Celtic won again, but their domestic success is clouded by European failures.
Celtic won at the weekend against Aberdeen to stretch their winning record against the Dons.
The victory exerted their dominance over Derek McInnes’ side, who have been their closest challengers in the league in recent seasons.
But after their elimination from the Europa League in midweek at the hands of Zenit St Petersburg, admiration for Celtic’s domestic feats is in short supply.
Celtic got hammered in the Champions League this season for the second year in a row and fell at the first hurdle in the Europa.
After the BBC posted a tweet about Celtic’s dominance against Aberdeen, fans of rival clubs were quick to decry it as meaningless.
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Celtic’s unbeaten domestic season caught attention outside Scotland last season and interest rose to see whether they could build on it and dominate in Europe in the same way.
The very opposite happened for Brendan Rodgers’s side.
Their defence was ripped apart by PSG, Bayern Munich and Zenit and it’s back to the drawing board.
Whether Celtic fans are bothered by it or not, their domestic dominance lacks credibility as far as fans of other clubs particularly in England are concerned, until they start proving they are a force on the European stage.
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