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By Luke Power
If you like what you’ve read today, why dig into our canopy of Scotland’s top two clubs?
As part of our Mail+ offering, we have frequent Celtic and Rangers Confidentials – articles with unique information and insight from our team that help you know more about the club you love.
Here are a couple of recent examples to whet your appetite.
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Well, how’s that for impressive?
Rangers managed 24 shots against Celtic, which is the same as their opponents in a Championship match since records began, while the Bhoys controlled 4 shots, the fewest they had taken in a league match since records began the records.
Not bad from the Rangers. It’s even more notable that they had 39% of the ballArray.
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Speaking to Sky Sports:
He also adds that he hopes that his father, the legendary star Gheorge, who was in the stands, will be able to come more after seeing this victory.
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Chris Sutton, co-host of It’s All Doing Off!
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It is the best start to the year for Rangers, and it deserves to be enjoyed in style, but there is one sobering fact.
The rangers are still 11 Celtic problems. Halfway through the season, the hole is not unsurpassed, but they have to move on.
It’s hard to see where Celtic’s next defeat is coming from, but at least Rangers rejected the invincibility of this league crusade, and got revenge for their breakup in September.
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Well, we took our breath back after that.
Remarkably, that’s just the second time Brendan Rodgers has lost to Rangers in 21 matches. He’s won 16 of those. Celtic have had the upper hand in the Old Firm in recent history.
Drink it, Rangers fans. These moments don’t come to that those days.
By John Mcgarry in Ibrox
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BIG WIN FOR THE RANGERS!!
Huge congratulations to Clement and his team who entered the Fit as Assidentes, but ended up educating the champions in a 3-0 victory!
A surprise score and a surprise game. Celtic lousy and rangers took the most.
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You don’t want to waste your time, Phillippe. You’re 3 draws away!He preferred to make even more adjustments before the final whistle. Hagi, Igamane and Raskin leave for Cortés, Barrón and serve.
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Jefte gets his ovation from the fans as he is replaced by the youngster Fraser.
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Scary moment at Ibrox as the game is paused after a Celtic player is struck by an object thrown from the stands. Engels went down but thankfully has now risen and play has resumed.
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Where does this come from?
Jefte bombs down the left flank and his deflected cross falls to the substitute Danilo who calmly slid the ball past a helpless Schmeichel. It’s an afternoon to forget for Rodgers’ side who have been second-best in every department.
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Brazilian striker Danilo replaced Bajami during the last 10 minutes of the clash.
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Igamane goes down after running hard to get beyond the Celtic defence. The rangers were on target for Schmeichel again, but a downright lousy pass from the striker saw the move fail.
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Hatate is replaced through the club’s signature team for the best 15 minutes of the match.
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By John Mcgarry in Ibrox
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Just what they deserve!
The Rangers double their leadership and is a first purpose of the Rangers for defender Robin Propper. The Celtic brand in the corner, which led to the purpose, shocking.
Hagi had a loose header from a penalty that was blocked on the line and fell to execute who could not miss. Ibrox bounces. The Rangers are on their way to victory.
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Brendan Rodgers has seen enough. He makes a triple change just after the hour, with Idah, Valle and McCowan coming on for Kyogo, Taylor and Bernardo.
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The winger takes revenge on Jefte after the surprise of the first half. He threw himself on the Rangers boy after beating him all the way down the line. A precaution.
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Cerny arrives at the publication for the moment this afternoon and how much can a wonderful moment be?He won the ball unopposed to Schmeichel to beat. He tried to roll it into the opposite corner, but he placed it too far and saw his shot return to the foot of the post.
I have marked.
By John McGarry at Ibrox
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Rangers are warned. Kyogo produces a magical moment that turns out to have equalized the visitors. But the attacker’s first run came too soon and he beat the last defender when he made the pass.
It’s a real shame, for what he did after that special. The attacker took it to his chest and hooked it over Kelly and into the net. What purpose that would have been.
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Celtic already look better. Kyogo and Maeda have got on the ball in advanced positions, requiring Sterling to deal with the danger. Nio goalmouth action to speak of just yet but whatever Rodgers said looks to have worked a treat.
By John McGarry at Ibrox
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Rodgers resists the urge to make changes at the break. It’s Rangers who kick things off in the second period. Can they keep it going?
