Celtic appeared to be suffering a case of the Barcelona blues as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by St Johnstone in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Parkhead yesterday .

There was a tangible sense of anti-climax following the historic home win over the Catalan giants, and even when substitute Tony Watt, on at the break, put the home side ahead they did not look convincing.

Nigel Hasselbaink levelled in the 76th minute to leave Celtic with two points from the last nine. St Johnstone were forced to defend in the closing stages but they deservedly held out for a point.

Pat Fenlon’s Hibernian went clear of Celtic at the top of the table with victory over Dundee United yesterday. Leigh Griffiths and Eoin Doyle gave the hosts a two goal lead before Gary Mackay-Steven pulled one back for United.

A patchwork Hibs defence survived a few late scares to hold on to their advantage and win their third league game on the bounce.