Sports Editor Mark Atkinson reacts with football writer Graham Falk after an astonishing night at Celtic Park in the Champions League.
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00:00So a 3-1 win here for Celtic in the Champions League against Leipzig. A phenomenal performance, Mark.
00:09Yeah, astonishing display from Celtic. They put in one foot in the Champions League playoffs with this win and potentially they could aim higher.
00:20I mean, I guess a really good Leipzig team. They recovered from going a goal behind and Nicola Kuhn put on a wonderful performance against a former club.
00:31Again, a performance that displays race, power, skill. Celtic have recovered so well from that night in Dortmund.
00:39We also had a fantastic night away, seven points as well. This place was absolutely rockin'. Great Champions League night, a statement result to get back on the Rodgers field.
00:49You talk about famous nights in Glasgow and tonight was definitely one. I mean, the atmosphere was amazing beforehand but the players would be set up for the occasion, wouldn't they?
00:57Absolutely. I mentioned Kuhn, maybe he scored twice, but real fantastic. It was brilliant.
01:02Kasper Schmeichel, excellent performance and goal, a really big save at 2-1 just out of that end there.
01:07Calum O'Byrne, captain's performance was so impressive. I was really taking it as a pass.
01:14Auston Trust, they made a mistake and went to their last goal and put in a really good performance with some top, top strikers.
01:21Benchman Sestral, so Celtic will love it. That's what we've got to say. That showed that they can make an impact against the Chilterns.
01:31They did not play at the very top of it but certainly against teams like Leipzig, they were very emotional.
01:37There's been a lot of discussion about some of the easier games, quote-unquote, that night.
01:43Tonight wasn't one of them but they made it look it, didn't they?
01:46They have got a kind of draw, but this is not a kind of draw.
01:50At Atalanta, last time they drew, there wasn't a point.
01:53I think what was so impressive was, against Atalanta, we saw a kind of cross-match style performance where they dug in.
01:59Tonight, they blew it, Leipzig. Leipzig helped them play 4-2-2-2.
02:04I think that formation didn't really help them because Celtic are an extra man in the field.
02:08That allowed them to really dominate in that area.
02:13But yeah, it was the only game I wasn't part of yet.
02:16Could have been more, couldn't it?
02:17Could have been more, yeah. They took great chances.
02:19You see the games like that. It's club news, couldn't you?
02:22Yeah.
02:23You can't just sit and forget that on this one.
02:25Dario Mazzagra, the young boys and Aston Villa, they're all available.
02:29From the Aston Villa game, it could be a case of just put your feet up and enjoy it, couldn't it?
02:33Well, we'll see what happens.
02:36Celtic can dare to dream about really going into this tournament.
02:44It's a massive game, this one.
02:47I'm not down for that. I don't think I am.
02:49No, go and sit down in the lodges.
02:50Perfect. Thank you very much.