BT SPORTS have indulged in a bit of revisionism when it comes to one of the biggest skelpings Celtic have received on the European stage.
In an attempt to hype up Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final between Barcelona and Liverpool the broadcaster’s social media page went off the deep end talking about Virgil van Dijk.
As the Dutchman gets set to head back to the Camp Nou for the first time since he and his Celtic teammates were turned over, BT tried to call the defender’s previous display in the stadium as ‘imperious’.
If it's possible to lose 6-1 and still come out with credit, then Virgil van Dijk did it against Barcelona in 2013…
His defensive display that night was absolutely imperious 💪👊pic.twitter.com/95GKimzHb0
— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) May 1, 2019
Celtic fell 6-1 that night to a rampant Barcelona side and Virgil was as culpable as anyone. A rabbit in the headlight comes to mind for the whole team who couldn’t live with the tempo and skill of Barcelona.
Virgil said himself he didn’t have a good game but he learned a lot from the tie. A couple of clips calling the big man’s display as ‘imperious’ is pretty hard to swallow.
Whatever floats your boat.
