O’Riley: We will feel the benefits of our Japan tour

Pre-season is not meant to be easy and Celtic made sure they were going to be worked on the trip to Japan, playing against two teams packed full of quality and more than halfway through their season. The games against Yokohama F. Marinos and Saturday’s most recent 1-0 win over Gamba Osaka were crucial for getting the squad up to match fitness ahead of the upcoming campaign in two weeks...