Celtic: Brendan Rodgers is delighted because fans have allowed to travel to the Champions League playoffs against Bayern Munich | Football news
Brendan Rodgers is delighted with Kelt fans who can travel to Bayern Munich to “drive a team” in the Champions League after admitting that the threat of a fans was a “great concern”.
The club warned fans not to book travel for fear of being closed for the other leg in Germany on February 18, after fireworks were released in their last match in Aston Villa.
UEFA has already handed over the suspend Suspendan ticket ban after using Pyros against Borussia Dortmund earlier this season.
However, the club successfully claimed its case that it should not be launched, and UEFA instead imposed a fine of £ 8,340.
Rodgers said, “That was a great concern for me. I worried that she would not be able to travel because they were such a huge part of this club.
“The support we get and the passion they have for the game, which really drives us and helps us. So, to have them there, it will be great and we will need it.
“I hope that we will get that support, which most supporters give, which is great. It gives us great strength on the field. We can follow the rules rather than have any more fines or have anything against the club.
“The fans are all for this club. What they give to the team is what makes it. I said it many times before. Support, whether financially or emotional, what fans give Celtica is what Celtic does.
“So, have support with us always makes a huge difference.
There is still a threat to future stadium prohibitions if Pyros and fireworks are re -used, but Rodgers admits that he can only do so much to convince supporters to stop.
“I’m not sure he’ll listen to me, if I’m honest, whoever is, but hopefully.
“I think the game now as a whole, and this is not just a small group of Celtic fans, you see it during football, this element of ultrasa and all such things, so they are not just Celtic fans.
“My only concern is Celtic and our club, so we can maintain the status we have, which is an amazing club with an incredible support base.”
The day of the signature of Jeffrey Schluppa and my colleague January, the arrival of Jota was added to the club team of the Champions League for the knockout phase.
Brendan Rodgers also added attacker Johnny Kenny to his group after the striker returned from a loan to the Shamrock Rovers.
They turn out to be Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma and Alex Valle, who all left the Rennes, Olympiacos and Como club.
