article_snippet.sent: Two dropped points won’t cause too much damage to Celtic’s title defence —
article_snippet.sent: but this draw will have offered encouragement to Inverness Caledonian Thistle ahead of next weekend
article_snippet.sent: ’s Scottish Cup semi-final against the champions.
article_snippet.sent: Celtic last travelled here during Celtic troubled and ultimately unsuccessful bid to qualify for the Champions League group stages, with manager Ronny Deila making 10 changes to the team in the midst of a two-legged tie with Slovenian champions Maribor.
article_snippet.sent: With Celtic eager to wrap up the title as quickly as possible, a victory was the priority this time and there were three changes to the team that beat Partick Thistle in midweek, Efe Ambrose and Scott Brown joining Griffiths in the starting line-up.
article_snippet.sent: With their team on such a poor run and struggling to score goals, the locals cringed — but Inverness rallied and produced an impressive response.
article_snippet.sent: Even so, it was Inverness who came on strongly at the end.
highlights_snippet.sent: Celtic failed to unlock the Inverness defence again and had to take a point .