle, sure much the delight of some of the Rangers and former Rangers players,

00:33:45pundits sitting in the press box, with all the Celtic fans with big grins facing them.

00:33:51Celtic have control of this game, but we want to keep, as Peter was saying, pressing home their advantage,

00:33:57here they come again down the right-hand side with Yang, it's a fine game, and he's fouled that time,

00:34:02he does get the foul, and Celtic have the free kick.

00:34:06That's the one thing about Yang, every time he's got the ball, even in the second half,

00:34:09he's been very positive, and I think Romans is a good player for the Rangers,

00:34:13but he's put them on their back foot, and Roman's strength is a good 1v1 defender,

00:34:18his strength's coming the other way, but Yang's pushed them back and not allowed them to come forward,

00:34:22which is a very important part of the game, and he'll be chuffed with his performance,

00:34:25and he's pushed for by his goal, I think he's been outstanding in the second half.

00:34:36Spears is a bit of time, Tierney moves inside, Tanecki just drops off to the right-hand side,

00:34:41Tierney inside left channel, tries to flick it through the space,

00:34:44Sterling will get there ahead of Tanecki, back to the goalkeeper.

00:34:50He launches that one up towards the half-way line, Trusty challenges,

00:34:55Mikey Moore dances past his mind, he's been tumped back,

00:34:59I can imagine Trusty's going to get yellow carded for that challenge.

00:35:03But yet again, Paul, it's down to the fact that he doesn't go and win the first header,

00:35:08and too many times it happens, you know, he's always stretching to get there,

00:35:11he's got to lead the first ball, he's got to lead the first ball up,

00:35:14because he gives too many free kicks, and that allows Rangers, and simple things like this,

00:35:19you know how quick football board can change, don't let them back into it, we're doing silly things.

00:35:27Sterling can roll that one on, and the ball's kept in play, but it's Tanecki,

00:35:32that's it forward, Celtic have the throw in, the ball caught,

00:35:37Kasama unawares, and Tierney once again launches that one long to find Maeda,

00:35:41still Maeda, still Maeda, this time he's dispossessed.

00:36:00They just have them all in the middle of the path,

00:36:02switch straight away to De Samoa on the straight-hand side up against Tierney.

00:36:07The Locks up 3 on Maeda, gets her first.

00:36:11The Locks up 3, there's no one there.

00:36:14Rangers had the ball back.

00:36:23And he goes to Crest Famandas.

00:36:28And the visitors have been forced back into their own half.

00:36:31Oh, yeah.

00:36:37Tristan gets there first, out of play, knocked into the area,

00:36:47wins the header, the ball out of play and it's gone behind for a goal kick,

00:36:53looks to the delight of the Celtic fans in that Lisbon line stand,

00:36:58a sense of relief in the comedy position.

00:37:01It's a sense of relief because all of a sudden he switched off,

00:37:04Tristan gives the throw away but turns his back and he throws it straight into the box.

00:37:11A few interested managers from the SPFL.

00:37:24So two games after this one, a mid-week trip to third park which won't be easy,

00:37:28and then of course next weekend a home game against Arts,

00:37:34which could be the winner-takes-all showdown in the title,

00:37:39but here come Rangers with goal-scorer Mikey Moore.

00:37:42Ninth minute, he scored.

00:37:44Tenstein said it had kept him quiet but he manages to get that ball into the box,

00:37:47scales, heads it clear, Yang knocks it away to Johnson, that was good clearance from Celtic.

00:37:58And Martin O'Neill kicking every ball on the touch line,

00:38:03where Passion is there, the ball floated over the top again to Moore,

00:38:07brings that one down, throws it inside.

00:38:12It's bad, Rangers have the ball in the middle of the park,

00:38:16and again Celtic, every man behind the ball, into the centre circle.

00:38:2620 minutes away, Celtic lead by three goals to one,

00:38:29with a double in the second half,

00:38:33including one of the most spectacular, wonderful goals that you'll ever see.

00:38:37Good play from Tenetke.

00:38:42Celtic battling for every ball,

00:38:44Barron on that right touch line,

00:38:46cuts it forward, Celtic meet it,

00:38:49it's forced back by scales,

00:38:51Barron cuts it back.

00:38:53Rangers taking one step forward, two step back,

00:38:55but they're still in possession at the moment.

00:38:58Yeah, we've just got to be careful, Paul,

00:38:59we're allowing them to speak a little bit back into their half,

00:39:02and you know, we've said it many times before,

00:39:05you know you've got to keep that concentration

00:39:08getting too easy for them.

00:39:15.

00:39:20We've travelled too far up the pitch with the ball,

00:39:23we've got to get tackles in, keep that going,

00:39:25you can see Yang, he's done so much work now,

00:39:27maybe it's something Martin may be looking at now,

00:39:30maybe a James Flores now may come on.

00:39:32Oh, interesting, it looks as if,

00:39:34when I'm looking down at the dugout,

00:39:36it looks as if Hattati might be the player to come on,

00:39:38maybe just to put his foot on the ball on the midfield.

00:39:41Well, you know, I can see Arnie Engles waving over,

00:39:44I'm not sure if it's Arnie Engles.

00:39:47So Celtic dominating position in this second half of course,

00:39:51but most importantly they are dominating in terms of the scoreline,

00:39:54they're about to make another change,

00:39:55and it will be real Hattati,

00:39:57going by the impact he made in the league game at Ibrox,

00:40:01that two each game that he scored in the last minute.

00:40:03And maybe take Negan off,

00:40:04and just put Stifle on the midfield a little bit more.

00:40:09The ball floated left to right, Tierney wins that header,

00:40:13timed his jump well.

00:40:18Kusama.

00:40:21Tierney knocks it through.

00:40:24Mikey Moore gets beyond Jang, tries to hold him off.

00:40:28Still Mikey Moore, good challenge in the end there.

00:40:31Kieran Tierney, great defensive player from Tierney.

00:40:35Yeah, it was great, great tackle, needed it,

00:40:37but that's what I'm saying, this is an important period this part,

00:40:42and it's maybe something you've got to look at Kieran as well,

00:40:44because you see him stretching again,

00:40:45maybe you're looking at Sarache,

00:40:47you don't want Rangers to get back in,

00:40:48or you don't want a Celtic player booked or sent off.

00:41:02Corner kick.

00:41:04Celtic almost get off of their own downfall there,

00:41:07with a slack clearance from angles,

00:41:10but they have to defend what would be Rangers' first corner of the second half.

00:41:17Patate waits to come on,

00:41:19back to Rollins to deliver this one into the box,

00:41:23Rangers looking for a way back into the game,

00:41:25they trail by three goals to one.

00:41:30The ball floated into the such-yard box, it scales ahead, it's clear.

00:41:37Asama, back to Rollins, he knocks it to the far post,

00:41:42and it's going behind, another corner kick,

00:41:47and there's a couple of Celtic players down.

00:41:56It will require treatment.

00:41:59I think it's Arnie Engles and Alistair Johnson maybe.

00:42:05Yeah, it looks as if Engles, in fact both players are down at the moment.

00:42:10Does that mean they both have to go off?

00:42:12I'm hoping not, I was just thinking because it's head injuries, Paul,

00:42:15I'm not sure the rule on that, but if it's a head injury I think you don't need to go

00:42:19off.

00:42:20If I know the rule, I don't know the rules, they change every week.

00:42:32Yeah, and Arnie Engles slowly gets to his feet, and again,

00:42:35Real Hattati waits patiently on the touch line.

00:42:39Well, hopefully, Celtic...

00:42:49Yeah, you allowed him to stay on, yeah, I thought it was with a head injury.

