When Celtic faces Europe’s best in the Champions League, Adam Idah says they have nothing to be afraid of.
The Parkhead team has a fantastic chance to secure a spot in the last-16 play-offs when they take on Club Brugge in Glasgow on Wednesday.
Ten points should be sufficient to guarantee a spot in the top 24 of the new league structure, as they currently have seven points after four games.
With games against Dinamo Zagreb, Young Boys, and Aston Villa still to play, striker Idah sees a genuine chance to improve on the Euro troubles of previous seasons. Estimates even predict that 16 points could be sufficient to automatically go to the quarterfinals.
The Irishman declared, “We believe we can compete with anyone.” Although Dortmund (the 7-1 loss in Germany last month) wasn’t the best, we were certain we could win going into the match.
That has been the focus of this season. We have no qualms about playing anyone.
Idah responded with two late goals after he had been the target of missiles from the crowd
The substitute celebrates with James Forrest after making it 3-0 at Tynecastle on Saturday
Idah converts a penalty in stoppage time to score his second goal in a 4-1 victory over Hearts.
That was evident in the Leipzig match, which Celtic won 3-1. We shown our purpose, and we believe we are capable of competing against any squad.
Brugge, who are currently second in the Belgian Pro League behind Genk, have won five straight games in all competitions. They defeated Aston Villa at home after suffering a 3-1 loss to AC Milan in the San Siro, thanks to an odd Tyrone Mings handball.
Idah, who scored his first-ever Champions League goal in the 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava on match day one, continued, “We do enjoy the home games.”
“Every Champions League match is incredibly thrilling, and you want to win these matches.”
“We must continue to work hard and, hopefully, succeed.”
Idah, who was mostly limited to playing as an impact replacement, scored a late brace in the 4-1 victory over Hearts at Tynecastle to bring his season total to seven goals.
netting a penalty to make up for a missed 12-yard attempt in Celtic’s most recent home loss at the same location in March.
The striker said he exacted revenge in the best manner possible after being targeted by missiles on Saturday after scoring his first goal to make it 3-0.
“I liked it,” he remarked. When I was warming up, they gave me a little, so I returned it.
With the quantity of pennies on the pitch, I could definitely purchase all of my Christmas gifts!
“But it’s all a little teasing.”
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