At Fir Park, the Hoops defeated Motherwell in the last moments by needing extra time twice.
Four Celtic stars who made a significant effect at Motherwell, as well as one man who might help the Hoops regain the lead and put pressure on Rangers, have been honored by Michael Stewart.
After winning 3-1 at Fir Park with two goals in injury time, Brendan Rodgers and his team left it late. After opening up a five point lead with their 5-0 victory over Hearts, the Hoops entered the encounter trying to close the gap with Philippe Clement’s team. It appeared as though the champions would lose in the Scottish Premiership as the clock approached ninety minutes in Lanarkshire, but Adam Idah’s second goal of the match set off frenzied celebrations, and Luis Palma’s goal moments later ensured the points.
The Sportscene expert referred to Cameron Carter-Vickers’ comeback as “huge,” which helped the travelling supporters. He also emphasized Yang, Callum McGregor, and double-goal hero Idah’s strengths. Another thing that would give the Parkhead team more motivation as their fight for the league title heats up with 11 games remaining is Reo Hatate getting back to full strength as soon as possible. Rangers currently occupy the top slot, and while Stewart believes they are still the favorites, there are three primary arguments that the analyst believes make Celtic a serious contender.
“The third goal is the cherry on top, but it’s kind of irrelevant,” he said to BBC Sportscene. The enormous goal was the second one. It seemed like the game was about to get away from them toward the end, then it comes in and you can then highlight the good things.
“[Cameron] CarterVickers has returned. That is very significant. You saw that Theo Bair left the game when he entered. Compared to early in the game, he wasn’t as effective. [Callum] Today McGregor performed better. When you consider individuals such as Yang in the vast region. While he wasn’t the solution, he was making some progress there, and [Adam] Idah was undoubtedly a huge plus.
“All of a sudden you start to see the semblance of recovery and if [Reo] Hatate gets back into that team quick enough as well you can potentially see a route for Celtic to get back in and apply some pressure on Rangers at the top of that table.”
He continued, “I still do feel they [Rangers] are slight favorites” in the championship match. Although they have the advantage now, I wouldn’t count Celtic out if they showed some grit, determination, and some players returning.
