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Rodgers wants his players breathing down the necks of PSG superstars

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10 billionair­es coming to Scotland it’s what we have to do.”

Rodgers won’t get a billion to spend before tonight but he expects a million in terms of effort and commitment from his players.

You can’t take a wallet on to the pitch and for 90 minutes Celtic and their boss believe they can compete.

Rodgers said: “This is a game to go and enjoy. Make no bones about it this is a superior team to us.

“But we take an attitude into the game. We’re very much a team and have the ability to play in this type of game. We have speed, strength and power so it’s a great chance for us to make a good start. It’s going to be a big challenge but one we’re determined to embrace.

“The beauty is we are not stiff and rigid in our way of working. Compared to this stage last season we have a lot more mobility, strength and power. That’s what this competitio­n is about.

“When we prepare domestical­ly you have a lot of the game, you are working on counter-pressing, getting the ball back quickly and having it for 70 per cent of the game.

“You find ways of beating teams who are sat a lot deeper. It’s a different strategy at this level.

“You still want to dominate the ball but it’s also about control of the game which sometimes comes without the ball. I’m looking forward to that element because we rarely get the chance to do that.

“At the highest level you must be confident on the counter-attack. It’s a balance. You must have resilience, courage, bravery, persistenc­e. And a wee bit of luck along the way.

“This is a level where you have to stay calm. But it’s a game we’re really looking forward to.” CELTIC face a moneybags side tonight PSG who cost over £605million more than the Scottish champions to assemble. Their line-up and bench Metz cost against a barely believable £626.5m to buy, including four-man a strikeforc­e that cost staggering a £450m. Celtic’s side that thrashed Hamilton £21.15m cost to put together. CELTIC (starters and subs): used Gordon (free); Lustig (Rosenborg, pre-contract); Simunovic (Dinamo Bitton Zagreb, £4m); (Ashdod, £700,000); Tierney (homegrown, free); McGregor (homegrown, Brown free); (Hibs, £4.4m); Armstrong (Dundee Utd, £1.25m); (Man Ntcham City, £4.5m); Forrest (homegrown, free); Sinclair (Aston Villa, £4m); Roberts loan); (Man City, Hayes (Aberdeen, £1m); Edouard (PSG, loan). subs: Unused Rogic (Central Coast Mariners, £500,000); de Vries (Nottingham Forest, Ralston £100,000); (homegrown, free); (IK Start, Ajer £700,000). PSG (starters and used subs): Areola (homegrown, Meunier free); (Bruges, £6m); Kimpembe (homegrown, Marquinhos free); (Roma, £30m); Berchiche (Real Sociedad, Motta (Inter £12m); Milan, £10m); Lo Celso (Rosario, £8.5m); Rabiot (homegrown, free); Nkunku, (homegrown, free); Draxler (Wolfsburg, £35m); Mbappe (Monaco, £166m loan); Neymar (Barcelona, £198m); (Napoli, Cavani £55m); Moura (Sao £38m). Unused Paulo, subs: Trapp (Eintracht Frankfurt, (Juventus, £8m); Alves free); Silva (Milan, £40m); Kurzawa (Monaco, £20m).

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