Irish Daily Mirror

SHOCK THE WORLD

Rodgers tells Bhoys they CAN beat French superstars

- BY CRAIG SWAN

Celtic v PSG Champs Lge Grp B, 7.45pm

BRENDAN RODGERS has urged Celtic to prove the whole world wrong. He is aware the watching planet expects his team to lose the Group B opener but the Parkhead boss believes that has opened a door for his young guns to write a fresh chapter in their Champions League folklore. Rodgers (right) said: “We are clear that the world will look at the game and everyone will expect us to lose. But, for our players, our own cause is different. These

are the games where you get the chance to write your story that can be heard worldwide. “We fought so hard to get into the competitio­n, so we can go on and make progress. Home games can be very important for us. “We are facing a huge opponent, but we are excited by it. We won’t be overawed by it. “It’s brilliant, it will be a really exciting night. With the level of player PSG have, it leaves a big focus on some of their outstandin­g individual­s and it’s great to be involved in it. “Maybe not many people were watching the Hamilton game last Friday night, but certainly the eyes of the world will be on this game and it should be a great spectacle. “In these types of games, attitude is everything. You can’t look too closely at them, or think too emotionall­y. “PSG are put together to win this competitio­n, there’s no doubt about that. “They’ve brought in Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, so their focus is clearly on winning it. “But we have a courage to play and a courage physically to press and work.”

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