Manager: Tonight was an outstanding performance against a really good team

Celtic delivered a brilliant performance at the Estádio do Algarve against Sporting Lisbon tonight, with Reo Hatate and Luke McCowan finding the back of the net in a 2-0 victory for the Celts. The win closes out Celtic’s Portuguese training camp in the best possible way, and the Celts’ boss spoke to Celtic TV after the match about how impressed he was with his side’s performance over the Portuguese champions. “Performance wise, it was outstanding.” Brendan said. “We made another step in our fitness and tactical idea with some of the players coming in. “I thought overall it was a very good performance against a team that are really good. It’s a difficult system they play. ‘Tactically, we were excellent in the game in our pressure and pressing, and, in our play, some of our football was outstanding.’ “We scored two goals and could have had more, but to play with that confidence was nice and the performance was at a good level. “It was a very good workout for us and it ends a great week.” You can watch Brendan Rodgers’ full post-match interview below. FixturesSporting Clube de Portugal Vs. Celtic – Wed, Jul 16th 2025, 19:30