Brendan Rodgers has opened up on the early eye-opening experience he had as Celtic boss as he singled out one major advantage for Ange Postecoglou.
The former Hoops gaffer - now in charge at Leicester City - joined in the summer of 2016 with his first task a Champions League qualifying showdown with Lincoln Red Imps. It was a night to forget for the Scottish champions as they were shocked 1-0 in Gibraltar before overturning the tie at Parkhead in a 3-0 win.
Rodgers would go on to knock out Astana and Hapoel Be'er Sheeva in the next two rounds of qualifying to secure a spot in the group stages alongside Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach. This time around, Postecoglou and his troops have the luxury of a direct entry to Europe's premier tournament and no need to tackle any summer qualifiers. Former Liverpool boss Rodgers has opened up on that defeat in Gibraltar as he labelled it as 'part of the journey'.
