WITH the greatest of respect to the current Celtic squad, Joe Hart has been part of more talented groups. Perhaps none more so than when he was at Manchester City, where he eventually kept goal for a side that made it all the way to the semi-finals of the competition.
That progress did not, however, happen overnight. Hart recalls some bruising experiences for that star-studded group of players against the likes of Barcelona and even CSKA Moscow before they finally found their feet in the competition.
So, he is not surprised in the slightest that Celtic have had to take a few dull ones this season as they attempt to acclimatise themselves at Champions League level, and neither is he discouraged by it.