Celtic were soundly defeated 3-1 by Midtjylland in the Europa League on a tough night on the continent.
The in-form Danes easily brushed aside the Scottish champions at the MCH Arena and could easily have won by more. They peppered the Celtic goal with 23 strikes, of which three found the net.
Celtic were undone in a wretched spell between 34 and 41 minutes. Martin Erlic headed home the opener, Mikel Gorgoza curled in a second a minute later and the prolific Franculino netted another not long after to put the game to bed.
Midtjylland took their foot off the gas in the second period. Celtic were awarded a penalty on 80 minutes after Callum Osmand was fouled and Reo Hatate slid in the effort. The night ended in more pain, however, when Osmand was stretchered off with what looked like a serious hamstring injury.
Celtic are on four points after four matches and their hopes of progress to the knock-out stages hang in the balance at the halfway stage of the competition.
Here are the marks out of ten for the Celtic players in Herning:
13. Daizen Maeda
Another to come on at half time. Added a bit more to Celtic's front line. 4 | Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima
14. Reo Hatate
Came on towards the end and netted a penalty. Limited impact in midfield. 4 | Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Ima
15. Paulo Bernardo
Most notable act was a late yellow card after replacing Engels towards end. n/a | SNS Group