00:42:53Hopefully you do know the rules, Peter, as does the referee, so Celtic have another corner kick through the end,

00:42:58one from the right-hand side this time.

00:43:01The ball swung in near post, Callum McGregor heads it away and Tenecti's got space,

00:43:06he can run with that one, needs to clear that down the line, knocks it forward towards Yang.

00:43:11Oh, it's just going out of play there, otherwise Yang was through.

00:43:16Celtic will make the change now, and it's Real Hattati to come on.

00:43:23And it's Benjamin Negrin to come off.

00:43:28Callum McGregor just getting some instructions from Sean Maloney on the touch line.

00:43:33Rioski about to come on as well for Rangers.

00:43:47I think he's going to play Arnie Engles along with Callum.

00:43:50And he's going to play Real Hattati, he just advanced off them.

00:43:53That's the way it looks anyway.

00:44:06So, Ciccolani off, Rioski on, so two men up front for Rangers, he's tearing the heads up within.

00:44:12Hattati gets a touch, Yang forward to Maida.

00:44:16Oh, he flicks it round the corner.

00:44:17Yeah, Tenecti taken off.

00:44:2314 minutes plus added time remaining, Celtic lead by three goals to one.

00:44:27A goal in the first half from Yang, a double, a delightful double from Dyson Maida.

00:44:32He's put Celtic in charge, but still they're having to defend.

00:44:37Here comes Celtic.

00:44:40Nine up at the halfway lane.

00:44:43Well, Welsh have been inside to Real Hattati, instead Rangers on the attack.

00:44:48ball into the box, and Celtic Sheppard that one out of play.

00:45:01Well, in the absence of any football, Rangers trying to start the fight.

00:45:27Well, I'm not sure who the referee's going to call over.

00:45:31He's calling Kieran Tierney off, I don't know what Kieran was going to do.

00:45:34I think it was Alistair Johnson at first.

00:45:36I think he actually tried to saturate him because he didn't want to make them feel as if they were

00:45:40drawing a hand off each other.

00:45:45I'm surprised, I don't know why Kieran...

00:45:49Well, given the fact that he booked Alistair Johnson for nothing in the first half, I'm guessing Kieran Tierney had

00:45:54nothing to do in the second half.

00:45:55Well, it's interesting.

00:45:56They thought Roman should have been booked, we're talking about it earlier on there.

00:45:59Yeah, and if he had, he wouldn't have got a booking there.

00:46:01Yeah, exactly.

00:46:02And that's what you're saying, at the time it looks nothing, but it becomes important.

00:46:1112 minutes of the 90 remaining.

00:46:15Celtic leading by three goals to one.

00:46:20Heading towards three points, it would be just the gap at the top of the table to just one point

00:46:24with two matches remaining.

00:46:26Two tough matches, of course.

00:46:28But it would certainly signal a final day shoot out here at Celtic Park between Celtic and Harps.

00:46:37Trusting heads that one back into the Rangers' half.

00:46:43Tierney tries to knock that one forward, the ball out wide to the right-hand side.

00:46:48Charmite goes down, no challenger scales.

00:46:53Well, it's a free kick and a yellow card to the Irishman.

00:46:56I'm trying to work out if Celtic have any more strubs left, because if I had, I'd be putting Saracci

00:47:00on.

00:47:01Because Kieran's struggling a little bit, he's just been booked and you wouldn't want to lose him for the rest

00:47:04of the season, you know, with a two-game suspension or something.

00:47:09The Rangers have the free kick.

00:47:11There is some movement in the Celtic dugout, but they will wait and defend this set-piece.

00:47:19Kieran's going to pass.

00:47:19Kasama and Barron over the ball.

00:47:23Samasalo just in his left-hand post at the moment.

00:47:25Hatati's just a one-man wall, the ball's going to be swung into the area.

00:47:30Celtic have to defend this set-piece.

00:47:47It's headed into the arms of Phil Sunasalo, happy to smother that one.

00:47:52Hatati, the furthest man forward.

00:47:54I don't think Samasalo would be in any hurry to take this one.

00:47:57Certainly, it looks as if Nacho's going to be one of the players to come on.

00:48:00I would imagine that Yang maybe go off and Maeda would go out to one of the flanks.

00:48:09Ball not forward, looking for the run of Maeda.

00:48:12He's onside, surely he's onside.

00:48:13This could be a hat-trick.

00:48:16Oh, he's put it wide while the flag goes up at any rate, but my goodness,

00:48:20that should have been in the back of the net.

00:48:23Thankfully he's offside.

00:48:25He only likes to score spectacular goals.

00:48:28Unbelievable.

00:48:29Oh, that's so tight as well.

00:48:35So, Yang to be replaced by Iheanacho,

00:48:38and Anthony Ralson coming on for Alistair Johnson.

00:48:44Maeda comes over to the left, Tenekti goes to the right,

00:48:48and Iheanacho through the middle.

00:48:49He's going to score Iheanacho, isn't he?

00:48:51That would be brilliant.

00:48:53That would make me settle out a little bit here.

00:48:55Still it's 3-1, you know, and you think he's so important the next goal is.

00:48:58We've got to give him a chance.

00:49:02But I'm just looking at Kieran Tierney, he was looking over at the bench there,

00:49:05and I'm just hoping...

00:49:07because you see him stretching and he's looking over at Sean as if to say,

00:49:11would you not take me off there?

00:49:14He's too important a player.

00:49:16He's not a player...

00:49:22And he's looking.

00:49:22And we can see in the players, Rangers are committing forward.

00:49:26McGregor switches it forward to Maeda.

00:49:28Down this left-hand side, he cuts it, looking for Hattati and slips in the Rangers.

00:49:32the ball with Asgard, out wide to Kusama, Neyder chasing back, and he will be booked,

00:49:44that is a Neyder, Rangers take the three-bit quickly, they're going to be drawn back,

00:49:49far gratuitously for them since Barron had given the ball away.

00:49:53Now we've got to be careful at that now, because I don't mean he's not a great defender,

00:50:00but it's a sort of jogger out from the back, you've got Rio Hattie, you've got Dyson Maiden, you've got

00:50:04Tenekti,

00:50:05so you've got to make sure when the ball goes long that they won't all walk back into their own

00:50:09half,

00:50:10because what you don't want is to be isolated without the four Rangers midfield going on to second balls,

00:50:16because Rangers are going to go more direct now because they've got two centre forwards on.

00:50:21And if Celtic play it right, they can break so quickly from the midfield,

00:50:25because Celtic have got the overload in there.

00:50:27It does look as if Martello Serrachi is just getting ready to come on,

00:50:31so that will be the other change on this left-hand side,

00:50:33Tierney looks as if he's out on his feet almost.

00:50:38The ball drops to Romans, back inside Asgard, so Celtic keen to make another change,

00:50:46and the ball's curled to the far post.

00:50:50Still in play, Kasama up against Maida, Maida fires that one up towards the half-way line.

00:50:59Martin O'Neill just ushering Kelechi to close down the play.

00:51:07The ball fired off Kieran Tierney, and he's gone down and he will be getting replaced by Marcelo Serrachi.

00:51:16And there indeed is the change, Kieran Tierney's had a fine game this afternoon, Peter.

00:51:23I'm a big fan of Kieran Tierney, obviously.

00:51:26But I think Serrachi, I think he's so important to us because Kieran seems to get through that 60-70

00:51:31minutes at this moment in time.

00:51:33We've got to remember, it's a long time since he's done that in games.

00:51:37And Serrachi, he's been excellent since he's came on, and he sparks the fans.

00:51:41But I think it's a really, really important change, because you've got Dyson Maida on this side as well, which

00:51:48helps.

00:51:48We need that extra leg, so Kieran wasn't going to get a 2v1 situation.

