Gordon Strachan twice led the Hoops into the knockout stage of Uefa's premier competition and set out what his old club need to do this time around
Gordon Strachan insists Celtic will have to give one of the big guns a bloody nose to give them their best chance of progressing to the Champions League knockout stage.
Brendan Rodgers is now looking to get to the knockout stage for the first time with the tournament expanded and Strachan reckons an extra home game in front of the raucous Parkhead crowd can give them the edge. They kick off at home to Slovan Bratislava with games against RB Leipzig, Young Boys, Borussia Dortmund, Atalanta, Dinamo Zagreb, Club Brugge and a Battle of Britain against Aston Villa.
“That’s what you need to get through and I imagine it will be the same with the new format. The extra game at Celtic Park could give them an advantage. Brendan Rodgers has mentioned he wants to have a real go in the competition this season and that could help him.” You can also follow our dedicated Celtic podcast page and sign up to our newsletters to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.
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