CELTIC have had their fair share of plaudits for the way the team has handled the step up to the Champions League, but ultimately, those warm words will provide cold comfort if they fail to make it to the knockout stages of the competition.
That is the view of captain Callum McGregor, who says that Celtic now have to allow their actions to speak louder than those words by adding a ruthless edge to their game, and in turn get the points they will require from the double-header against RB Leipzig.
For McGregor, these games against the Bundesliga outfit will be hugely pivotal as they seek to grasp a qualification spot alongside likely Group F winners Real Madrid.