00:51:52Ball launched into the box.

00:51:55Breaks down and Hatati hook's clear, just about six minutes-plus added time remaining at Celtic Park.

00:52:01Celtic still with that two-goal lead, the ball all the way back to Buckland.

00:52:05The blitz sucks players up, Rangers.

00:52:08Last throw of the dice for them.

00:52:11The ball over to the left-hand side, and it's gone out of play.

00:52:16Frustration from the Rangers players who'd stayed up.

00:52:21Celtic halved possession.

00:52:22It's all about game management now, can they see this game out?

00:52:25They've got themselves into such a strong position.

00:52:29They've worked so hard to get into this position.

00:52:31Now, as I say, what you don't want to do is slow the game in your own half.

00:52:34Put it in the opposition half and then you can slow it down in there.

00:52:37But you don't give Rangers, as you said, they've got two strikers on there,

00:52:40they've got two wide players that are leaving the midfield empty.

00:52:44So they're pushing everyone forward.

00:52:45And when they get an opportunity, they'll put two centre-backs up.

00:52:49So you know what they're going to do, they're going to go direct.

00:52:52So we've got to make sure we're not put out with a second ball,

00:52:54some knock down to the edge of the box.

00:53:07And the ball all the way back to the Rangers goalkeeper.

00:53:12The natural chases that one over.

00:53:16And again it's back to Butland.

00:53:20Into the last five minutes, the nerves are shredded,

00:53:24even with that two-goal lead.

00:53:30Oh, Tanecki almost took it off the toes of Asgard there,

00:53:33and look at the press of Celtic.

00:53:36Brilliant, and that's what I'm saying about Tanecki,

00:53:38he's looked much sharper.

00:53:40Now we've got to get back in now because that's what he's doing,

00:53:42look at Maeders getting back in, fantastic from him.

00:53:45Oh, that looked like a bad challenge there.

00:53:47Surely the referee's got to look at that.

00:53:50Well, thankfully Raulsen back on his feet,

00:53:52he's got the free kick.

00:53:53I think Tony Rawls has done him a favour actually as well.

00:53:58No, I think it's a fair tackle, it's a proper tackle,

00:54:00he's not went to Studs Schoenner,

00:54:03give him the benefit there.

00:54:05He's went for the ball and so has Tony,

00:54:06and Tony's not went down to make out meal of it.

00:54:08So the referee's made the correct decision there.

00:54:16If only we had the gift of making Tane move quicker, Peter.

00:54:20Tell me about 3-1-0, I've never been so nervous.

00:54:26Just another goal, is that too much to ask for?

00:54:29No, definitely not.

00:54:35It'll be probably about three or four minutes anyway added on at the end of the game.

00:54:40Iheanacho knocks that one forward.

00:54:59And Tate and Iheanacho just trying to close that play down,

00:55:03but Rangers have managed to pass their way through,

00:55:04and Miofsky plays it forward,

00:55:07Ralston will get there first, just nudges it back to Salisalo.

00:55:09Good defensive player from Anthony Ralston,

00:55:11needed to be sharp there.

00:55:15Well, surely a foul again on Ralston.

00:55:20And again, he just gets back on his feet.

00:55:22Solid.

00:55:22And to be fair, what he did was he kept his eye on the ball,

00:55:26and you can see Miofsky's looking at Tony Ralston

00:55:28and jumps into him.

00:55:29The referee's made the correct decision.

00:55:31And Tony, yet again, as you say,

00:55:33the type of character he is,

00:55:34he's not going to lie down and try and get someone booked.

00:55:44I'm sure the nerves will be dangling in the Celtic bench.

00:55:48Still a feeling of being shell-shocked in the Rangers bench.

00:55:52Scores two goals from Dyson Maida.

00:55:56This score line stays the same.

00:55:58I mean, one of the great goals at Celtic Park,

00:56:02Dyson Maida scored, just went to seal the three points.

00:56:09I heard a fall there by Ralston,

00:56:11I heard not with, I think it's Arne Engels,

00:56:15in the wars this afternoon.

00:56:21He's kind of laid his arm there.

00:56:23Yeah, but to be fair, what he's done,

00:56:25his arm he's jumped into,

00:56:27Barron.

00:56:29And the two of them have done the same thing,

00:56:30and obviously he's come out the worst,

00:56:32so listen, just go on with it.

00:56:34Do what Tony Ralston did,

00:56:36go up, get yourself one with it.

00:56:47Interesting to see how many added minutes.

00:56:50looks like four.

00:56:5390 seconds plus four added minutes.

00:57:08The Rangers are going to push everybody up front,

00:57:10and just try and play the quick free kick.

00:57:13Seller, Brooklyn, Seller, Seller, Brooklyn.

00:57:18But don't get me wrong, Diamonde was doing it all the first half.

00:57:22That's what frustrates players and managers,

00:57:25but Rio should have just stepped away,

00:57:26not got a solid looking.

00:57:31Here comes Romans, into the box.

00:57:38Carlson knocks it forward,

00:57:40and Celtic passed away forward,

00:57:42Ian Acho,

00:57:42the ball slides down towards Hitati,

00:57:45and Celtic suddenly on the counter-attack.

00:57:52Hitati just puts his foot in the ball there.

00:57:56Oh, Callum McGregor took his eye off the ball,

00:57:58and suddenly Rangers on the counter-attack,

00:58:00and the angle slides in.

00:58:02Good play from the Belgian,

00:58:04he's in another great game this afternoon.

00:58:07Oh, it's been a big plus having him and Johnson available,

00:58:09that's for sure.

00:58:11And Tanek, to be fair to him,

00:58:12we've been critical off him,

00:58:13I think the second half he's been excellent,

00:58:15very positive.

00:58:18Kusama comes inside,

00:58:19it's Sriracha,

00:58:20there will be four added minutes,

00:58:22we are into those four added minutes.

00:58:24Those are the silly fouls you don't want to be given away, Peter.

00:58:26Yeah, exactly, exactly.

00:58:28That's what I'm saying,

00:58:29you just be patient in there because

00:58:31the only way you see Rangers scoring at this moment is a set play,

00:58:34because of their height advantage,

00:58:36and Bannon has got good ability as well,

00:58:40since he's taken over to Tavernier.

00:58:44You don't want to be scoring,

00:58:45make it a nervous couple of minutes, that's for sure.

00:58:49Celtic three and a half minutes away from a vital three points,

00:58:53it would reduce the deficit at the top of the table to just one point,

00:58:57with two games remaining,

00:58:59one of which is the last game of the season next weekend against Harps,

00:59:02before then we have a tricky trip to third part,

00:59:04the Celtic just need to see this out,

00:59:06they have defended the set pieces so well this afternoon,

00:59:08can they continue?

00:59:13Ball, quoted again into the area,

00:59:15it's knocked away over to the far side,

00:59:18Giga has the ball,

00:59:20plays it off a Celtic player,

00:59:21the Celtic will have to defend another corner kick.

00:59:24Nervy last couple of minutes,

00:59:26thank goodness we've got the two-goal lead.

00:59:28For sure,

00:59:30even in any game,

00:59:32obviously you've got Molo and the Harts coming up,

00:59:34there's a lot of difference between the Harts,

00:59:35but the Harts are very good at set plays,

00:59:37so simple things like that,

00:59:38I think they give far too many of them away,

00:59:40I must admit,

00:59:41and it allows opponents to get an opportunity.

00:59:45Barron on the ball,

00:59:46to deliver this ball into a jam-packed such a box,

00:59:49Celtic just need to be clear,

00:59:51McGregor hooks that one clear,

00:59:53the Celtic captain up towards the halfway line,

00:59:55Tenecki sprinting to try and close down Mikey Moore,

00:59:58he has to play it all the way back to his goalkeeper.

