CELTIC'S dreams of a fourth straight Treble will perhaps have to weather more testing storms in the weeks and months to come, but neither a spirited Clyde outfit nor the gales of Storm Ciara ever threatened to blow those aspirations off course at a wild Broadwood. Celtic were returning to the scene of a past crime, of course, and Neil Lennon was given an unwelcome reminder of the afternoon where he, Roy Keane et al came a cropper here on Scottish Cup duty as the victorious Clyde team of 2006 were paraded on the pitch prior to kick-off.
For all their huff and puff though, Clyde's class of 2020 never looked like blowing Celtic down as the visitors clocked up their 33rd consecutive win in domestic cup competitions.
Goals from Oliver Ntcham and Scott Brown prior to the interval and a late strike from substitute Bayo were enough to claim a routine passage into the hat for the quarter-finals, and given that conditions weren't exactly conducive to smooth sailing and the history for Celtic here, that would probably have satisfied their manager.
Lennon was able to rest the likes of Callum McGregor, Odsonne Edouard and Leigh Griffiths, while Scott Bain took the gloves ahead of number one Fraser Forster. Patryk Klimala was given his first start for Celtic up top, and his first experience of the magic of the Scottish Cup was to be unceremoniously chopped down from behind by Clyde centre-back Scott Rumsby.
It was an encouraging start for the hosts though, and Mark Lamont had a pop at goal that skidded a yard wide via a deflection to offer the home fan some encouragement.
Celtic started to find their rhythm though, and a good combination between James Forrest and Moritz Bauer allowed the latter to cross for Mohamed Elyounoussi to smuggle an effort on goal that
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