Rodgers has already gained all there’s to win in Scotland, comfortably and repeatedly. Europe was the hurdle he had did not clear with them – till now.
After the 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund at first of October, this might have been virtually unimaginable.
“The final word intention is to get into the knockout part and that is what they’ve achieved so it is a good night time,” former supervisor Neil Lennon stated on TNT Sports activities.
“Off the again of the heavy defeat in Dortmund, they’re unbeaten within the Champions League. For them to bounce again from that was nice character and nice capacity.”
That five-game unbeaten streak has propelled Celtic to qualification with a recreation to spare, taking the stress off subsequent week’s journey south to face Aston Villa. Victory there may even imply a top-eight end and direct entry to the final 16.
“I could not dream that he would get a degree away in opposition to Atalanta, for instance, and that confirmed actually that they’ve matured,” stated former defender Johan Mjallby.
“The steadiness is healthier. They know they cannot go gung-ho and at all times on assault. They seem to be a bit higher in balancing to maintain the ball a bit longer these days. That is been a key, particularly the best way the away type has been very, superb.”
On an analogous theme, Rodgers added: “For us to win it, it reveals the maturity and the event of this squad. You’ve got seen the place they’ve come from final season, the place we performed properly however did not fairly get the factors.”
