{"id":43330,"date":"2026-02-16T07:23:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:23:13","slug":"big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Big loss&#8217; &#8211; Celtic star out for several weeks with injury after win over Kilmarnock"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock\/#ONeill_says_Celtics_win_over_Killie_is_%E2%80%98not_good_for_your_health\" >O&#8217;Neill says Celtic&#8217;s win over Killie is &#8216;not good for your health&#8217;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock\/#Worse_than_Schmeichel_vs_Killy_Celtic_flop_should_have_been_sold_in_January\" >Worse than Schmeichel vs Killy: Celtic flop should have been sold in January<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/big-loss-celtic-star-out-for-several-weeks-with-injury-after-win-over-kilmarnock\/#Arne_Engels_to_be_out_for_up_to_two_months_with_thigh_injury\" >Arne Engels to be out for up to two months with thigh injury<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<p>Julian Araujo scored a dramatic winning goal in stoppage time as Celtic picked up a massive three points with a 3-2 win over Kilmarnock in the Premiership title race, but Martin O&#8217;Neill revealed a worrying injury in the post-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"o-39-neill-says-celtic-39-s-win-at-killie-39-not-great-for-my-health-39\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ONeill_says_Celtics_win_over_Killie_is_%E2%80%98not_good_for_your_health\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>O&#8217;Neill says Celtic&#8217;s win over Killie is &#8216;not good for your health&#8217;<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill praised his side&#8217;s character but said standards needed to improve following Sunday&#8217;s dramatic come-from-behind victory at Rugby Park.<\/p>\n<p>After scoring last-minute winning goals in their last two games against Dundee and Livingston, the game was delayed again as Araujo fired home to send the away end into a frenzy and keep the Hoops within three points of the leaders.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill, who is celebrating his 300th game as Celtic manager, likened the Celtic team&#8217;s determination to that of previous Hoops teams, but admitted he was tired of seeing his team leave so late.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_6\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cTwenty-odd years ago, I led a really great team that had a lot of spirit and a lot of determination and always saw it to the end.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cThis team has a lot of character and despite a poor first half against a strong Kilmarnock side, they showed great character. We were 2-0 down at half-time but never gave up.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;You can throw all the usual praise at us, but the players today deserved it because even at half-time, when we were so behind, there was still a feeling that if we could get a goal relatively early in the second half, we could turn things around. And that&#8217;s what happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Obviously it&#8217;s incredibly satisfying to win and it was great to win the way we did at the end. But if that&#8217;s how you have to win games, if you have to win like that, you can&#8217;t keep doing it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;It worries me and, well, it&#8217;s not good for my health. It&#8217;s really tiring, to be honest. Some of these young guys, my coaching staff, when I look around, they&#8217;re much younger than me, so I think they can carry the burden, but not for me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"worse-than-schmeichel-celtic-hatate-should-have-been-sold\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kasper-schmeichel-celtic-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kasper-schmeichel-celtic-rangers.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worse_than_Schmeichel_vs_Killy_Celtic_flop_should_have_been_sold_in_January\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tWorse than Schmeichel vs Killy: Celtic flop should have been sold in January<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Worse than Kasper Schmeichel, this Celtic failure should have been sold in the January window.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The manager also confirmed the worrying injury news regarding one of his top players&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"arne-engels-set-to-miss-up-to-two-months-with-thigh-injury\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arne_Engels_to_be_out_for_up_to_two_months_with_thigh_injury\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Arne Engels to be out for up to two months with thigh injury<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Arne Engels limped off against Livingston in midweek and O&#8217;Neill admitted after the win over Killie that the midfielder faces around six weeks out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s his thigh and it&#8217;s a big loss for us, definitely,&#8221; the Northern Irishman said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Games that Engels may miss<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>competition<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Stuttgart (H)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>europe league<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Hibernian(H)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>premiership<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Stuttgart (A)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>europe league<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Rangers (A)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>premiership<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Aberdeen (A)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>premiership<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Rangers (A)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>scotland cup<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Motherwell (H)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>premiership<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Dundee United (A)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>premiership<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Engels has attracted strong interest from Premier League side Nottingham Forest and has made a huge impact for the Hoops this season, scoring five goals and providing five assists in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill joked he would only sell the Belgian for \u00a3100m when Forest tabled a \u00a325m bid in January, but he will now have to make do without the playmaker for nearly two months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Araujo scored a dramatic winning goal in stoppage time as Celtic picked up a massive three points with a 3-2 win over Kilmarnock in the Premiership title race, but Martin O&#8217;Neill revealed a worrying injury in the post-match press conference. 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