Celtic supervisor Brendan Rodgers claims pleasure has worn out any trepidation forward of their Champions League opener.
The Scottish champions start their European marketing campaign towards Feyenoord in Rotterdam on Tuesday.
Rodgers’ aspect warmed up with a 3-0 win over Dundee which took them two factors clear on the high of the cinch Premiership on Saturday however there have been additional indicators they’re nonetheless discovering their rhythm underneath Rodgers throughout a goalless first half when Joe Hart made a powerful save from Luke McCowan.
Rodgers, whose aspect additionally face Lazio and Atletico Madrid within the group stage, stated: “It’s a really exciting time. I know there always can be a wee bit of trepidation going into the Champions League and the level, but for me there is nothing but excitement.
“It’s a brilliant opportunity for us playing in the elite competition in European club football.
“We are going to a real historical ground. We are coming off the back of a couple of really good wins in different ways.
“We will recover well, we will get our plan right and we will put out a team to get a result.
“We are really going to enjoy the Champions League. Listen, they are the Dutch champions so they will be a very good side.”
Daizen Maeda had a objective dominated out for offside and Matt O’Riley hit the submit with a deflected effort however Celtic in any other case struggled to get in behind Dundee in the course of the first half.
The breakthrough got here within the 51st minute when David Turnbull netted a penalty after getting himself in the best way of Ryan Howley’s over-eager makes an attempt to win the ball on the sting of the field.
Celtic stepped up the tempo and Kyogo Furuhashi headed house earlier than organising O’Riley to spherical off the scoring halfway by way of the half.
Rodgers had handed Nat Phillips a debut just for the on-loan Liverpool defender to return off at half-time with an ankle harm, though he’s anticipated to be match for Rotterdam.
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Paulo Bernardo and Luis Palma made their Celtic debuts off the bench whereas Reo Hatate made his comeback from a calf harm in the course of the second half.
Dundee supervisor Tony Docherty was proud of how his recreation plan was working at half-time and he vowed they’d not be derailed by the 16-minute objective flurry.
Docherty, whose aspect host Kilmarnock on Saturday, stated: “We will not be defined by losing at Celtic Park but what we will be defined by is our reaction to it.
“A lot of positives, a lot I was pleased about. Every goal was preventable but I have got to take positives and move on to what is a massive game next week at home.”
