Jason Denayer and Nir Bitton were like a brick wall

Craig Gordon can thank the duo in front of him for making sure he did not have a torrid night at the San Siro and both Bitton and Denayer deserved far better than to see their side knocked out of the competition.

They faced an onslaught from the 36th minute onwards and made sure that Inter were reduced to taking pot shots – and were unlucky that Guarin hit the ball as well as he did and scored a cracker.

The fact that the shot was from 22 yards out and came two minutes from the end of the game says a whole lot about how well the defenders performed and if they carry on in that vein for the rest of the season, it will be a bright one for the Bhoys, domestically at least.