Celtic have ended their silence on social media, following the collapse against LASK, to make a Rangers announcement.
The dust has now settled on that 5-1 defeat away in Austria against LASK to get knocked out of the Champions League qualification phase once again.
It no longer makes any sense, to be honest. With less than an hour to go, Celtic were 4-0 up on aggregate and should have been cruising towards victory.
Instead, a misplaced pass right in front of their own goal allowed LASK back into the game when all hope seemed lost, and the rest is history. The unwanted kind if you are a Celtic fan.
The only thing that Celtic can do now is move on from this and look towards what lies ahead. There are three trophies out there to be won domestically and a spot in the Europa League group phase.
At the same time, the club have also broken their silence on social media to make an announcement regarding their upcoming games.
Celtic Make Rangers and Dundee United Annoucement
Celtic announced that the club's festive-period matches, away to Dundee United on December 30 at Tannadice Park and Rangers on January 3 at Ibrox, have been chosen for live TV coverage
Obviously, right now, it is hard to focus on things that are so far away in the future, in the aftermath of what we witnessed this week.
Right now, fans might be a lot more focused on what is set to happen in the remainder of this summer transfer window.
A lot of Celtic's plans had seemed to hinge on securing Champions League qualification. And after securing a 3-0 win in the first leg, they had every right to be confident about their chances.
This team finds ways to lose on big occasions though. We have seen that plenty of times in the past. And unfortunately, that story was repeated in Austria.
Celtic need to put this result behind them
The best thing for Celtic right now will be finding a way to make a quick turnaround. Their next game is a league contest against Falkirk.
After how well Celtic had started this campaign, you would think that they would be the favourites on this occasion.
But after how deflating the result against LASK was, this could go one of two ways. Either we will see a Celtic side eager to put goals past Falkirk in order to move forward. Or we will see a team that is still stuck on the Champions League exit and struggles to perform as a result.
