Dembele rescues Celtic

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Moussa Dembele rescued a point for Celtic from the spot as they drew 1-1 with 10-man Borussia Monchengladbach.

The Germans, who had beat the Bhoys 2-0 at Celtic Park on October 19, took the lead through Lars Stindl and created ample opportunities to double it – but Celtic crucially stayed in the game.

The game-changing moment came on 76 minutes when Dembele was fouled by Julian Korb inside the area and the defender was given a straight red card.

Dembele, who missed from the spot against Barcelona, kept his nerve to set up a frantic last 14 minutes, but Callum McGregor missed a golden opportunity late on to steal maximum points.

The draw leaves Celtic bottom of Group C on two points and they will need to produce something special in their two remaining games, against Barcelona and Manchester City, to keep their European campaign alive.

With no Kolo Toure or Jozo Simunovic available, Brendan Rodgers decided to go with Mikael Lustig in central defence next to Erik Sviatchenko. Stuart Armstrong impressed again in the victory over Aberdeen and was given the nod in midfield while Tom Rogic, Scott Sinclair …

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