Experience suggests that the best tonic to recover from a disappointing result is big game. Big games set their own orbit, no one needs motivated, focus is achieved without effort. ‘Small’ games expose vulnerabilities. Just days after AEK Athens eliminated Celtic from the Champions League in 2018, Championship Dunfermline took the champions to extra time
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Hearts | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Kilmarnock | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Rangers | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Falkirk | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Livingston | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 4 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Dundee | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 12 | Aberdeen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
