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Champions League | Group Stage
Nov 23, 2016 at 7.45pm UK
 
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Brendan Rodgers urges Celtic not to show Barcelona "too much respect"

Rodgers: 'We showed Barca too much respect'
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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers warns his team against showing Barcelona "too much respect" in tomorrow's Champions League clash.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has claimed that his team showed Barcelona "too much respect" when they suffered a mauling at Camp Nou in their Champions League clash in September.

The Scottish giants welcome Luis Enrique and his team, including Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar, to Glasgow this week as they go head to head again in Group C.

Celtic were thumped 7-0 in Spain, with Rodgers's former Liverpool player Suarez netting twice, but the Northern Irishman is hoping for a different result on Wednesday night.

"We clearly showed them too much respect on the field," Rodgers told reporters. "There were many different aspects of the game we learned from, showing that courage to get on the ball, having that bravery, having respect for the opponent but not necessarily within the game.

"The players have shown they've learned from it; we're playing than at home, so it's a real good measure and our mentality will change.

"The players have shown from that game that they've changed. It will be a tough game for us, of course, against top-class team with arguably the best front three you could say has played for Barcelona, but I would hope it would be a different performance from us."

Celtic are yet to win a group game having lost two and drawn two, which has sent them to the bottom of the standings, five points off a qualification place.

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

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Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

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Q Belgium Belgium31114
Q Slovakia Slovakia31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

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Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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