01:00:04Moore,

01:00:05under pressure from Hatate,

01:00:07needs to watch,

01:00:07he's already been yellow carded,

01:00:10so has Diza Maida battling with Asgard,

01:00:15goes out wide to Fernandes,

01:00:18to Tramiti into the box,

01:00:20plays it back,

01:00:20and the angles blocks it.

01:00:23Great position as a midfield player,

01:00:25we've got down the side of the pitch,

01:00:27he's got all the way in,

01:00:27and he's right,

01:00:28he's shunted that,

01:00:28he's used his head,

01:00:29because he's already been booted,

01:00:31and listen,

01:00:32it's a simple thing like this,

01:00:33when you're 3-1 up,

01:00:34you're going to get somebody sent off,

01:00:35it'd be crazy.

01:00:36especially with two games remaining,

01:00:38Celtic having to defend again,

01:00:40less than two minutes of the four remaining.

01:00:43The ball floated into the box again,

01:00:46Stales wins the header,

01:00:48Barron back out to Romans,

01:00:50Romans scoops it into the six-yard box,

01:00:53the ball off the bar,

01:00:54and Sinisalo smothers it inside the six-yard box,

01:00:57relief,

01:00:59ripples round Celtic Park,

01:01:00Newovsky,

01:01:01head in his hands,

01:01:02comes close to reducing the deficit,

01:01:05but thankfully,

01:01:06well,

01:01:07we've just got about 60 seconds left,

01:01:08Peter,

01:01:09I think we're going to see this one out.

01:01:10Yeah,

01:01:11but as I say,

01:01:12it's just a warm,

01:01:13and not even just for this particular match.

01:01:16I've said it right from the start,

01:01:17they give two silly,

01:01:18many silly set plays away,

01:01:20and it allows opponents,

01:01:21who are not playing that particularly well,

01:01:22but because they've got good delivery,

01:01:24and if it's not Liam Scales that's heading it,

01:01:26nobody else seems to get their head on it.

01:01:29So actually just needs to watch this one.

01:01:33Oh, Romans goes down,

01:01:34I mean,

01:01:35talk about cheating.

01:01:41Or both,

01:01:42the linesman and the referee's looking.

01:01:45I don't...

01:01:45It doesn't matter how many times he looks at his hand,

01:01:48blood's not going to magically appear on it.

01:01:50I mean...

01:01:51I don't even know if anything's happened.

01:01:59Ball into the box,

01:02:01Arne Engels again is there,

01:02:03Bioski takes a touch,

01:02:04has to knock it back,

01:02:05Hatate,

01:02:07Inacho,

01:02:09Taneke took off again,

01:02:11another free kick,

01:02:12we're almost out of time.

01:02:14And indeed,

01:02:16we are about to go just one point behind,

01:02:20Harps with two games remaining,

01:02:23Celtic taking a vital three points in the derby,

01:02:27but they have to defend this one last set piece,

01:02:29we are over the four added minutes.

01:02:33This would only reduce the deficit,

01:02:35the Celtic fans,

01:02:37the Celtic players,

01:02:38they want to hear that final whistle.

01:02:42Barron clips it into the box.

01:02:48Well,

01:02:51the referee,

01:02:51will they let Celtic take the goal kick?

01:02:54They are almost out of time.

01:02:57The Celtic fans,

01:02:59Celtic Park,

01:03:01gets ready to erupt at the final whistle.

01:03:05It has been a strong performance,

01:03:08and there indeed,

01:03:09is the final whistle.

01:03:11Celtic with the victory.

01:03:14The three goals to one,

01:03:16a Dyson Maeda wonder goal,

01:03:18and Celtic have the three points,

01:03:21they are closing down on the league leaders.

01:03:25And what a performance in the end,

01:03:28what a victory,

01:03:29Celtic had to come from behind,

01:03:31which they did,

01:03:32Yang equalised in the first half,

01:03:34but the second half,

01:03:35Dyson Maeda,

01:03:37he got us in front,

01:03:38Peter,

01:03:39for that second goal of his,

01:03:41Celtic's third goal.

01:03:43Incredible,

01:03:43just incredible.

01:03:45You know,

01:03:46it's incredible actually,

01:03:47because we see the chances he misses,

01:03:49we've seen him,

01:03:50he should have finished that,

01:03:51he should have finished that,

01:03:53but his overhead kick is just wonderful,

01:03:55because I just thought the ball was dropped over the net,

01:03:57but there's only one thing he could do,

01:03:58and he couldn't have placed it any better,

01:03:59as I said earlier,

01:04:00with his hands.

01:04:01So great credit to him.

01:04:03I thought,

01:04:03we've got to give the likes of the guys that come on again,

01:04:05likes of Tinecte,

01:04:06because he's got the best 45 minutes for a long while as well.

01:04:10You know,

01:04:10and listen,

01:04:11Alistair Johnson just coming back from injury,

01:04:14fantastic performance,

01:04:15but listen,

01:04:16as a team,

01:04:16it's going to take the team to win the league.

01:04:19So now you're going to a very,

01:04:20very difficult game in Malibu.

01:04:22Now you've got to rest up now,

01:04:24you have to go again,

01:04:24and that's what you've got to do,

01:04:26Paul,

01:04:26you've won this one,

01:04:27and it's brilliant to win this one,

01:04:29but now it's about the next one,

01:04:30and that's what you've got to do for us.

01:04:32I mean,

01:04:33Dyson Maeda,

01:04:34he's an incredible run of form,

01:04:35six goals in his last four games,

01:04:38he's been such a vital player.

01:04:39It's not just his goals,

01:04:40of course,

01:04:40it's his work rate,

01:04:41it's everything about him,

01:04:42but,

01:04:44you know,

01:04:45the goal,

01:04:46there are no words to describe it,

01:04:48I think we said wow at the time,

01:04:49and that's it.

01:04:50No,

01:04:51but it's,

01:04:52it shows you more of his mental toughness,

01:04:53more than anything else,

01:04:54forget about a nail,

01:04:56because if you're a striker,

01:04:57and you're going through and missing simple,

01:04:58what we'd call simple chances for a striker.

01:05:01But,

01:05:02then,

01:05:02to pull that out of the heart,

01:05:04it's quite incredible,

01:05:05you know,

01:05:05and it's fantastic for them,

01:05:07delighted for them,

01:05:08delighted for the players,

01:05:09they've battled and battled,

01:05:10they've got themselves in a fantastic position now,

01:05:13they know they've got another one before,

01:05:14perhaps as more important as the Morwell game,

01:05:16and we know what happened the last time at First Park,

01:05:18and I'm sure the manager will be very,

01:05:20very well prepared for that.

01:05:22Listen,

01:05:23it's the mentality of the team that,

01:05:25you know,

01:05:25we heard Callum McGregor speaking before the game,

01:05:28it's about,

01:05:29you know,

01:05:29everything that's going on this season,

01:05:30this team's had to dig in,

01:05:32it's had to show great spirit,

01:05:33it's hung in there,

01:05:33and now,

01:05:35we know it's,

01:05:36it's in our hands after this weekend,

01:05:38it's not going to be easy,

01:05:39but we know,

01:05:40we won our next two games,

01:05:42we are the champions.

