As far as resilient and spirited performances go, Celtic’s second half display at Ibrox on Sunday (March 1) ranks high on the list of never-say-die Celtic comebacks in recent times. Trailing 2-0 at half time at Ibrox, it looked like the match was beyond Martin O’Neill’s men, but goals from Kieran Tierney and Reo Hatate meant that the Hoops left with a valuable point and their spirits soaring. The players who came off the bench for Celtic in the second half made a world of difference to the outcome of the match, with one of those substitutes, Sebastian Tounekti, saying that the rescued point speaks volumes about the strength of character in the Celtic dressing room. Speaking to Celtic TV ahead of tomorrow night’s trip to Aberdeen, the winger reflected on Sunday’s second-half salvage mission. “It was a strange game to be honest, a game of two halves.” Tounekti said. “In the first half we weren’t even close, but the second half was really good. “As a player, and the type of player I am, I want to help the team. I want to come off the bench and help my mates to win the game. “We managed to get a draw in the end and there are still many matches left, so a point on Sunday was really big. ‘We’ve showed all season that we are a team who will never stop fighting or believing.’ “Many would have said after the first half that we were finished but we know that we are a team who can fight back and we did. “It’s important for us to keep that belief in us until the end of the season.”Now that the dust has settled on what was a dramatic Sunday afternoon, the Hoops are in preparation mode for their trip to Pittodrie tomorrow night for their rescheduled match against Aberdeen. A win for the Hoops would see them move in to second place in the table and Tounekti says that the full focus of everyone involved is on returning to Glasgow with three points tomorrow. He added: “I’m really excited (for the Aberdeen match). As a player you always want to play games all the time. “It will be a hard game, the boys have said it’s always hard to go there but I believe in the group and the confidence is growing. “If we can take Sunday’s second half with us in to this game, that would be really good. We’re looking for a massive three points on Wednesday.” Sebastian Tounekti’s full pre-match interview is available to watch on Celtic TV. SUBSCRIBE TO CELTIC TVFixturesAberdeen Vs. Celtic – Wed, Mar 4th 2026, 20:00
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