Ange Postecoglou in fired up Celtic message as boss insists side must 'show no fear' in Real Madrid clash

Ange Postecoglou has told his fired-up Celtic stars they can’t fail if they have no fear.

And the Parkhead boss is adamant he’s not going to limit their expectations or burst the bubble of his excited fanbase as the club prepares for Tuesday's Champions League blockbuster against Real Madrid. Postecoglou’s charges are ready for a momentous occasion against the champions of Europe.

Celtic’s return to the big time after a five-year absence could not be more spectacular against the record-holding 14-time winners of the competition. Postecoglou ’s men will have eyes of the globe on them against Real, but he’ll tell his boys to banish any trepidation and charge into the tie knowing they cannot go wrong if they are not scared. Asked how his Champions League newbies may respond to the test, he said: “You don’t know. For a lot of the players in there, apart from maybe Callum [McGregor], James [Forrest] or Joe [Hart], this will be their first time.

“But I will send them out there with the understanding that, if they show no fear and just be themselves, then they can’t fail on the night. They can’t. If you go out there and give the best of yourself there is no failure. And, however we come out of it, I will make sure of that.”

Postceoglou is refusing to put limits on or set targets for his troops as he continued: “Minimum requirement for me is that we play at our best and see where that takes us.

“I don’t want to limit our potential as to what we can achieve. What we are chasing is to play at our best with the football we have been playing so far. Then we see where that takes us and how it measures up. If that’s not good enough then, like everything else in my career, I will look to improve.

“Last year, we never set out to be