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Josh McCafferty

'We had a beer': Rodgers reveals unique Celtic response to Champions League exit

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that he and his players had a beer after their heartbreaking Champions League exit on Tuesday.

The Parkhead side looked all but set to take Bayern Munich to extra time at the Allianz Arena until Alphonso Davies popped up in the dying embers of the game to win the tie for the German giants.

It was a gut-wrenching way for Celtic's European campaign to come to an end.

Boss Rodgers has since revealed how he and his players drowned their sorrows after the two-legged loss: "We went back to the hotel, we had a beer and then got back to training the next day," he said.


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"They very rarely get the chance to do that, very rarely get the chance.

"Don't worry it wasn't a typical Scottish night, it wasn't what you would consider, it was a nice relaxed beer and wine and then we trained the next day, stayed overnight, trained the next day and getting ready for Hibs.

"It's very important that you can just reflect a little bit and relax and think about the moments within the game and the performance but very quickly you have to move on."

It remains to be seen whether Celtic will suffer a hangover from their Bavarian beers against an in-form Hibernian side at Easter Road on Saturday.

Rodgers' men travel to Leith aiming to get back to winning ways and maintain their 13-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

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