Rodgers has already received all there may be to win in Scotland, conveniently and again and again. Europe was once the hurdle he had didn’t transparent with them – till now.
After the 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund originally of October, this might had been nearly unattainable.
“Without equal goal is to get into the knockout segment and that is the reason what they have performed so it is a sensible night time,” former supervisor Neil Lennon stated on TNT Sports activities.
“Off the again of the heavy defeat in Dortmund, they are unbeaten within the Champions League. For them to dance again from that was once nice personality and nice skill.”
That five-game unbeaten streak has propelled Celtic to qualification with a sport to spare, taking the drive off subsequent week’s shuttle south to stand Aston Villa. Victory there may even imply a top-eight end and direct access to the remaining 16.
“I could not dream that he would get some degree away in opposition to Atalanta, as an example, and that confirmed actually that they have got matured,” stated former defender Johan Mjallby.
“The stability is best. They know they may be able to’t cross gung-ho and all the time on assault. They are a bit of higher in balancing to stay the ball a bit of longer at the present time. That is been a key, particularly the best way the away shape has been very, superb.”
On a an identical theme, Rodgers added: “For us to win it, it displays the adulthood and the improvement of this squad. You’ve got observed the place they have come from remaining season, the place we performed smartly however did not relatively get the issues.”