01:05:43But I think that's,

01:05:44the most important thing,

01:05:46that you,

01:05:47concentrate on what you can do,

01:05:49these boys,

01:05:50if you dig in,

01:05:51because they've not played at their best,

01:05:52we've saved that for many,

01:05:53many months,

01:05:54but what they've done is,

01:05:55they've found a way to win games,

01:05:57they've found a way to dig in,

01:05:59but it's went against them,

01:06:00they've bounced back a little bit,

01:06:02you know,

01:06:02and we've never dominated games,

01:06:03but this,

01:06:04today,

01:06:05listen,

01:06:06we've got to give the support,

01:06:07the way they started the game,

01:06:08and the players fed off that,

01:06:10and that was so,

01:06:11so important at the start of the game,

01:06:12and then the game goes against them,

01:06:14but they've bounced again,

01:06:15which is massive,

01:06:16and that takes guts and character,

01:06:18and that's what's going to win them the league.

01:06:20Incredible afternoon at Paradise,

01:06:22an incredible goal,

01:06:24three incredible points,

01:06:27and as we hand back down trackside,

01:06:30to Gerry and Simon,

01:06:31a jubilant Paradise celebrates,

01:06:34Celtic three,

01:06:35Rangers one.

01:06:37What an afternoon here,

01:06:39in the sunshine at Paradise,

01:06:41this is an afternoon,

01:06:43that you will not forget for a while,

01:06:45as a Celtic supporter,

01:06:47and it is an afternoon,

01:06:48that man there,

01:06:49Dyson Maeda,

01:06:50will never,

01:06:51ever forget,

01:06:52what a second half,

01:06:53from our man from Japan,

01:06:55he's taken the adulation,

01:06:57of the Celtic supporters,

01:06:59and well he might,

01:07:00those were two finishes,

01:07:02out of the top drawer,

01:07:03from Dyson Maeda,

01:07:05to give Celtic,

01:07:06the victory,

01:07:07in the Glasgow Derby,

01:07:08Simon Donnelly,

01:07:10we were nervous,

01:07:11every Celtic fan in here,

01:07:12was nervous,

01:07:13it takes cool heads,

01:07:14and that man there,

01:07:15provided the coolest of finishes.

01:07:18Unbelievable Gerry.

01:07:19Unbelievable,

01:07:20both finishes,

01:07:21his first one,

01:07:22a lovely move,

01:07:22Kieran Tierney,

01:07:24put it across,

01:07:25he got in front of the Rangers defender,

01:07:26to finish it,

01:07:27but the overhead kick,

01:07:29wow,

01:07:30it seemed to take an eternity,

01:07:32to drop in at the back post,

01:07:33but what a finish,

01:07:35and what a result for Celtic.

01:07:49the players will celebrate,

01:07:51and well they might,

01:07:52but the job isn't done yet,

01:07:53we don't need to tell them that,

01:07:55the supporters,

01:07:56played their part this afternoon,

01:07:58but that is the,

01:07:59the first part of our,

01:08:01a final season,

01:08:02trilogy,

01:08:04in the bag,

01:08:05two more games to come,

01:08:07and we know now Simon,

01:08:08two more victories,

01:08:09against Motherwell and Hearts,

01:08:11and the title,

01:08:12will be Celtics,

01:08:13and if they needed any sort of motivation,

01:08:15or any result,

01:08:16to give them belief,

01:08:17that they can do it,

01:08:19this has done that.

01:08:20Yeah absolutely,

01:08:21I just watched the skipper there,

01:08:22as they were doing their lap,

01:08:24and they were sending the fans,

01:08:25two more to go,

01:08:26two games to go this week,

01:08:28two massive games,

01:08:29but as Gary said there in commentary,

01:08:31they've put themselves in a position here,

01:08:33where it's in their own hands,

01:08:34go and win the two games,

01:08:35and take the title.

01:08:37Yeah,

01:08:38the players showed character,

01:08:39they showed belief,

01:08:41and they showed skill as well,

01:08:42this afternoon,

01:08:43Dyson Maeda,

01:08:44yes,

01:08:44will grab the headlines,

01:08:46and absolutely,

01:08:47he should,

01:08:47but there were some monumental,

01:08:49performances on that pitch,

01:08:51this afternoon,

01:08:51Kieran Tierney,

01:08:53outstanding,

01:08:53Armut Engels,

01:08:54outstanding,

01:08:55Callum McGregor,

01:08:56a Celtic captain,

01:08:57this afternoon,

01:08:58leading by example,

01:08:59as so often,

01:09:00he does in these big occasions,

01:09:03and Martin O'Neill,

01:09:04what can you say about,

01:09:05about the manager,

01:09:06he has got the magic touch,

01:09:08hasn't he?

01:09:08He certainly has,

01:09:09he certainly has,

01:09:10we said at the start of the show,

01:09:11the experience,

01:09:12will become,

01:09:14so important,

01:09:15with Sean Maloney as well,

01:09:16and his coaching staff,

01:09:17but I think,

01:09:18the senior players,

01:09:19stepped up today as well,

01:09:20they showed why they're winners,

01:09:22the skipper,

01:09:22leading by example,

01:09:23Kieran Tierney,

01:09:24another fine performance,

01:09:25and Baeda,

01:09:26who's came to this club,

01:09:27he's been phenomenal,

01:09:29and mate,

01:09:29we have a little go at him,

01:09:30in the first half,

01:09:30with the chance he had,

01:09:31and then he takes the two,

01:09:33the first one's very hard,

01:09:34it's a tricky finish for him,

01:09:36and the,

01:09:37the overhead kick,

01:09:38they'll be,

01:09:38they'll be talking about that,

01:09:39for years.

01:09:40Yeah,

01:09:41they will be talking about that,

01:09:42for years,

01:09:43were you here,

01:09:44when Dyson Maeda,

01:09:45scored the overhead kick,

01:09:47in the derby game,

01:09:48for the,

01:09:48for the statos amongst you,

01:09:50this is how the game,

01:09:51panned out in the end,

01:09:52it was of course,

01:09:523-1,

01:09:53back to Celtic,

01:09:54and in terms of possession,

01:09:56Simon,

01:09:56you can see there,

01:09:57it was a real game,

01:09:58of fine margins.

01:10:00Yeah,

01:10:00it is,

01:10:01but I mean,

01:10:01the top,

01:10:01the top stats,

01:10:02the most important,

01:10:04I think,

01:10:04Rangers tried to use their physicality,

01:10:06and you look at the corner,

01:10:07count there for Rangers,

01:10:09six yellow cards for Celtic as well,

01:10:11but the most important stats,

01:10:12the 3-1,

01:10:12I thought in the second half,

01:10:14they came out,

01:10:15and they kind of,

01:10:16watched the first 15 minutes,

01:10:18they put the game to Rangers,

01:10:19they knew the importance,

01:10:20of trying to win the game,

01:10:21and they got the two goals,

01:10:23after that,

01:10:23it was comfortable,

01:10:25you're looking at that clock,

01:10:26once it ticked down,

01:10:27a wee bit quicker than it was,

01:10:28but it's such a,

01:10:30a huge result for Celtic,

01:10:31as I say,

01:10:32it puts it firmly in our hands,

01:10:34going to third party Wednesday night.

01:10:38Yeah,

01:10:38Motherwell away on Wednesday night,

01:10:41the next match,

01:10:42and then of course,

01:10:43it starts here,

01:10:44next Saturday,

01:10:46for the last game of the season,

01:10:48in order to make it count,

01:10:49we need to get something,

01:10:50against Motherwell,

01:10:51in midweek,

01:10:52hopefully a win,

01:10:53would keep that momentum going,

01:10:56an absolutely incredible,

01:10:57wonderful,

01:10:58afternoon here,

01:10:59at Celtic Park,

01:11:01and we're going to hear,

01:11:01from the players shortly,

01:11:03we're going to hear from,

01:11:04Celtic manager,

01:11:05Martin O'Neill,

01:11:06we're going to take a look back,

01:11:07and all the best,

01:11:08of the action,

01:11:09and Simon,

01:11:10a word on the atmosphere,

01:11:11in here,

01:11:12first of all,

01:11:13yeah,

01:11:13there were close to,

01:11:14two and a half thousand,

01:11:15Rangers fans in here,

01:11:16we couldn't hear them,

01:11:17at all,

01:11:17I know the players,

01:11:18helped that,

01:11:19when they score the goals,

01:11:20that they did today,

01:11:21but the support,

01:11:22this afternoon,

01:11:22was unbelievable.

