Liam Scales not giving up on keeping Celtic's Euro run going

Celtic defender Liam Scales is confident about the Scottish champions' prospects of a victory against Lazio on Tuesday that could help keep their European campaign alive beyond Christmas.

The Hoops have taken just one point from their four Champions League matches so far and need to win in the Stadio Olimpico and hope Atletico Madrid defeat Feyenoord in order to go into their final match against the Dutch side with a chance of progressing to the knockout phase of the Europa League.

"If we win the two games we give ourselves a right chance so that’s what we’re looking to do," Irish international Scales said.

"We do believe we can do it. We’ve come close enough, we’ve gone toe-to-toe with teams and just come out on the wrong side of the results.

"Away wins in Europe are hard to come by and if we can do that here it would be amazing for us as a group to kick on and believe that we can do it again in the last game."

Former Shamrock Rovers defender Scales, who spent last season on loan at Aberdeen, is revelling in the Champions League experience.

"I’m taking it all in, taking as much of it in as I can because you don’t know how many of these experiences you’re going to have playing in these stadiums against this level of opposition," said the 25-year-old.

"Before the games I try and take a second to take it all in and then I get into game mode."

Manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his players they must avoid seeing red against Lazio. Celtic's cause has not been helped by the fact they have had three players sent off in their two away games – Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Thiago Holm in the 2-0 defeat in Rotterdam and Daizen Maeda in the first half of their 6-0 thrashing in Madrid.

Rodgers is adamant there can be no repeat of such