10. BARCELONA 7-0 CELTIC – 13 September 2016
Even when Celtic’s home European results were something that stood in positive comparison with top Euro sides, the club’s away record remained (and remains) poor. But in pure numbers terms, this stands out as a particular nightmare match.
Celtic had previously done well in 21st century Nou Camp visits, including a Champions League draw and putting Barcelona out the UEFA Cup. And of course, Celtic famously beat Barcelona in 2012. This was to be just as memorable a match, but for very different reasons.
Even after falling behind, some fans still had hopes of achieving a positive outcome – although Moussa Dembele’s penalty miss quickly ended those hopes. And then things became very grim. 2-0, then a third, and fourth and so on until the score read 7-0 to the home team. Celtic’s worst post-war defeat is one that should only be watched whilst hiding behind a couch.
These ten examples are all scorelines and games to scare even the bravest of Celtic fans. Is one of these that one that most terrifies you, or do you have your own Celtic horror match? Please feel free to add to the list of Celtic horror stories in the comments section below.
Matthew Marr
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5-1 defeat at Ibrox in 1988. We went there as champions and took the lead then Andrews decided to become Dracula. The match started there 9 in a row. Can’t get any worse than that.
4-0 at St Mirren in March 2010. Tony Mowbray’s last game. Watching him sitting on the bench, totally passive and unable to do anything about what was happening, you knew it was the end for him, and you got the feeling that he knew it too. A good man, but the job was just too big for him.
Losing to the new Ibrox club in the Scottish Cup semi final of 2016 was one of the most horrible days of my supporting life and I’ve been attending since 1973. However, 2 plus points came out of it. Like the ICT defeat in 2000, the board got their finger out and gave us Brendan for the first time. The other was it allowed the David Gray last minute winner in the cup final. I’ve never celebrated or laughed so much at a non Celtic/Roma/Italy goal in my life.