‘What do you want me to do?' – Brendan Rodgers has no answer to PSG’s brilliance
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Updated 22/11/2017 at 22:52 GMT
Brendan Rodgers joked with reporters whether he should have played seven at the back to combat the attacking might of PSG.
Brendan Rodgers, coach of Celtic applauds the fans after the UEFA Champions League group B match between Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic FC at Parc des Princes on November 22, 2017 in Paris, France.
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The French side dismantled the Scottish champions 7-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, after Celtic had taken a shock early lead.
Celtic now go into the final game against Anderlecht knowing that a win or draw will see them progress to the Europa League.
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: Brendan Rodgers, coach of Celtic looks on prior to during the UEFA Champions League group B match between Paris Saint-Germain and Celtic FC at Parc des Princes on November 22, 2017 in Paris, France.
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Speaking after the game he Celtic boss was keen to find positives in his performance and conceded that sometimes there isn’t a lot that can be done against a team like PSG.
"It is a sore one. We conceded seven goals in Barcelona as well but there were lots of moments here where we were very good I felt. You have to admire their quality,” Rodgers said.
"They always threatened and scored some outstanding goals. I was proud of the players. We are disappointed with the goals we gave away and you can't give away cheap goals at this level. The ball is everything, we gave it away and we were punished.
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"But it goes to the final game and we can still qualify for the Europa League.
"We came here to play against the best of the best. I'd be very surprised if PSG don't make the final of the competition.
"We played five at the back, what do you want me to do? Play seven? Sometimes you have to take your hat off to their quality. Our players ran themselves into the ground but made mistakes."
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