Celtic duo Gustaf Lagerbielke and Alistair Johnston spent their Friday night at Glasgow’s Emirates Arena, just across the road from Paradise.
The World Athletics Championships are ongoing in Glasgow this weekend, with the Emirates providing a host venue. It caused slight havoc on Wednesday, the closure of the arena’s car park diverting some supporters’ buses elsewhere.
On Friday, Lagerbielke and Johnston paid a visit in an evening that ended with the men’s 60m final. Intriguingly, Lagerbielke’s fellow Swede, Henrik Larsson (yes, you heard that right but not that one) was competing in the event.
He missed out on a medal, coming fifth, but that didn’t stop the Hoops’ defenders from enjoying their night:
While Lagerbielke was in support of the namesake of one of his Swedish Celtic predecessors, his teammate naturally wanted Canada to succeed:
Tickets for the Athletics World Championships are highly sought-after, but one imagines the pair would have had no issues. They seemed to have an enjoyable time, but their full focus now shifts to Tynecastle.
The Hoops take on Hearts on Sunday in what is a pivotal clash in the Scottish Premiership. A repeat performance of Wednesday would be greatly welcomed by the supporters who know that nothing but three points is acceptable.