01:11:23It was,

01:11:24and it was emotional as well,

01:11:25Jerry,

01:11:25but I still,

01:11:26I feel that comes with,

01:11:28the way the title race,

01:11:29we've been hanging on,

01:11:30Hart's coattails,

01:11:31for as long as I can remember,

01:11:33we've been chasing,

01:11:34it's very unlike Celtic,

01:11:35they're usually,

01:11:35leading the pack,

01:11:37we've been chasing Hart's,

01:11:38most of the season,

01:11:39it was a three horse race,

01:11:40it's down to a two horse race,

01:11:42you can tell the emotions,

01:11:43were high in here,

01:11:44this afternoon,

01:11:45and the fans responded,

01:11:46the players responded,

01:11:47to the fans,

01:11:48and it's another,

01:11:49memorable afternoon,

01:11:50at Celtic Park,

01:11:51it really is.

01:11:52Celtic have,

01:11:53had games this season,

01:11:55they've been ups and downs,

01:11:56the belief sometimes,

01:11:57it's looked as if,

01:11:58it's maybe not,

01:11:59been there as we've seen,

01:12:00in previous seasons,

01:12:01what the players have shown,

01:12:03these last couple of games though,

01:12:04will surely,

01:12:06give them that confidence,

01:12:07and give them that belief,

01:12:08and remind them,

01:12:09that they are the champions.

01:12:11I,

01:12:11I agree with you,

01:12:12completely,

01:12:13I think,

01:12:13you have to take your hat off,

01:12:15to this group of players,

01:12:16because,

01:12:16what they've been through,

01:12:17this season,

01:12:18as I say,

01:12:18if you count Martin twice,

01:12:19it's four managers,

01:12:20in one season,

01:12:21it's unheard of,

01:12:22there's been ups and downs,

01:12:23we've left this park,

01:12:24at times,

01:12:25with Hibs,

01:12:26the disappointment,

01:12:27you're thinking,

01:12:27the United,

01:12:28the Tanadise,

01:12:29has the chance went,

01:12:31and they keep fighting back,

01:12:32they keep coming back,

01:12:33and showing why,

01:12:34they are the champions,

01:12:35and they've put themselves,

01:12:36in a really strong position now,

01:12:37with two games to go,

01:12:38there are going to be,

01:12:39two difficult games,

01:12:40Motherlote 4th Park,

01:12:41will be a difficult one,

01:12:41on Wednesday night,

01:12:42but they just keep ticking them off,

01:12:43one by one,

01:12:44through Teaster Road,

01:12:45last week,

01:12:46took care of business,

01:12:47and today,

01:12:47they blew the Rangers away,

01:12:49in their first 15 minutes,

01:12:50of that second half,

01:12:51to get the all important,

01:12:52three points,

01:12:52and it's in Celtic's hands.

01:12:54Yeah, it's guaranteed Rangers,

01:12:55third place finish,

01:12:57in the league,

01:12:57it's guaranteed,

01:12:58Celtic Champions League,

01:13:00qualification,

01:13:01whether they get it,

01:13:02through second place,

01:13:02or first place,

01:13:03is still to come,

01:13:04but that is a,

01:13:05a good achievement,

01:13:06nonetheless,

01:13:07at this stage,

01:13:07let's take a look back,

01:13:08at the Celtic goals,

01:13:09then of course,

01:13:10Celtic,

01:13:10went a goal down,

01:13:11early on,

01:13:12Mikey Moore,

01:13:12scoring that early goal,

01:13:14for Rangers,

01:13:14and we needed a spark,

01:13:16and it was provided,

01:13:16with this wonderful pass,

01:13:17from Luke McCown,

01:13:18yeah,

01:13:19we touched on it,

01:13:19Luke had a difficult start,

01:13:20to the game,

01:13:21but he pricks out,

01:13:22Engels brilliantly,

01:13:23with that pass,

01:13:25you know,

01:13:25he spots the run,

01:13:26from Engels,

01:13:27and he threads this one,

01:13:28through her,

01:13:29the legs of players,

01:13:30Engels cuts it back,

01:13:31and Yang,

01:13:32to a fine finish,

01:13:33Rangers are looking,

01:13:34at the two Celtic players,

01:13:36in offside positions,

01:13:37but I don't think,

01:13:37they affect the goal,

01:13:38at all,

01:13:38it was an important,

01:13:39period of the game,

01:13:4110 minutes or so,

01:13:41after going behind,

01:13:43and it's a well worked goal,

01:13:44to get us,

01:13:44back into the game,

01:13:47and the way Celtic,

01:13:48set out,

01:13:49that you know,

01:13:49the players that we have,

01:13:50in the squad,

01:13:51the fact that we are,

01:13:52you know,

01:13:53physically weaker,

01:13:54than Rangers at the back,

01:13:55you know,

01:13:56we can't play high balls,

01:13:57into the box,

01:13:57like Rangers do,

01:13:58you know,

01:13:59we have to find,

01:13:59a way through,

01:14:00and that exemplified,

01:14:01exactly how to do that.

01:14:02It was a great move,

01:14:03it was the best move,

01:14:04in the first half,

01:14:05as I say,

01:14:05it starts with Luke McCown,

01:14:06who,

01:14:07had found a wee bit difficult,

01:14:08to find his way,

01:14:09into the game,

01:14:09the first 20 or so minutes,

01:14:11but he picks out Engles,

01:14:12with a great ball in,

01:14:14same as,

01:14:14the way he was using,

01:14:15the ball at Eastern Road,

01:14:16last week,

01:14:16I think that's what got him,

01:14:17his starting,

01:14:18chance today,

01:14:19Engles cuts it back,

01:14:21and as you say,

01:14:22you have to pick somebody out,

01:14:23rather than just throw it in,

01:14:24hopefully,

01:14:25he picks out Yang,

01:14:25it's a great finish,

01:14:26I thought Yang was excellent,

01:14:27today as well,

01:14:29ran himself into the ground,

01:14:30as,

01:14:32every player did,

01:14:33and,

01:14:33you know,

01:14:33at that stage of the game,

01:14:34it was so important,

01:14:35to get back into it,

01:14:36because,

01:14:36after the start we'd had,

01:14:38with the energy,

01:14:39Rangers goal,

01:14:40took the life out of it,

01:14:41a wee bit,

01:14:41it was important,

01:14:41to get back into the game,

01:14:42quite quickly.

01:14:43Yeah,

01:14:44absolutely,

01:14:44and then into the second half,

01:14:46and we've been fairly critical,

01:14:47of Celtic this season,

01:14:48in terms of how they've started,

01:14:49second half,

01:14:49and played that first,

01:14:50kind of 15,

01:14:5120 minutes of the second half,

01:14:53well,

01:14:53Dyson Maeda,

01:14:54decided that he was just,

01:14:55going to blow Rangers away,

01:14:57credit to Kieran Tierney,

01:14:58for the assist here,

01:14:59but you were talking,

01:15:00about the finish,

01:15:00I thought the finish was great,

01:15:02but Tierney takes off,

01:15:03he makes,

01:15:04scales his mind up,

01:15:05it holds up,

01:15:05and he brings it in here,

01:15:06but look at the way he gets across,

01:15:07the front of the defender there,

01:15:08and he's still got to find,

01:15:10the back of the net with that,

01:15:10on his left foot,

01:15:12his movements great,

01:15:12Tierney just takes,

01:15:13the initiative,

01:15:14arm off and,

01:15:15put it into,

01:15:16the space in front of me,

01:15:18hooks it into an area,

01:15:19and Dyson's brilliant,

01:15:20it's a really,

01:15:20it's a really tricky finish,

01:15:22he's made it look a lot easier,

01:15:23than it was.

