Ryan Christie has been one of the most pleasant surprises over the past year as he’s shown he can be a genuine first team option for Neil Lennon.
He returned to the starting line up after missing out on the victory over Ross County due to suspension.
The ultimate test comes against bigger teams in European competition, and Christie came so close to giving Celtic the lead here:
Christie a blaster…. pic.twitter.com/Z7tU9vrTht
— Ayewell@Govan (@theoldgovanarm1) October 24, 2019
We’ll stop short of using the old cliche “he’s almost hit it too well” but you’ll do well to see a better struck ball than that in the Europa League tonight.
It’s unfortunate that the ball just starts to drift too much at the last moment and thumps the outside of the post. The keeper was beaten and that would’ve been the perfect reward for a decent start.
Cluj are currently a goal and a man up away to Rennes, so a win tonight could put Celtic in a glorious position to qualify for the next round.
