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Rodgers highlights where Celtic have an edge on any Champions League team

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Brendan Rodgers believes that Celtic have the edge over Barcelona and Manchester City in one key area- supporters.

The Irishman watched from the terraces as a supporter and got a taste of the real thing in the Champions League qualifiers against Astana and Hapoel Beer Sheva.

Late in September Celtic will host Manchester City with Rodgers convinced that the backing of 60,000 can have an impact on the park.

The supporters will always give us a chance to progress,” Rodgers declared. “My experience in cup competitions is that your home games are vital for you. Notoriously difficult away from home, and Celtic, long before my time here, it’s always been difficult away from home but if you can get results in your home games and make it as difficult as you possibly can, and with the crowd that will always give us possibilities.

Then, you see where it takes you but we are not in the group just to make up the numbers. We know the teams we are up against are huge teams, especially Barcelona and Manchester City, and Borussia Monchengladbach are a team that’s really progressing in the last few years. So we understand the competition but it doesn’t stop us fighting to do the very best we can.

We know it’s going to be a really special atmosphere at Celtic Park, and I’m sure the three teams will know the Celtic Park experience won’t make it easy for them. And, for us, away from home, can we build a strategy that allows us to get points?”

On a personal note Rodgers admitted: “I’m looking forward to the coaching experience and I’m sure the players are looking forward to playing against really good players, because in these type of games you become a better footballer.

“You will always learn something from the game. I was talking to Danny McGrain the other day about his experiences. Danny was obviously an incredible player and a wonderful captain and played lots of games in Scotland, but his first times when he stepped into European football, the winger he was playing against made a move that he hadn’t seen before. So that helped him become a better full-back.”

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