Celtic fans praise incredible Laxalt statistic from Lille draw
Celtic surrendered a two-goal lead in France on Thursday but managed to get their first Europa League points with a draw against Lille.
Two brilliant first-half goals from Mohamed Elyounoussi were cancelled out in the final 25 minutes by Zeki Celik and Jonathan Ikone.
However, despite the late slip-up, several Hoops fans have waxed lyrical over the display of loanee Diego Laxalt following his performance.
The 27-year-old, who made the move to Parkhead on deadline day, turned out for the fourth time in green and white.
He was the second-best performer on the park against Lille, behind Elyounoussi, with a WhoScored rating of 8.29.
The Uruguayan made an incredible 13 tackles and four interceptions during the 90 minutes – the same amount of tackles as the rest of the Celtic line-up combined.
@CPHamill shared the total tally shortly after full time in France, which led to these Hoops fans heaping praise on Laxalt as a result.
Twitter: @CPHamill @Brother_Celtic Boy was brilliant tonight and four at the back allows for potentially brilliant partnersh… https://t.co/ZHfcTGSjVF (@Divaldo1888)
Twitter: @CPHamill Man of the match for me if Moi didn’t score twice. Amazing signing. (@mickeymigsy)
Twitter: @CPHamill @Gastro_Celtic The Bhoys a player (@Tomalloy2)
Twitter: @CPHamill He was immense (@suziceee66)
Twitter: @neily_bhoy @CPHamill Outstanding. (@mikeyhamill27)
Celtic’s official Twitter account also shared the stat regarding Laxalt…
Twitter: @CelticFC Seriously, what a player.. (@McGuire_67)
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Twitter: @CelticFC sign him up for life. what a player (@mark_kavanagh67)
Twitter: @CelticFC Imagine if the whole team could play with the energy and commitment this guy shows. Been well impressed w… https://t.co/0nnOJNjONp (@maltman_craig)