A Champions League defeat with honour attached against Bayern Munich might have done more for Celtic than the fans will ever appreciate.
Wednesday night’s Herculean effort could have helped convince Brendan Rodgers to think about hanging on at the club beyond the lifetime of a contract which expires at the end of next season.
And that might not have been the manager’s mindset the Sunday before when Rangers had a defeat with humiliation attached in a Scottish Cup tie against Queen’s Park at Ibrox.
There was, at that moment, an argument to be made about Celtic being so far ahead of their rivals, it was unhealthy for the general state of Scottish football.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk