Champions League: Brendan Rodgers, the Celtics’ manager, is optimistic that their “small details” won’t cost them

Brendan Rodgers, the manager of Celtic, has dismissed the “narrative” surrounding Slovan Bratislava and stated that they anticipate a challenging Champions League debut. Prior to the start of the redesigned tournament, Aaron Rodgers exuded confidence and insisted that the Hoops should have achieved more from their season, which ended with them finishing last in Group E with four points. On Wednesday night, Celtic will play the Slovakian champions and are the favorites over the bottom-seeded team in the league. “We come into every game and respect every single opponent we play,” Rodgers stated.

“Obviously there will be a narrative around this game, which I totally get, but I look at Bratislava and they have had four ties and eight games to actually get to this stage. Being the national champion of your country, whatever it may be, makes you think you’re a pretty excellent squad, which is why you participate in the Champions League.” The teams that finish in ninth through twenty-fourth place will play a two-leg play-off to guarantee a spot in the competition’s final sixteen, while the top eight teams in the league will automatically advance to the knockout stages.