'Exceptional' Celtic are Champions League dark horse as Hoops set on collision course with flop ex Rangers boss
dailyrecord.co.uk'Exceptional' Celtic can go FAR in the Champions League this season.That's the verdict of Slovakian legend Tomas Oravec who has tipped Brendan Rodgers' men to be dark horses at Europe's top table.
The Hoops hammered Slovan Bratislava in the competition opener 5-1 in front of a packed out home crowd at Parkhead. Next up is a trip to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund but it the style of play and performance from midweek that has majorly impressed Oravec.Former Slovakian international Oravec scored the first ever goal for a club in his country for MSK Zilina when they became the first Slovakian club to play in the group stages of the Champions League against Chelsea in 2010.
He said: "Celtic were exceptional and they had incredibly fast players and this gave Slovan a lot of trouble. But in defence of Slovan, I don't think they will face another team who were as fast and pressed as much as Celtic.
They are a team that can go far in the competition."Perhaps they will come up teams who are more skillful, but for intensity?
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