Midtjylland 3-1 Celtic: Martin O’Neill says Celtic endured ‘tough evening’ in Midtjylland defeat

Martin O’Neill admitted Celtic were handed a reality check after they were thumped 3-1 by FC Midtjylland.

The Hoops’ hopes of prolonging their Europa League campaign into the knockout stages suffered a major blow as the Danes hammered in three goals in eight first-half minutes.

Teenage substitute Callum Osmand won a late penalty which Reo Hatate converted, but the 19-year-old was then taken off on a stretcher in tears on a horrible night for the Scottish champions.

“It was a tough evening, there’s no question about it,” said interim boss O’Neill.

“We conceded two goals within a minute or 90 seconds of each other and the game goes away from you very, very quickly.

“They score a third and it’s a long way back. The goals that we conceded weren’t good. But in terms of European football, t