BBC left red faced after premature Celtic Champions League post

BBC Scotland found themselves in an awkward spot on Tuesday night after tweeting about Celtic’s struggles when conceding first in European competitions, only for the Hoops to turn the game around moments later.

Nikolas Kuhn equalized just six minutes after the tweet, which pointed out that Celtic had lost 27 of their previous 28 European games after falling down, and it led to an incredible comeback victory over RB Leipzig, 3-1.

The post’s timing couldn’t have been worse because it was out of date nearly instantly.
Kuhn scored twice for Celtic in response to Christophe Baumgartner’s first goal, the first a spectacular effort off the post and the second a clinical finish from Greg Taylor’s cross just before halftime. When Reo Hatate took advantage of a goalkeeping mistake by Peter Gulacsi to seal the victory, the electrifying atmosphere at Parkhead reached new heights.

In addition to quelling the early speculation, the triumph gave Celtic their third straight Champions League home victory—the second of the season—and increased their point total to seven from four games.

With four games remaining, Celtic’s chances of moving up the tournament are looking more promising, and their tenacity on Tuesday demonstrated their increasing maturity on the European scene. Club Brugge will visit Parkhead in less than three weeks.