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Josh McCafferty

'Not an excuse': Rodgers dismisses Celtic European hangover narrative

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed the notion of his side experiencing a European hangover against Hibernian this afternoon.

The Scottish Premiership champions fell to a 2-1 defeat in Leith after going toe-to-toe with German giants Bayern Munich midweek.

Josh Campbell had Hibs 2-0 up at the break, and although Daizen Maeda got one back for the visitors in the second 45, it ultimately wasn't enough.


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Post-match, as well as calling out the officials, Rodgers said that his team's exertions midweek weren't an excuse for their sub-par performance this afternoon: " No, it's not an excuse," he said (Premier Sports).

"We've dealt well with it all season.

"This (Easter Road) is always a tough place to come, but that's not an excuse."

After exiting Europe on Tuesday, Celtic fell to just their second domestic defeat of the season this afternoon.

They will look to get back on track on track this coming midweek when Aberdeen visit Glasgow's east end in the Scottish Premiership.

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