Lennon breaks Bucharest silence, Shearer is Celtic believer and 2 Champions League risks named – Parkhead news bulletin

Celtic have been warned of the TWO Slovan Bratislava players they must watch.

Brendan Rodgers' men will take to the Champions League stage tonight as they bid to get off to the perfect start in front of a sell-out crowd at Parkhead. The atmosphere in Glasgow's east end has been praised far and wide over the years from players past and present and the Hoops boss will be hoping his players can feed off that. Many have named this fixture as the ideal beginning in a bid to reach the knockout rounds. It is a target that Rodgers has set - but he will know three points are vital here to meet those expectations.

Ahead of the game Slovakian journalist Lukas Vrablik appeared on the Scottish Football Podcast to deliver the inside track on Vladimir Weiss' side. He has detailed the type of system he expects them to adopt and named two key figures in their side.

He said: "For some of Bratislava it is a big match today. The first time they are in the group stage. It's been a long road but they are going to go all in and hope to get some result at Celtic. I think they have the potential to get some points. Even if they are the outsiders, they like that position to be in and really like playing against the odds.

"I think that will be the case in all games in the group. They will not be in the position as favourites. I think they will have that ambition to get points today and I think they should - from the point of playing style - should play their typical game which is a counter-attacking style. I don't really think they will park the bus, they are not like that. But i think they will be a little defensive minded. The coach is pragmatic in those kind of games.

"I think Slovan are really comfortable in the position. They have types of