Celtic beat Aberdeen in the Betfred Cup final on Sunday.
Celtic playmaker Ryan Christie has admitted to the Glasgow Evening Times that he felt facing Aberdeen in the Betfred Cup final was ‘strange’.
The Bhoys beat Rosenborg in the Europa League on Thursday night, but were back to domestic action on Sunday as they faced Aberdeen in the final of the Scottish League Cup at Hampden Park.
Celtic had won three of the previous four Scottish League Cup finals, and were expected to win again having gone into the final as major favourites.
Celtic did win the game, claiming a 1-0 win as playmaker Christie continued his remarkable revival at Parkhead with the winning goal on the stroke of half time.
It could have been more convincing for Celtic, but Scott Sinclair’s second half penalty was saved by Joe Lewis, and Brendan Rodgers was more than happy to take a 1-0 win.
The hero was, once again, midfielder Christie, who has been simply stunning of late with five goals in his last eight games for the Bhoys.
After the game though, Christie noted that it was a ‘strange’ day for him given that he had to play against Aberdeen, the club he spent 18 months on loan with before this season, suggesting that it shows how funny football can be as he was overcome with emotion at seeing his family after the final whistle.
“I got a bit emotional myself when that happened because it has been a long road,” said Christie. “I’ll be honest, it was pretty overwhelming for me. It was always going to be a strange day in any case coming up against Aberdeen and it shows that football can work in funny ways sometimes,” he added.
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