CELTIC players were forced to dodge a missile launched in their direction during full-time celebrations at Ibrox.
Ange Postecoglou and his squad were celebrating with the 700-strong travelling support at Ibrox when an object was thrown from the stands.
Daizen Maeda, Reo Hatate, Cameron Carter-Vickers, James McCarthy, Scott Bain, David Turnbull and Anthony Ralston moved out the way of the object.
Despite the near miss, the players seemed to laugh off the missile as it landed on the pitch before they continued to applaud the away support.
Sky Sports cameras caught the entire incident in footage after the match.
It comes after the second-half was delayed by broken glass in Joe Hart's penalty area. A broken glass bottle was discovered in the box before the second-half began.
Hart and Ibrox staff then socured the box removing the broken shards before the match could restart after the five-minute delay.
Postecoglou also confirmed after the match that a backroom staff member was left requiring stitches after being struck by a missile lobbed at half-time.
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Asked to confirm the reports, Postecoglou said: “Yeah, he was, on the way in. I think he is okay, He had a couple of stitches.
“It is disappointing because this is a game that gets beamed around the world and it stands on its own.
"You had two teams going at it in first and second spot and you don’t need a couple of idiots spoiling it.”
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