Brendan Rodgers has been delighted with the progress his squad has made on the European stage this season, and he’s now relishing the following problem for his staff – a UEFA Champions League knockout play-off conflict with Bayern Munich.
The mouthwatering tie in opposition to the six instances winner of the European Cup/UEFA Champions League is a reward for a powerful league section marketing campaign which noticed the Hoops win three and draw three of their eight fixtures in opposition to some top-class opponents.
And the Celtic supervisor is wanting ahead to the contests in opposition to Vincent Kompany’s facet, who’re at the moment six factors clear on the prime of the Bundesliga.
Talking after the draw, Brendan Rodgers mentioned: “It’s good. We’ve earned to get to the play-off stage.
“The gamers have been excellent over the eight video games and that qualifies us to play certainly one of these prime groups so we’ll stay up for that when it comes.
“We’ve performed Bayern Munich earlier than in my time (2017). We had a very good sport at house, performed very effectively and will have gotten one thing from the sport.
‘We’re actually excited by the chance and we’ll give every little thing we are able to over the course of the 2 legs.’
“We have now improved. The important thing message for me this season, and what we wished to see, was progress and there’s little question that the staff has progressed over the course of the competitors.
“Over the course of the eight video games, we’ve proven clear development, each in our soccer and our mentality and our angle, as a result of being profitable at that degree isn’t just about capacity.
“It’s about angle and mentality, and the gamers have proven that and now we’ll want to point out that once more going into this subsequent degree.”
Upcoming Fixtures
Motherwell Vs. Celtic – Solar, Feb 2nd 2025, 15:00
