“It’s given us good momentum now to kick on,” Liam Scales

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·10 marzo 2026

“It’s given us good momentum now to kick on,” Liam Scales

Liam Scales believes Celtic’s performances away from home in the last 10 days have instilled the confidence needed for the team to chase a league and cup double this season…

Liam Scales at Ibrox. theRangers 2 Celtic 2. Sunday 1st March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

The Hoops faced doubts ahead of a demanding run of four matches on the road, including trips to Stuttgart, Aberdeen and two visits to Ibrox.

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However, Martin O’Neill’s men answered critics with an uplifting victory in Germany, a hard-earned three points at Pittodrie and a crucial 2-2 league draw against theRangers, before edging their rivals in a dramatic Scottish Cup penalty shootout at the weekend.

Liam Scales with Viljami Sinisalo. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou

Scales feels emerging from the difficult sequence without defeat has put Celtic in a strong position for the closing stretch of the campaign.

With nine Premiership fixtures remaining and a Scottish Cup triumph still within reach, the defender believes momentum is firmly on their side.

Celtic now turn their attention to another monumental league encounter against Motherwell on Saturday, and Scales said via Daily Record: “It’s good for confidence, obviously. You looked at the four games and you thought we need to take it game by game, but it was a difficult run.”

“It’s good to be out the other side of it. Now we have more time in between games to recover and rest. It’s put us in the perfect position to where we want to be. We need to take the momentum now and go on.

“We know it’s there, we know maybe the quality, we haven’t got to the levels as consistently as we would like. But the character has got us through games, scoring last-minute goals and keeping a clean sheet on Sunday. It’s given us good momentum now to kick on.”

The Irishman captained Celtic during the trip to Ibrox in the absence of injured skipper Callum McGregor, who remains a doubt for this weekend’s clash with Motherwell due to a calf issue.

While Kieran Tierney is tipped to make his return, Scales stressed that those who stepped in delivered a gritty and determined performance in the Glasgow derby.

He said: “It’s brilliant because there’s no real game like this. Now the lads have experienced it. Next time we have to do it, they’ll have that experience in there. They’ll have experienced what it’s like. It’s hard to explain.”

“The first 10 to 15 minutes can be a blur. The lads have experienced that now and come through it and done well. It can really help. I think if you can do it here and play well here in Celtic Park in one of these fixtures, you’re well prepared for any game.”

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