Euro results are familiar story for Old Firm rivals
IT was a contrasting night and not only given the competitions the Old Firm were contesting.
While Rangers revelled in the Europa League, Celtic lost in the Conference League.
And that has been a familiar story in the knockout stages for almost two decades now.
Celtic have won just one leg out of 17 played in the last 18 years since they eliminated Barcelona from the UEFA Cup.
Rangers’ victory was their eighth knockout leg win in the same period. Here is the record since Celts eliminated Barca.
CELTIC
2003/04 UEFA Cup QF – Celtic 1, Villarreal 1; Villarreal 2, Celtic 0. 06/07 Champions League last 16 – Celtic 0, AC Milan 0; AC Milan 1, Celtic 0 (aet). 07/08 CL last 16 – Celtic 2, Barca 3; Barca 1, Celtic 0. 12/13 CL last 16 – Celtic 0, Juventus 3; Juventus 2, Celtic 0. 14/15 Europa League last 32 – Celtic 3, Inter 3; Inter 1, Celtic 0. 17/18 EL last 32 – Celtic 1, Zenit 0; Zenit 3, Celtic 0. 18/19 EL last 32 – Celtic 0, Valencia 2; Valencia 1, Celtic 0. 19/20 EL last 32 – Copenhagen 1, Celtic 1; Celtic 1, Copenhagen 3. 21/22 Conference League last 16 play-off – Celtic 1, Bodo/Glimt 3.
RANGERS
05/06 CL last 16 – Rangers 2, Villarreal 2; Villarreal 1, Rangers 1. 06/07 UEFA Cup last 32 – Rangers 4, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0; Hapoel 2, Rangers 1. Last 16 – Rangers 1, Osasuna 1; Osasuna 1, Rangers 0. 07/08 UC last 32 – Rangers 0, Panathinaikos 0; Panathinaikos 1, Rangers 1. Last 16
Rangers 2, Bremen 0; Bremen 1, Rangers 0. Quarters – Rangers 0, Sporting 0; Sporting 0, Rangers 2. Semis – Rangers 0, Fiorentina 0; Fiorentina 0, Rangers 0. 10/11 UC last 32 – Rangers 1, Sporting 1, Sporting 2, Rangers 2. Last 16 – PSV 0, Rangers 0; Rangers 0, PSV 1. 19/20 – EL last 32 – Rangers 3, Braga 2; Braga 0, Rangers 1. Last 16
Rangers 1, Leverkusen 3; Leverkusen 1, Rangers 0. 20/21 EL last 32 – Antwerp 2, Rangers 5; Rangers 4, Antwerp 3. Last 16 – Slavia 1, Rangers 1; Rangers 0, Slavia 2. 21/22 EL last
Dortmund 2, Rangers 4.