01:15:24Yeah, he's had to cushion that ball,

01:15:25hasn't he?

01:15:26Yeah, yeah,

01:15:26fine finish,

01:15:28but, again,

01:15:29a sign of Dyson,

01:15:30he never stops,

01:15:31he's running all day,

01:15:31this one,

01:15:32it's a good bit of movement,

01:15:33to get across his marker,

01:15:34and directs it into the far post,

01:15:36and that's the important one,

01:15:37that gave everybody,

01:15:38in the stadium a lift,

01:15:39and they built on that,

01:15:40for the next one,

01:15:40which,

01:15:41I'll not be tired of,

01:15:42of watching.

01:15:43Yeah, I mean,

01:15:44I don't know how many replays,

01:15:45we've got of the next Dyson goal,

01:15:46let's hope it's about seven or eight,

01:15:48because it really was,

01:15:49a thing of absolute beauty,

01:15:51we're sitting up there,

01:15:52and we're going,

01:15:53get another one,

01:15:54another one,

01:15:54you want a bit of a two goal cushion,

01:15:56and goodness me,

01:15:57we could not believe,

01:15:58what we were watching.

01:15:59No, Tonechi does well here,

01:16:01we get the break of the ball,

01:16:02and we're right behind it,

01:16:03in the stand,

01:16:04as I say,

01:16:04it took an eternity,

01:16:05to drop into that back post,

01:16:07but,

01:16:07it's a moment of inspiration,

01:16:09I remember one of my team mates,

01:16:10Henrik Larsson,

01:16:11scoring a fine goal against Rangers,

01:16:13in that very goal,

01:16:14and this one is up there,

01:16:15you know,

01:16:16he's just decided,

01:16:18and I don't know where the goal is,

01:16:19bicycle kick,

01:16:21oh,

01:16:21what a finish,

01:16:22what a finish.

01:16:23The camera's cutting to Lupo Mirmar,

01:16:25I've checked in the main stand,

01:16:27watching it,

01:16:27he'd have been proud of a finish like that.

01:16:28Oh, absolutely,

01:16:29and as I say,

01:16:30we were critical of him in the first half,

01:16:32the easier chance was probably the one in the first half,

01:16:34when he didn't hit the target,

01:16:36there's the manager,

01:16:38Fozzie,

01:16:38they can't quite believe it,

01:16:39but,

01:16:39that was the one that gave us the two goal lead,

01:16:41that gave us a little bit of comfort,

01:16:42but,

01:16:42and see with the goal difference as well,

01:16:44Gerry,

01:16:44it's all important to me,

01:16:46we get that as well for that.

01:16:47Yeah,

01:16:48the goal difference,

01:16:49hopefully it won't come down to that,

01:16:50that with a win against Motherwell,

01:16:52it puts the goal difference,

01:16:53it just brings it back in a little bit,

01:16:54yeah,

01:16:55to hearts as we gained another one,

01:16:57there,

01:16:57Dyson Maeda,

01:16:58clearly,

01:16:59delighted with him,

01:17:00you could even see by the look on his face,

01:17:02I don't think you could quite believe what he had done.

01:17:03And the players,

01:17:04his teammates were smothered on there in the celebration,

01:17:07but it was a reward for his hard work,

01:17:09I mean,

01:17:09how many times have we watched him,

01:17:12selflessly go and close the back four down,

01:17:14or the goalkeeper down,

01:17:15he's got his goals against St Myrne by doing that,

01:17:17he's scored against Rangers by doing that,

01:17:19he works so hard for the team,

01:17:20he's such a good team player,

01:17:22so he gets the rewards every two goals.

01:17:26Look at that,

01:17:27that's what you call,

01:17:28a super slow-mo,

01:17:30nothing the Rangers goalkeeper could have done,

01:17:32but stand and watch and admire,

01:17:35the genius of Dyson Maeda.

01:17:38That's a great reaction there,

01:17:40you know,

01:17:41the woman with the hand over her mouth,

01:17:43that was like us watching it,

01:17:44I don't think anybody could quite believe,

01:17:46what they had just witnessed,

01:17:483-1 to Celtic then,

01:17:50this afternoon,

01:17:51that means that Celtic are just a point behind Hearts,

01:17:55going into the final set of two fixtures of the season,

01:18:01there's the table there,

01:18:02Hearts top on 77,

01:18:04Celtic on 76,

01:18:05Rangers out of it now,

01:18:08as far as the league title destination goes,

01:18:11and Champions League qualification as well,

01:18:14is out of Rangers' grasp,

01:18:16it will be either Celtic or Hearts who are the champions,

01:18:22and it could come here next Saturday,

01:18:24Simon,

01:18:24in fact it's looking more and more likely,

01:18:26that next Saturday could be a winner-takes-all here at Celtic Park,

01:18:31and you know,

01:18:32earlier on,

01:18:33a few weeks ago,

01:18:34Derek McInnes,

01:18:35the Hearts manager,

01:18:36was asked about the prospect of coming here at the end of the season,

01:18:40and having to get a result against Celtic,

01:18:43and I think it was when the fixtures were announced,

01:18:44and the fact that they were having to come to Celtic Park,

01:18:46and he said then,

01:18:48listen,

01:18:48if it comes down to it,

01:18:50then we have to get a result in the final day against Celtic,

01:18:52he said,

01:18:52I don't care where we play them,

01:18:54I would play them anywhere.

01:18:56Well,

01:18:56I think with the atmosphere here this afternoon,

01:18:58which will only be replicated next week,

01:19:02then it's going to take something amazing to beat Celtic.

01:19:06We're going to go into the tunnel now,

01:19:08I believe we can hear from Celtic captain,

01:19:10Callum McGregor.

01:19:13Callum,

01:19:13it's a huge three points,

01:19:14can I have your summation of the events this afternoon?

01:19:18Yeah, outstanding.

01:19:19The way the boys worked and ran for each other,

01:19:21and then the moments of quality,

01:19:23obviously,

01:19:23we'll speak to this guy in a minute,

01:19:24but really good goals,

01:19:26everything we work on,

01:19:27and then obviously his is a special moment in itself,

01:19:30but when you get the game to that level and that intensity,

01:19:33then it's hard for teams to live with that.

01:19:35Is the captain how impressed,

01:19:36are you with the response to losing an early goal?

01:19:39Yeah, excellent.

01:19:40Listen,

01:19:40we knew the game was going to be tight,

01:19:42it was going to be edgy.

01:19:43We actually started the game well,

01:19:44get hit with a sucker punch on counter-attack,

01:19:47and then you've got to be sure that you're locking the game out properly.

01:19:50But I thought the response to that was excellent.

01:19:51We stayed calm.

01:19:52Anytime we put six, seven passes together,

01:19:54we were in control of the game,

01:19:56and we scored that really good time to regain control,

01:19:58and probably since then we never really looked back in the game.

01:20:01And Dyson,

01:20:02how pleased are you with your contribution this afternoon,

01:20:05and having scored such a spectacular goal?

01:20:07What did you think of this goal today?

01:20:12What did you think of the goal today?

01:20:14How did you think of the support of the goal today?

01:20:17What did you think of the goal today?

