Brendan Rodgers has been addressing the media ahead of Celtic’s second Champions League league phase game against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.
Here are the key points he made:
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Defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has not made the journey to Germany and will miss the game due to a toe injury.
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Rodgers “is not looking for perfection” against Dortmund, instead he is wanting his side to be “really, really difficult to play against and give everything we have”.
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The manager said he is very relaxed, but focussed ahead of Tuesday’s game.
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The squad are “in a really good place” which “allows us to be competitive”.
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Rodgers said he wants to see if “we can make that step from qualification and participating into competing at this level”.
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He “absolutely” sees this as an “acid test”.
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On the impact of this stadium and the support, Rodgers said, “tomorrow we play for the dreams of the supporters”.
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Rodgers said Dortmund are “still a formidable team” and it’s “a big challenge” for his side.