This Sunday evening the Scottish League Cup final took place. Arne Engels won the trophy, under the nose of Clement’s Rangers.
On Sunday, the League Cup final was played at Hampden Park, in Scotland, with a new duel between Celtic and Glasgow Rangers. This classic of Scottish football kept all its promises.
The Rangers, led by Nicolas Raskin in the starting lineup, opened the scoring in the 40th minute thanks to Bajrami. However, upon returning from the locker room, Taylor equalized for Celtic, and on the hour mark, Maeda allowed his team to take the advantage (2-1).
The suspense continued when Diomande put the two teams back on level terms in the 75th minute. Three minutes before the end of normal time, Kühn scored to give Celtic the lead again (3-2), but Danilo immediately responded with another equalizer (3-3).
The outcome was decided in the penalty shootout, where Celtic finally triumphed. The replacement Arne Engels converted the decisive penalty, inflicting further disappointment on Philippe Clement.
In the league, the situation remains complicated for Rangers, already 11 points behind Celtic after 15 days. The season promises to be long and difficult for Clement and Raskin…
