A draw in the Champions League is not the worst result by any means but most Celtic fans will feel that they could have, and perhaps should have, won their most recent game in the competition. But a draw is all they could manage against Club Brugge. The visitors had gone ahead through an own goal from Cameron Carter-Vickers in the first half but the Hoops did equalise through Daizen Maeda after the break, and the scoreline remained 1-1.
Carter-Vickers' own goal was a moment that the American defender would want to forget as soon as possible. It was clearly a misunderstanding.
Carter-Vickers passed the ball towards the Celtic goal, expecting Kasper Schmeichel to be there. But the Dane had taken up a position elsewhere. As a result, even though there was not much pace on the ball, there was nothing the goalkeeper could do to stop it from trickling into the back of the net.
On the other hand, Celtic deserve a lot of credit for how they responded in the second half. Maeda scored a fantastic goal to get them back on level terms and it looks like the players were not happy with the result after the game.
Celtic players angry in dressing room after Club Brugge game
As reported by the Daily Record, Auston Trusty said:
"We weren't happy with how we played in the first half, but we thought that we should have won this game and it was a real opportunity for us, not just to get one point but to get three points. Obviously, you take the point, but it's good to see that guys are angry going into the locker room and sitting there just quiet."
Fortunately, it looks like the players have Carter-Vickers' back after his mistake against Club Brugge as Trusty said:
"We have his back. I don't think any defender, any player, wants that to happen to him. But, you know, sometimes it's part of football. I've had own goals as well, so it's one where you need a teammate to get your back.
“So I went over to him, made sure his head was up. With all of us, he knows that we have his back. You don't want to make mistakes, but you feel fine to make mistakes, because you know your teammates have your back."
Carter-Vickers has rarely put a foot wrong during his time as a Celtic player. After over three years at Parkhead, it is hard to recall a similar incidence. So, he needs to be backed in this situation. Things like this happen in football. It is part and parcel of the game. And hopefully, the American defender will know that as well and just take this in his stride.