Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is relishing his side's upcoming clash against Atletico Madrid.
The Parkhead side take on the Spanish giants on matchday three of the Champions League group stage as they search for their first points in this year's competition.
Diego Simeone's men currently sit fourth in LaLiga, having already tasted success in the first Madrid Derby of the season.
And Rodgers is excited for the occasion. Speaking to Celtic TV, he said: "They’re an outstanding team and Diego Simeone has done an outstanding job over many years at Atletico Madrid.
“He’s been there over a decade and been really successful so we know the challenge and that they are a very good side.
“For us, in our two games, we have been really competitive and we’re not far off from being a good side at this level.
“There were still elements in those games that I was pleased with and we will go into this game and look to give absolutely everything and see if we can learn from the previous two games.”
Meanwhile, Celtic assistant John Kennedy has opened up on the horror tackle that ended his career for the first time.
The 40-year-old suffered the injury on his Scotland debut against Romania in 2004 and it kept him out of football for three years.
Kennedy had previously earned rave reviews for his performances against Rangers and Barcelona under Martin O'Neill.
Speaking to the Celtic FC podcast, he said: "I still remember it very clearly in terms of the game itself.
"I remember the tackle and thinking 'something has happened here'. You almost go into a state of shock when you get such a bad injury.
"I remember saying to the physio 'just get me up' and they were kind of tentative. I remember pulling myself up onto my feet a little bit and the first step I took my whole leg just buckled.
"I thought my leg was broken and I said to the physio, 'my shin has snapped' and I remember seeing my leg had moved to the outside.
"I kept saying 'my shin has snapped, my shin snapped' and we waited till the stretcher came. I then went to the hospital and I remember the doctors sounding concerned but they could not do anything till the next day until I got a scan."
