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Celtic win derby 3-0!

ByReuters

Published 03/01/2004 at 14:32 GMT

Celtic took an enormous stride towards regaining the Scottish premier league title when they beat their only real rivals Rangers 3-0 on Saturday to open an 11-point lead.

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The victory was secured by Stilian Petrov's 19th-minute diving header, which trickled over the line after bouncing off both posts, another header by Stanislav Varga after an hour and Alan Thompson's stunning 84th-minute free kick.
It was Celtic's second Glasgow derby success of the season - they won 1-0 at Ibrox in October - and although the campaign is only at the halfway point it makes them odds-on favourites to reclaim the championship after Rangers pipped them on the last day of last season.
It was also a club record 18th successive league win for Celtic - a run starting after they drew their opening game of the season with Dunfermline - beating the 17 set under Jock Stein in 1968.
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