Celtic Midfielder Arne Engels Struck in the Face by a Coin Thrown From the Stands During Scottish Premiership Clash Against Rangers

During the high octane Scottish Premiership clash against Rangers, Celtic midfielder Arne Engels was struck in the face by a coin thrown at him from the stands

Celtic midfielder Arne Engels was struck in the face by a coin on Thursday during a high-octane Scottish Premiership clash against Rangers at the Ibrox Stadium. The incident occurred just before Engels was about to take a corner for Celtic in the second half of the match. He fell to the ground after being hit by the coin on the side of his left eye and received treatment on the field before continuing to play in the match.

Celtic suffered a big 0-3 defeat against Rangers in a one-sided contest on Thursday. Rangers had 24 shots at goal in comparison to just four from the visitors. Ianis Hagi opened the scoring for Rangers in the seventh minute before two second half goals from Robin Propper and Danilo sealed the deal for their team.

The result leaves Rangers with a substantial lead of 11 points over Celtic after both teams have played 19 matches each in the Scottish Premiership. There were no fans from Celtic in the Ibrox Stadium during their latest defeat against Rangers because of the ongoing dispute in regard to the away ticket allocation.

Celtic believe that the Police Scotland are investigating two separate incidents in the matter apart from stating that the “repeated targeting of our players and staff with missiles is quite appalling and completely unacceptable.”

In the post-match interview, Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers gave an update that while Engels is “ok,” the incident could have been catastrophic if the coin had hit him an inch lower, right in the eye. Meanwhile, Rangers have condemned the incident in the “strongest possible terms” apart from ensuring everyone that they will assist in the police investigation into the matter.