Scott McDonald tasted many big Euro nights at Celtic Park and reckons his old side are struggling on the continent because they lack brute force.In the Champions League groups this term Feyenoord beat the Hoops on the opening day then Lazio scored a last-gasp winner.
With a double-header against Atletico Madrid next, it doesn’t get any easier for Brendan Rodgers’ Bhoys.Ex-striker Skippy admitted: “There is no question it is going to be very difficult to even get to the next stages of European football after that sucker punch against Lazio.
When you have those home games you’ve got to have maximum points and it’s been a decade since Celtic have done that. The crowd were always the 12th man when I was playing and that’s slowly gone away in the belief of the fans because the results just haven’t been there in the Champions League.
They need to find a way to win but I think it’s a transition period in terms of what Brendan is trying to do."They haven’t had that physical element, it’s quite a small in stature team.
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