Rodgers, Champions League
Celtic hold their destiny in their own hands tomorrow night as they take on YB Bern in the UEFA Champions League with the Hoops on the brink of possible progress to the next stage of the competition.
Brendan Rodgers and his players can secure a play-off place with a win, advancing to the knock-out phase of Europe’s top competition for the first time since 2013
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers wants his players and the fans to feel the history as they chase a win that will likely send them into the Champions League knockout phase. The Scottish champions are looking to take their tally to 12 points when they host Young Boys at Celtic Park on Wednesday.
Brendan Rodgers hailed Auston Trusty for his display against Kilmarnock - and said that’s what he expects from a Celtic centre-back.
The point against the Belgians was an important, Celtic have scrapped and fought and Brendan and the players would have signed up for a win against Young Boys to extend their stay and secure knockout football in the revamped Champions League. Everything has been building towards this game against the Swiss.
CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers took a BBC reporter to task when he asked if there was anything in the fact that Adam Idah stormed straight up the tunnel after being replaced during the 3-3 draw with
The match itself was a tighter affair than most had expected, but Rodgers was just happy that his team managed to get over the line
BRENDAN RODGERS has never lost a Scottish Cup tie and it’s now 18 wins in a row. But without taking any deserved credit from stubborn Killie, how Rodgers’ Bhoys made heavy work of this latest
Trusty fell to the floor after an altercation with Dundee defender Aaron Donnelly ahead of a 79th-minute corner and then failed to deal with the Northern Irishman when the ball was swung in as he headed home what appeared to be a winner for the dark blues.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers insists he is happy with Adam Idah's contribution despite a recent goal drought, while he is also weighing up whether to keep Johnny Kenny in Glasgow or send the Sligo native out on loan.
A win would be a massive step towards confirming renewed participation in world football’s premier club competition, and that is something that Hoops manager, Brendan Rodgers is aiming for. The Irishman said ahead of the match: “We want to win the game.