'I'll be texting my Celtic pals' admits Max Johnston as Sturm Graz look to avoid same Dortmund fate

Max Johnston is hoping he and Sturm Graz won’t get caught like Celtic and can stand out against the backdrop of the ‘Yellow Wall’.

The Scotland under-21 star will continue his Champions League adventure when the Austrian title winners travel to Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening. Johnston has already seen how ruthless the Germans can be as they hit Celtic for seven earlier in the group section. The right-back said: “I am looking forward to Tuesday, of course, against Dortmund.

“Yeah, it's obviously going to be amazing. I’m sure it'll be a full stadium on a Champions League night and playing in front of crowds like that and against an opposition is so good as well. They beat Leipzig at the weekend, didn't they? No, they're doing well. They're obviously having a good season. So they'll be in good form.

“Obviously you see how good Celtic are and then obviously against Borussia Dortmund, that was the score. That just shows you how good Dortmund are. It's going to be a tough game, but that's the level you want to be playing at week in, week out. That's where you want to be.”

Johnston has already done his homework on Dortmund although he admitted he might reach out to some of Celtic’s Scottish contingent for more of an insight.

"I’ll maybe give some of them (the Celtic boys) texts in a little while and find out a wee bit more about them,” the former Motherwell player admitted.

“We do our analysis on each of their players and stuff. So we've done that to date. I was matched up against the boy Jamie Bynoe-Gittens. He's a 20 years old winger. He's a good player.

“He's sharp. He's obviously a very sharp player. Great feet in tight areas and stuff. So I've got to make sure we're switched on and we handle that.”

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