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By John Mcgarry At Ibrox
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The home team was dominant in terms of shots. They will be disappointed that Schmeichel was forced to be a substitute.
By John McGarry at Ibrox
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There is a rapprochement between the captains of both groups when the referee’s whistle sounds at half-time in Obrox. Raskin receives the third yellow card of the match, while McGregor escapes what would have been his moment of the match.
Philippe Clement will be delighted by his side’s application in that first 45 minutes. His team have a deserved lead and look every bit the match of their opponents.
Celtic, on the other hand, will have to solve it. As undeniable as that. They have been terrible to most of that part and are lucky to have only one.
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Kelly makes a timely contribution right at the end of the half to preserve Rangers’ lead at the break. Celtic finally managed to get a delivery right and the ball fell to Kyoto on the edge of the box.
The Japanese star got a good connection on his half volley but Kelly stood up strong and palmed the effort away.
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The Brazilian draws blood from Celtic’s Nicolas Kuhn after a really scruffy tackle right in front of the linesman. The Rangers defender was turned inside out by Kuhn but, perhaps involuntarily, flung his arm in the direction of the attacker.
Medical staff are doing everything they can to stop the flow of blood. They will have time to work him well after the loose kick.
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There are two minutes before the Rangers can take the lead to the locker room. While I say they still have two minutes left to locate a deserved second?
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Carter-Vickers to Celtic’s rescue after Igamane plays a devastating ball. The Rangers striker took plenty of time to decide which of the 3 features he would locate on the break and after opting for the Central Diamonde, his pass came so close to locating it here.
Carter-Vikers, still, had concepts and perfectly timed a slip that eliminated the Rangers boy.
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The Celta captain gets a stupid reserve, in yet another demonstration of how champions are shaken. The Scottish foreigner is cautioned for holding his leg as Rangers looked to give a quick and loose kick. Let’s see if he hangs out with him again.
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Brendan Rodgers will be furious. Many of its stars are making unusual mistakes. They’re being bullied by the Rangers and they’re lucky to be just one goal down.
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Some brilliance in the centre of the park opens Celtic up and should have seen the hosts double their advantage. The goalscorer found his team-mate Cerny, who passed to an overlapping Yilmaz when he really should have taken it inside and tried his luck.
The play ended up failing, but Clement will be satisfied to see his team at an era of distance from his own goal.
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Alright, let’s get back to the action. Celtic have just started training with their hosts in the final minutes. His play passes last a little longer, the passes achieve more on his player, but there hasn’t been a true opening goal yet.
A few minutes ago, Maeda intervened from the left flank and tried to shoute a shot in the corner of the back, but well outside Kelly’s left post.
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Look who made the in the north for the big adjustment at Ibrox. The Premier League’s all-time leading scorer and former teammate of the iconic Celtic Chris Sutton, Alan Shearer.
The Newcastle legend turns out to be in good spirits. So far, he has enjoyed an exciting match.
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Rangers’ press has been exceptional so far in this game. Surely they can’t keep this up. This time it’s the fullback Yilmaz who picked it up in a deep position and drove towards the Celtic box.
Unfortunately for the defender, he couldn’t catch his strike as sweetly as his team-mate and his shot was rather easy for Schmeichel to save.
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Cerny nearly doubles Rangers’ lead with a long range effort that was deflected onto Schmeichel’s crossbar. The Dane looked pretty chill about it but that was very close.
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The Rangers have controlled a few minutes from the lens. Celtic continue to look disruptive in attack, but Clemente will be delighted with how his team controlled their feelings after taking the lead.
It’s been the perfect first 10 or so minutes.
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And so!
I talked about Celtic’s elegance in attack, but Rangers simply showed that they have a lot in abundance. The House team intercepted a careless pass in the center of the field and his Raskin who headed towards the Celtic defense.
He sent it back to Hagi, who passed at low altitude at Schmeichel. What a start. What noise coming from Ibrox.
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Rangers respond and force the Celtic defence into three blocks. They’re calling for a penalty but none of Bajrami’s efforts caught a Celtic hand. Despite their injury woes in defence, they still carry a threat up front. That was proof.
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I am about to tell how the Rangers started, how competitive it was in the first minute and out of nowhere the Celtic advanced with two passes and forced a corner.
In the set piece, the Rangers thankfully conceded when Maeda failed to join in on an incoming cross. It can be a long afternoon for home fans.
