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Rodgers on Carter-Vickers, 'acid test' & 'playing for the fans' dreams'

Brendan Rodgers has been addressing the media ahead of Celtic's second Champions League league phase game against Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

Here are the key points he made:

  • Defender Cameron Carter-Vickers has not made the journey to Germany and will miss the game due to a toe injury.

  • Rodgers "is not looking for perfection" against Dortmund, instead he is wanting his side to be "really, really difficult to play against and give everything we have".

  • The manager said he is very relaxed, but focussed ahead of Tuesday's game.

  • The squad are "in a really good place" which "allows us to be competitive".

  • Rodgers said he wants to see if "we can make that step from qualification and participating into competing at this level".

  • He "absolutely" sees this as an "acid test".

  • On the impact of this stadium and the support, Rodgers said, "tomorrow we play for the dreams of the supporters".

  • Rodgers said Dortmund are "still a formidable team" and it's "a big challenge" for his side.