Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has been studying Celtic’s Champions League opponents, and his comments show just how costly the Hoops’ exit to Kairat Almaty really was. Celtic went out on penalties in August, a result that shocked supporters and dropped Brendan Rodgers’ side into the Europa League. For Kairat, it was a landmark moment
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 31 |
| 2 | Celtic | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Hibernian | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 21 |
| 5 | Rangers | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 19 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Dundee | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 12 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 11 |
| 11 | St Mirren | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 10 |
| 12 | Livingston | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 8 |
