Rangers 1-2 Celtic Saturday's Premiership Match Results and Highlights

⚽ Celtic beat Rangers to move 19 points clear

Scott Sinclair scored the winner on derby day

Celtic came from behind to beat Old Firm rivals Rangers and move 19 points clear at the top of the Premiership.

Kenny Miller slid in to convert James Tavernier's cross and put the home side ahead early on.

Moussa Dembele's powerful shot from a Scott Sinclair corner flashed high into the net to bring Celtic level, and Dembele later fired against the bar.

The visitors dominated the second half, and Sinclair touched home Stuart Armstrong's low cross for the winner.

Rangers hit the front

Mark Warburton's hosts showed from the outset their intention was to press their opponents in wide areas, and it paid dividends when Josh Windass released Tavernier to set up Miller's close-range finish.

Celtic continued to concede too much space in the full-back areas, and further deliveries troubled goalkeeper Craig Gordon and his defence.

However, Dembele's leveller put Celtic into the ascendancy and Rangers then struggled to get Barrie McKay and Tavernier on the ball, though McKay did draw a save from Gordon after the break.

Having struggled to get a telling delivery at set-pieces, Rangers may have gone ahead just before Celtic's second as Danny Wilson met Tavernier's corner, Gordon making the save.

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Celtic duo to the fore again

Summer signings Dembele and Sinclair had run the Rangers defence ragged in September's 5-1 win at Celtic Park, and the duo's link-up play was again the catalyst as the visitors recovered from their early setback.

Sinclair's set-piece was controlled and rattled into the top-right corner by Celtic's top scorer Dembele - a fifth goal against Rangers for the Frenchman this season.

And he should have taken that tally to six after Mikael Lustig squared the ball to the striker early in the second period, a miskick allowing Wes Foderingham to save.

Foderingham came to Rangers' rescue when James Forrest was played in on goal by Stuart Armstrong but Sinclair would ensure a happy end to 2016 for his team, applying the finish to Armstrong's piercing ball across the face of goal.

Armstrong, Sinclair and substitute Nir Bitton forced further saves from Foderingham as Rangers continued to struggle in defence.

Woodwork plays its part

In a match of so many chances, it was a surprise there were only three goals.

Sinclair fired against the right-hand post as Celtic trailed, and Dembele's downward volley bounced up on to the crossbar at 1-1, with Sinclair firing the rebound wide.

And, after Sinclair had netted, Rangers were also left frustrated by the goal frame as Miller's shot came back off the same post Sinclair had hit in the opening half.

BBC contributed to this match report.

Celtic 0-2 Barcelona UCl Highlights & Results (Messi scores twice as Celtic are knocked out of Europe)

Lionel Messi (centre) converted a floated Neymar ball to put the visitors ahead

Celtic were eliminated from European competition as Barcelona won to secure top spot in Champions League Group C.

Lionel Messi struck the opener from Neymar's sumptuous pass, and only a stunning Craig Gordon save prevented Luis Suarez from heading home a second.

Moussa Dembele spurned Celtic's best chance before Messi scored a penalty.

Though Celtic can still draw level on points with Borussia Monchengladbach in third, the German side have a superior head-to-head record.

Brendan Rodgers' side remain on two points, having lost twice to Barca - who opened the group stage with a 7-0 win over Celtic - and at home to Gladbach.

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The Scottish champions, who came through two rounds of qualifiers and a play-off to reach the group stage, visit Manchester City on 6 December, when Barcelona host the German side.

City and Barca have qualified for the last 16, with Gladbach dropping into the Europa League in the New Year.

Match Highlights

Messi strikes

Barcelona scored their first goal courtesy of a classic piece of telepathy between Neymar and Messi. Celtic did not seem to be in much danger mere seconds before the ball was in their net. They had nine defenders behind the ball and, seemingly, everything under control.

When Neymar took possession on the left their problems began. Nobody pressed him quickly enough. The Brazilian had time to take a look and size up the situation. What he saw was four Celtic defenders waiting for his cross, then a corridor of space, then another five Celtic men behind the corridor.

Into the space ran Messi, as he does. At the precise moment he began his run, Neymar dinked in his delivery, a thing of weighted precision that Messi lashed past Gordon at his near post.

It could have got worse for Celtic very quickly. Messi put in a cross from the right just before the break and, from point-blank range, Suarez could not put it home. Gordon made a terrific save to delay the pain.

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Celtic 3-3 Manchester City Highlights (Nolito scores midway through second half to equalize for City third time)

Pep Guardiola and Manchester City took their 10 game winning streak to Celtic park where Celtic started the game absolute on fire and took the lead as early as third minute with a perfectly worked set-piece routine. City however hit back within 10 minutes through Fernandinho but crowd went into over drive as Celtic took the lead again in 20th minute thanks to Raheem sterling own goal. City scored equalizer for the second time in the game as both teams went into the break 2-2.

Match Highlights

Celtic 3-3 Manchester City Highlights

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03′ 1 – 0 Moussa Dembele scored after a perfectly put together set-piece resulted in ball deflecting off Dembele in the back of the net. Absolute cracking start to the game by homeside.

12′ 1 – 1 Fernandinho scored with a scuffed shot after Kolarov’s shot fell in the path of Fernandinho who took a touch and scored with left footed shot.

20′ 2 – 1 (Own Goal) Raheem Sterling scored an own goal as Celtic took the lead for second time in the game.

28′ 2 – 2 Raheem Sterling made up for earlier error as Manchester City found a way back into the game.

47′ 3 – 2 Moussa Dembele put Celtic back in the lead just after the halftime.

55′ 3 – 3 Nolito scored on a rebound to make it 3-3 and this cracking of a game continue.