Sergio Aguero bigs up Celtic fans as Manchester City legend delivers Champions League prediction

Sergio Aguero reckons a rocking home crowd could take Celtic to another level in the Champions League.

The Manchester City legend believes Ange Postecoglou's side are "very strong" in their own backyard as they prepare to face off with holders Real Madrid on Tuesday night. A capacity crowd is set to descend on Glasgow's east end on what could be a European night for the ages.

Postecoglou's Premiership leaders have made a flawless start to the campaign and routed rivals Rangers 4-0 at Celtic Park on Saturday. But they face a Madrid side who are also unbeaten and star striker Karim Benzema has travelled despite not training in the wake of his team's La Liga win over Real Betis on Saturday. And Aguero - who played in a 3-3 thriller for City against Celtic in 2016 - is confident the fan factor will have an impact on this week's blockbuster fixture.

He told stake.com: "We all know that Celtic is very strong at home and with a large fan base that will surely make the team even stronger... But Leipzig will also have that support. The one who will feel this lack will surely be Shakhtar, who will have to play in Poland because of the war, although they have told me that there are many refugees there who will go to support the team."

https://stake.com/blog/sergio-aguero-hot-topics-ahead-of-the-champions-league-group-stage

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