Celtic B team coach Darren O'Dea has emphasised how excited he is to see his side once again compete in the UEFA Youth League.
The young Hoops will take on Feyenoord, Atletico Madrid and Lazio in the elite youth competition.
Celtic finished bottom of their section last season, winning just one of their six matches.
And O'Dea feels it will be a good test for his side.
Speaking to Celtic TV, he said: "Last year was the first time I experienced the UEFA Youth League and the Premier League International Cup.
"I think there are so many benefits to both competitions. The UEFA Youth League is the highest end of youth football in Europe
"The Premier League Cup is the highest end of British football and it has the option of playing three or four first-team players which a lot of the clubs involved last year used that.
"Getting play alongside or against first-team players, probably had the feel of the older way of what the reserve league looked like so the benefits we found last year were massive.
"Our performance levels went up significantly off the back of the UEFA Youth League and Premier League International Cup, and in all honesty if you were to ask me what the biggest factor in all that is then it is probably humility.
"Our understanding of the level we want to get to, and this club demands, is a hell of a level and I think before the players went into these competitions they worked extremely hard.
"When they came off the back of these competitions they realised they had a long way to go."
