Celtic have become the second most-decorated club in the world with 119 major trophies after topping their archrival Glasgow Rangers in the Scottish League Cup final on Saturday night after a penalty shootout.Before this super-entertaining match, the two clubs were tied for second place with 118 trophies each, just six behind Egyptian giants Al-Ahly, the most successful outfit in the world with 124.🏆| 𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙒𝙞𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙥It’s Celtic day at Hampden ParkKasper Schmeichel’s save from Ridvan Yilmaz and Daizen Maeda’s winning penalty gives Celtic a 5-4 win the shootoutA classic cup finalpic.twitter.com/9fRj1NtIyK— Everything Scotland 🏴 (@AboutScotlandd) December 15, 2024 The Celts won the shootout 5-4, with Maeda scoring the decisive goal from the spot, as the regular 90 minutes ended in a frantic 3-3 draw, and none of the teams could find the back of the net in 30 minutes of extra time.We saw a spectacular football match (unlike the one at Etihad), a true six-goal thriller, with five of those coming in the second half. And then, of cours, that dramatic penalty shootout. Around 50,000 spectators – fans of both teams included – enjoyed an undistilled battle of two giants eager to lift the least important trophy which suddenly meant much more than before.Rangers were the first to get in front, as Bajrami placed it easily into the empty net following a counter he kickstarted with a clever steal.⚽️ GOAL 🏴 | Celtic 0-1 Rangers | Nedim Bajramipic.twitter.com/YEgDHI9oGz— Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) December 15, 2024 However, Brendan Rodgers’ side returned from the break like a completely different team, scoring two in the span of just five minutes (Taylor and Maeda) to take the lead, 2-1.🚨🏴 GOAL | Celtic 2-1 Rangers | Daizen MaedaDAIZEN MAEDA HAS GIVEN CELTIC THE LEAD!pic.twitter.com/MWcjgXhCof— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) December 15, 2024 The Gers restored the stalemate through Diomande, before Kuhn made it 3-2 for Celtic, with just three minutes to go. Reporters must have started their reports about Celtic’s 119th title at that moment, but Phillipe Clemont’s lot wasn’t ready to give up that easily and reassured us we’re watching a spectacle.🚨🏴 GOAL | Celtic 3-2 Rangers | KuhnKUHN GIVES CELTIC THE LEAD AGAIN!pic.twitter.com/kYOsO7bRYb— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) December 15, 2024 Danilo headed it home past Schmeichel literally a minute later, and this crazy game was heading into righteous extra-time.Somewhat expectedly, the tempo and the quality of football deteriorated soon, as players were spending more and more time lying on the pitch and complaining to the referee. It resulted in ten yellow cards and almost palpable tension.That served as a perfect prelude to a shootout, which saw a single miss, or Schmeichel’s save, to be precise, which decided the outcome of this larger-than-life battle.SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP – FINALCeltic – Glasgow Rangers 5-4 on pen (3-3)/Taylor 56, Maeda 60, Kuhn 87 – Bajrami 41, Diomande 75, Danilo 88/
