Martin O’Neill makes bizarre Celtic Europa League claim after revealing Rangers wish

Patrick Sinat writes that Celtic manager Martin O'Neill made surprising comments regarding Rangers and his own squad's Europa League capabilities. Following Celtic's 2-0 Scottish Premiership win over Motherwell, O'Neill stated he wished Rangers had qualified for Europe solely so they would face fixture congestion. He also admitted he could not tell whether Celtic are good enough to compete in Europe ahead of their upcoming match against Benfica.

Sinat argues that O'Neill's uncertainty about his squad's European readiness is concerning as Celtic enter a run of five matches in 14 days. Meanwhile, Rangers have cleared midweek schedules to focus entirely on domestic competition under Derek McInnes.