I am sure none of us were particularly surprised that the gap between bottom and top of the Europa League was the distance between a 3-1 and a 3-1 defeat.  Midtyjlland peppered the Celtic goal before the flow of goals started, it was a mercy their intensity dropped after scoring three in eight first half minutes.

There are many issues to resolve but the core one has changed little since games against Brugge and Newco from the midpoint of last season onwards.  When Celtic try to build from the back, resourceful teams man-mark against them.  To advance, defenders have to pick out a player who can control the ball and pass into the space a teammate is moving into.  Again, this did not happen.

Last night, in the event a forward pass reached a Celtic player, he was invariably isolated and unable to hold the ball or see a pass.  Possession was lost and Midtyjlland started another attack.  Alternatively, central defenders break through opposition lines, as Auston Trusty did on Sunday, but among the confidence drain on show in Denmark, I was happy to see Auston hold his position.  It is, of course, sacrilege these days, but in earlier...