Callum McGregor is urging Celtic to “maximise” house benefit within the first leg of their Champions League play-off with Kairat Almaty.
The Kazakh champions overcame Slovan Bratislava on penalties on Tuesday night time after a 1-1 draw on combination to arrange a gathering with the Scottish champions.
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Celtic host Kairat subsequent Wednesday earlier than embarking on an epic 3,500-mile journey to Kazakhstan the next week.
“It should be a tricky tie,” captain McGregor informed .
“Clearly the journey and every part else comes into that and the preparation.
“We have got the house sport first and we wish to attempt to maximise that, as we might towards any opponent, but it surely could possibly be much more essential now that we attempt to do absolutely the most to get an excellent end result at house, after which negotiate the journey.
“It is a robust group and we all know it is going to be a tricky tie. It is a good tie for us however one which we’ll should be at our greatest to get by.”
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Supervisor Brendan Rodgers insists Celtic might be doing every part doable to make it into the Champions League correct for the fourth season in a row.
“After all, everybody would have most well-liked a shorter travelling distance, however they obtained by, they received the tie, so we’ll play the primary sport of our two legs and our goal is to get by,” he stated.
“We will actually analyse them now and be ready for the primary leg subsequent week.
“We’ll do every part we will to verify we get into the league part.”