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The Celts are on the move in Glasgow. Let’s hope it’s smart.
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Ibrox falls silent to pay tribute to the lives lost in the Ibrox crisis of 1971. Impeccably watched by everyone in the stadium on the 54th anniversary of the tragedy.
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The players are in the field in front of a crowded Ibrox stadium. The Rangers and Clement cannot lose that game, whatever happens. You cannot envy the exhausted aspect that is about to face the conqueror of Rodgers Celtic.
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Brendan Rodgers, chief Celtic, Sky Sports:
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Celtic beat Rangers in their first meeting of the season in September. That day, goals from Maeda, Furuashi and McGregor saw Rodgers’ team claim a 3-0 victory.
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We’re about 15 minutes away from the start of the first ever Firrn Derby, so stay tuned for all the action as it gets underway in Glasgow.
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Rangers winger Vaclav Cerny, pre-match press:
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There is a long time left before the action ends at Ibrox. We have some photos of Liam Kelly, replacing Jack Butland, warming up the clash. It’s a big day for the 28-year-old, who is making his moment of the season of the season.
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Philippe Clément, head of the Rangers, Sky Sports:
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It doesn’t make for pleasant reading Rangers fans. As we’ve mentioned, Celtic sit atop the standings with 50 points from 18 matches. Next come the Gers with 36, two more than the surprise package Aberdeen.
Pasteing a hole as big as this would be extraordinary, Celta de Rodgers has proven to be almost unstoppable forces over the years.
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The visitors are under construction before this afternoon they adjust to the option of removing 17 points from their rivals. By all accounts, I think they intend to do exactly that.
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Phillippe Clement, head of Rangers, Sky Sports:
By John McGarry at Ibrox
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So let’s take a closer look at the injury disorders plaguing the house today. Starting goalkeeper Jack Butland is out after being admitted to hospital with internal bleeding in his leg.
Elsewhere, captain James Tavernier, Neraysho Kasanwirjo and John Souttar will be unavailable. LEON BALOgun, no relation, is the subject of doubt.
For more on that scary Butland injury, take a look at the story below.
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A service was held at the Ibrox Disaster Memorial ahead of today’s clash. Rangers manager Phillipe Clement, Post Leader executive Patrick Stewart, Celtic president Peter Lawwell and more have paid tribute to the 66 football enthusiasts who tragically died on the floor of an assembly between the two who remain in 1971.
Today he has marked years since this horrible tragedy.
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Chris Sutton, former Celtic exemploreter:
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Brendan Rodgers, Boss Celtic, pre-match chairman:
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The Belgian boss has worked this term for the actions of his team and, more importantly, his results. Clemente designated in Ibrox in October 2023 and since then has faced Celtic six times without victory.
He came close to reaching the League Cup final, when his team suffered an agonizing 5-4 shooting defeat after a 3-3 draw. Will today be the seventh time he is lucky? You feel that this is how it should be.
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Valle, Engels and Maeda enter the XI in position of Taylor, McGregor and Yang.
Starting XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, Hatate, Kuhn, Maeda, Kyogo
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Liam Kelly arrives in Butland with the target, while Ridvan, Jefte, Bajami, Hagi, Cerny and Igamane entered the appearance that attracted 2-2 with Motherwell last week.
Starting XI: Kelly, Ridvan, Propper, Sterling, Jefte, Raskin, Diomande, Bajrami, Hagi, Cerny, Igamane
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Here are some photos of the local stars arriving at Ibrox for this afternoon’s match. I see the smiles! Obviously, some players are relishing the opportunity to surprise some today.
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Hello and welcome to the game policy of the First Derbi Old Firm of 2025, the 444º of History, in fact. It is fair to say that it did not arrive on time for the local team, which comes from a defeat and a draw in its last two games.
These effects caused Philippe Clement’s team to lose 14 points to his Celtic team against arch-rival Arch in the name race. This advantage is already unassailable, 17 cannot be corrected.
Gers’ task this afternoon is more complicated due to their series of injuries. We’ll be entering it shortly, but the key note is that the rangers are in doubt to the bone.
It all leads to the conclusion that this will be a comfortable Celtic win but stranger things have happened and the home side will take confidence from their performance in the League Cup final defeat by Brendan Rodger’s side last month.
We will have the whole of Glasgow before the kick of the 3 p. m. , then the Ibrox updates when the action begins!
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