Bravery was the word of the day. Richie Foran slammed his Inverness Caley Thistle players for showing none. Callum McGregor earned plaudits for coming out fighting.
Minutes from the end of the Champions League draw in Monchengladbach last midweek, the Parkhead midfielder had a gilt-edged opportunity to win it.
He could have scored. Brendan Rodgers said he should have scored. When he didn't, McGregor almost became the story.
'It has been hard for me,' he admitted. 'When you get in that position, you try to finish — it didn't happen and then after that you hear people talking about it and you have to try to put it to the back of your mind.