"Brendan Rodgers urged his Celtic team to bring the noise onto the pitch ahead of their Europa League return after drawing 0-0 with Hibernian on Saturday. Celtic dropped points for just the second time in the Scottish Premiership this season, seeing them replaced at the summit by Hearts, who thumped Falkirk 3-0. It was a frustrating day for Rodgers' side, who saw both Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi strike the crossbar within nine first-half minutes of each other."
"In terms of performance, the players did really well. If you look at the metrics we created big chances, moved the ball really well, the pitch was fantastic. Our only downside was that killer touch in the box. You have to give credit to Hibs. They had so many defending in the box and their keeper made some great saves and they made some really good blocks."
Celtic drew 0-0 with Hibernian, dropping points for only the second time in the Scottish Premiership this season and surrendering top spot to Hearts. Kelechi Iheanacho and Marcelo Saracchi both struck the crossbar early, and an Iheanacho goal was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. Celtic amassed 3.0 xG from 26 attempts on target versus Hibernian's 0.8 from four shots but lacked a killer touch in the box. The team have kept five clean sheets in six matches, conceding only once, and now prepare to host Braga in the Europa League.
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