SPAGHETTI HOOPS

It's backs to the Bol stuff but a point is tasty Italian takeaway for 10-men Celts

- MICHAEL GANNON

THE famous pasta sauce in these parts might be sensational but a battling point tasted pretty sweet for Celtic.

The Hoops surrendered a two-goal lead but getting out of Bologna with an Europa League point was heroic after battling with 10 men for an hour.

Reo Hatate blasted Celts to an early lead - but was then sent off for two mindless yellow cards in the space of three minutes.

Auston Trusty poached a second but Marin O'Neill's men had to withstand a second-half battering.

The Serie A outfit - led by Scotland ace Lewis Ferguson - clawed back the deficit but the Hoops managed to hang on to give them a superb chance of reaching the knockout stages.

It was a wild night - but some result in the end.

Celts got off to a dream start as keeper Lukasz Skorupski had a nightmare on his return after two month's out.

The Pole shanked his pass straight to Daizen Maeda, who squared for Hatate to bury after just five minutes.

The goalscorer turned sinner though with two needless bookings to get himself sent off, firstly for tangling with Ferguson and then for slapping Juan Miranda on the back.

The Hoops had to seriously dig in to keep Bologna at bay but then stunned the hosts with a second just before halftime when Trusty tucked away after Arne Engels flicked on Kieran Tierney's corner.