LIAM SCALES rose like a salmon. Vladimir Weiss took the bait like one. 6 Liam Scales scored Celtic's opener and they never looked back Credit: Kenny Ramsay 6 Slovan captain Vladimir Weiss was a big disappointment Credit: Reuters 6 The ex-Rangers winger was roundly jeered by his old rivals' fans Credit: PA 6 He was booked for an off the ball kick at Arne Engels Credit: TNT Sports One man going above and beyond for the cause.
The other leaving his mates floundering. It’s 13 years and five months since the bullet-headed Weiss last kicked a ball for Rangers . Yet he charged out the tunnel here as if he’d just been pinned to the wall for a pep talk from John Brown and Barry Ferguson .
The Parkhead hordes saw the snarl on his face and their bared their teeth back. Read More Celtic stories DIRECT HIT Moment bird POOS on BBC presenter's head live on air during Celtic vs Slovan MAN BYS Celtic players' ratings after five-star show kicks off Champions League in style They didn’t just boo his every touch, they booed every time he THOUGHT about taking a touch. It’s times these, in atmospheres like these, when real leaders puff their chests out and go to war .
Weiss? Three times in the first five minutes he went to ground, nipping needlessly at the ankles of men half-a-yard too quick for him. He was biting on every taunt, every finger an opponent shoved in his face. Most read in Football IN HARM'S WAY Shock moment Gers hero Hamza Igamane is dragged away from heated flashpoint CELTI.