Brendan Rodgers hails an outstanding performance
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers talks with Callum McGregor of Celtic during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic FC and RB Leipzig at Celtic Park on November 05, 2024 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, speaking to UEFA.com: “It was an outstanding team performance. You know you’re playing against a top side with every facet of the game you’d like – speed and power and technique.
“We were very good in the game. We made a good start, then got rocked after 20 minutes when they scored. It took us a bit of time to get going again but once we got that first goal we got that confidence.
“Throughout the game our intensity, pressing and maturity in our aggression gave us the confidence to play. We pressed well and we passed well.
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Auston Trusty celebrates at full time during the UEFA Champions League match between Celtic FC and RB Leipzig at Celtic Park on November 05, 2024 (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
“It’s a great tribute to the players because they’re playing against a team that are amazing on the counterpress. For us to get that goal, especially that second goal in that pressing way… then we did a lot of good things without the ball tonight which gave us the room to play and we showed great quality.”
“If you had said after the Dortmund game that we’d take four points from Atalanta and Leipzig, people might not have believed us. The players have shown great maturity. I just felt we could put the defensive performance (against) Atalanta together with the attacking excitement of the Slovan Bratislava game (5-1 win). We managed to marry them and produce a great performance,” Brendan said.
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