Postecoglou hails Celtic's European rivals

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou believes European opponents Bodo/Glimt play a "fantastic" type of football which defies conventional wisdom around budgets.

Kjetil Knutsen's surprise packets clinched a second successive Norwegian league title in December and were unbeaten in the group stages of the Europa Conference League, during which they caused raised eyebrows with a 6-1 win over Jose Mourinho's Roma in Norway.

Ahead of the first leg of Celtic's knockout round play-off against Bodo/Glimt at Parkhead on Thursday, where full-back Josip Juranovic returns from illness to the Hoops' squad, Postecoglou admitted he was "very impressed" with the visitors.

"Not just good results," he said of the team who also drew 2-2 against Mourinho's side in Rome.

"From my perspective, I like to look at football through a different prism and see how teams play more than anything else and yeah, their football is fantastic.

"Not just in Europe but domestically as well.

"They have a really exciting group of players who have bought into this style of football, which is great to see.

"You get the right manager in, you get them to believe in something and work in a certain way and you can play that kind of football.

"Obviously coming from Australia, it is something I believe in strongly.

"Yes, impressed with their results but more impressed with the manner they play their football."

While Celtic are approaching the home straight in their campaign, Bodo/Glimt are still in pre-season mode, having finished their league term in December as Norwegian champions, and they've just returned from a training camp in Spain.

However, Postecoglou remains cautious about making any assumptions regarding fitness.

"Yes, we are match fit and in good condition so I am