01:20:18The otras team is very hard to work,

01:20:20and we thank the team.

01:20:22In the second two, I felt that my body was moving.

01:20:52followed for another huge task in midweek.

01:20:54Yeah, yeah, listen, it's only a step, you know.

01:20:56We don't want to get too carried away, obviously.

01:20:58The big derby games, you want to win, you feel great.

01:21:01The supporters will feel great tonight.

01:21:02So, obviously, enjoy that as well.

01:21:04But, listen, we're under no impression it's only a good result

01:21:06if you back it up on Wednesday night

01:21:07and then you back it up again next Saturday.

01:21:09So, full focus goes on recovery to now Wednesday night.

01:21:13And we have to produce a similar performance.

01:21:16And then, hopefully, that will set us up for the weekend.

01:21:18Well, on behalf of all those fans, well done today.

01:21:20Thanks. Cheers.

01:21:22Thanks very much, Carl.

01:21:23Yeah, to think, Simon, it was only a few days ago

01:21:26when Dyson Maeda limped off the pitch.

01:21:29We wondered whether he was going to play this afternoon.

01:21:31And look at this.

01:21:32That is the goal that everyone will be talking about.

01:21:36Might not have turned out to be the winner

01:21:38because he got one before that as well.

01:21:40But that second half was all about Dyson Maeda.

01:21:44Yeah, I'm just watching the back here

01:21:45and I'm just looking, I think it's Engels at the edge of the box.

01:21:49He's had his hands in disbelief.

01:21:51At the finish, he's right behind it there.

01:21:53Just in the background, I think he puts his hands on his head.

01:21:56Yeah, he can't quite believe.

01:21:57He can't believe what he's just watched.

01:21:59But it's very humble of Dyson just to say he just got his body into position there.

01:22:04I think there's a wee bit more to it, but opportunism, inspiration and a fine, fine finish.

01:22:10Do you know the irony is that I think the league has already announced their goal of the season

01:22:14and I think it was an overhead kick for Rangers against Celtic by Cermite.

01:22:19I think that one beats it quite significantly.

01:22:22So I think if they had the goal of the season actually at the end of the season,

01:22:26which would seem a bit more of a sensible thing to do,

01:22:29then I think Dyson Maeda might win that.

01:22:31We did see a couple of games ago, Simon, when Dyson Maeda,

01:22:34it was after the split when Dyson Maeda came back

01:22:37and had a really great performance here against Falkirk.

01:22:39We thought, listen, if Dyson Maeda's back to scoring form,

01:22:42this could really turn the fortunes of Celtic.

01:22:46So far, that's what it's proven to be.

01:22:48I'll get your thoughts on that in just a second

01:22:50because the Celtic manager, Martin O'Neill, is standing by with John.

01:22:54Martin, can I have your reaction to this afternoon's match?

01:22:57Absolutely delighted.

01:22:58Delighted with the team.

01:22:59Delighted with the way we fought back.

01:23:01Conceded the goal under a bit of pressure

01:23:04and it was just a wonderful display by the team.

01:23:09Second half, really got after them and deserved to win.

01:23:14At the beginning, you could have forgiven them

01:23:16for maybe losing their shape a little bit

01:23:19when they lost the goal.

01:23:20It could disturb things.

01:23:21But they did fight their way back into the game

01:23:23and it was a fantastic equaliser and so well worked.

01:23:25Yeah.

01:23:26Well, I mean, for instance, last week,

01:23:28Rangers outplayed Hearts in the first half of the end

01:23:31and then Hearts came roaring back into the game.

01:23:35And I felt as if we were capable of fighting back in the game

01:23:39because the side has shown plenty of resilience.

01:23:42Now, of course, like anything else, things can change.

01:23:44As you say, it was a brilliantly worked goal.

01:23:46We get it.

01:23:48And I'm just delighted to have won.

01:23:50Delighted to have won the game against a very strong opposition.

01:23:53It can be unfair to single out individuals,

01:23:55but I think Tyson Maeda deserves at least some mention

01:23:58for what might have been a goal of the season contender

01:24:01than any other season.

01:24:01Some mention he was magnificent, absolutely magnificent

01:24:04from start to finish in the game.

01:24:06First of all, the negative part of the game,

01:24:08closing players down.

01:24:10He's terrific at that there.

01:24:11I don't know where he finds the energy from,

01:24:12but then his display, you know, magnificent.

01:24:15He never gave the Rangers' defence a moment to settle today.

01:24:20And the goal, as you mentioned, his goal,

01:24:24actually, I was delighted at the one that he scored before,

01:24:26but just magnificent, magnificent player.

01:24:29You would have anticipated that Rangers would be delivering balls

01:24:33into the box on a regular basis.

01:24:35How pleased are you with how tall your defensive line stood up to them?

01:24:38Yeah, we stood up.

01:24:40You're absolutely right, John.

01:24:42It was one of those where they are very, very strong at set pieces.

01:24:46Very strong indeed.

01:24:47And we had to just, we had to keep battling in there, you know,

01:24:51getting a header out, maybe getting the second ball,

01:24:54clearing our lines, things like that there.

01:24:56But that's important.

01:24:57It's part of the game.

01:24:58It's the nasty part of the game, but it is the game.

01:25:01You have to do it.

01:25:02And with a result like that,

01:25:03will you now have a dressing room that's raring to go

01:25:06for another huge game in midweek?

01:25:08Of course, the game now, the Motherwell game,

01:25:10becomes absolutely immense for us now.

01:25:12It was great to win.

01:25:13It keeps us going.

01:25:14That's the point.

01:25:15It keeps us in, gives us a chance.

01:25:17And that's all you can ask for.

01:25:19But that's what we've been doing for months and months.

01:25:21Congratulations to them.

01:25:22Thank you, John.

01:25:23Yeah, it's interesting there.

01:25:25Simon, you know, you and I are jumping around celebrating.

01:25:27The supporters here are jumping around celebrating.

01:25:30But interesting, the demeanour of the captain and the manager there.

01:25:33They know the bigger picture.

01:25:35And their immediate reaction is to say,

01:25:36it's just another step.

01:25:37Keeps us in it.

01:25:38They're not getting carried away.

01:25:40Yeah, that comes with experience.

01:25:41They've been over the course many a time before.

01:25:43The winner's successful here at Celtic.

01:25:46And they will be keeping the guys' feet on the ground in there.

01:25:49The job's not done yet.

01:25:50As the manager says there, they've given themselves a fantastic chance.

01:25:54They've been on the coattails all season.

01:25:56And it's important that they go to third part on Wednesday night.

01:26:00Yeah.

01:26:01You know, and get a result that brings it back here next week,

01:26:03which will be fantastic.

01:26:04I'll tell you one thing, the opposition,

01:26:06any opposition will not be wanting to face Celtic

01:26:09if they're playing anything like we did in that second half.

01:26:12What a performance from Celtic this afternoon.

01:26:153-1 winners in the Glasgow Derby.

01:26:17We move on to Fir Park against Motherwell on Wednesday night

01:26:20in a game that Martin O'Neill has just described as absolutely immense.

01:26:24You can't take your eyes off.

01:26:26Scottish football, it finishes Celtic 3, Rangers 1.

01:26:29Bye-bye.

01:26:29Greg Neill holding the cup for Celtic.

01:26:33It is sensational.

01:26:42Celtic are the champions.

01:26:44Yes.

01:26:45We have to cheer you so.

01:26:57You have to cheer you.

01:26:58We have to cheer you.

01:26:59And, give us a everyone there.

01:26:59Love you.

01:27:00Bye-bye.

01:27:01Bye-bye.

01:27:02Bye-bye.

2016 05 10 - Celtic vs The Huns - 2nd half

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