Brendan Rodgers says Celtic are under "no illusions" they are in for a tough test against Borussia Dortmund in front of the 'Yellow Wall' in the Champions League. (More Football News)
Celtic got off to a flying start in the last round, brushing aside Slovan Bratislava 5-1 last month to win their Champions League opener for the fir🍌st time, and sit second in the table behind Bayern Munich.
Having also won their final group-stage match last season, Rodgers' side are looking to w🎉in three consecutive matches in the competition for the first time since 1976.
But coming up against last season's runners-up, who began their campaign with a 3-0 vi🙈ctory over Club Brugge, is a different prospect for the Scottish champions.
Asked if this was the "acid test" for his side, R🎶odgers said: "I think this level is about as much about the head as it is about the skill. I don't doubt that with this team.
"I think we arrive in a great place. I am very relaxed and focused that we can get a result that builds on the first🔯 result.🌟"
Celtic have started the season in fine form and top the Scottish Premiership having won all six of their games, scoring 20 goals while conceding none💧.
Despite their strong start, Rodgers is looking back to pre-season to draw inspiration, after beating Manchester🍌 City and Chelsea in friendlies, scoring four times past both in back-to-back matches.
"I track it back to pre-season," he said. "The games 𝔉that we played tꦇhere, played some big teams and how we wanted to play at this level.
"We got off to a very good start in the last rou𓃲nd, so we come here to a stadium very much like Celtic Park in that they breathe football, and we're very excited by the challenge.
"We are under no illusions that we are up against a team who are challen꧑ging at the very top of elite football, but for us, I've always said, whether domestically or away in💯 this competition, it is about making us very difficult to play against with and without the ball.
"Offensively, Dortmund are very good. They lost some players in the summer, but I look at the team, and t⭕hey have some fantastic players in that middle-to-top areꦯa, so will put you on the back foot at times.
"It is a top side w꧑ith top players, and we have to be right on it to get a good performance and result."
