You can breathe now Celtic fans.
What a spectacle it was at Hampden as Celtic beat Rangers on penalties to lift the League Cup and win the first piece of silverware this season.
That wasn’t easy on the heart, but in the end, the Bhoys pulled through, with Daizen Maeda netting the trophy-winning penalty after a six-goal thriller.
It was a sloppy and pretty poor first-half performance from Celtic, with Rangers opening the scoring and the champions being behind at half-time.
But, whatever Brendan Rodgers said at the break worked a treat because his side were a different animal from the get-go.
By the hour mark, Celtic were leading 2-1, including a brilliant goal from Maeda, but that’s when punches were thrown back and forth between the two up until extra-time.
In the end, it was those in green and white who landed the knockout blow and Chris Sutton was on hand to share his thoughts.
Chris Sutton says Celtic’s win in League Cup final a ‘moral’ victory for Rangers
You can always count on Sutton to provide that added entertainment and he did just that when Maeda’s penalty hit the back of the net.
The former striker stated on Twitter that Celtic were ‘absolutely relentless’ as they never gave up hope of lifting that trophy.
But he then rubbed salt into the wounds by mocking Rangers and how it’s a ‘moral victory’ for them.
Well played Celtic and Brendan Rodgers, absolutely relentless,” wrote Sutton. “Another moral victory maybe for Rangers though…
Callum McGregor reacts to Celtic’s League Cup final win over Rangers
Another win over Rangers and another trophy for Callum McGregor. The Celtic skipper is just eating them up for fun.
McGregor was under the cosh in the first half, but like all great players do, he fought, fought and fought, all the way to victory, including scoring his penalty kick.
After the game, McGregor told Premier Sports that Celtic played ‘nowhere near their level’, as posted by BBC Sport.
“We played nowhere near the level,” said McGregor. “It’s a cup final and there’s nerves that play a part but we didn’t really start playing until 10-15 minutes into the second half.
“It was one of those cup ties where anything could happen. Credit to the players they showed so much quality under immense pressure. [I feel] unbelievable pride. It was a tough game, relieved to come through it.
“When you come here it’s about winning, when you’re playing against your biggest rivals the pressure is much bigger.
