Celtic put five past Slovan Bratislava in dream Champions League opening win

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This proved a modern day Celtic Park rarity. The Scottish champions were dominant against continental opposition, to the point where they looked perfectly at home. New format, new Celtic, new danger.

The paucity of Slovan Bratislava will most likely be borne out by subsequent Champions League outings but Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were fully entitled to relish what played out here after year upon year of European turmoil. Rodgers and his players will travel to face Borussia Dortmund believing this environment need not be such a chastising one after all. In their 13th attempt, Celtic finally opened the Champions League proper with victory. This quickly descended into a rout, one absorbing so many games of frustration for Celtic at elite level. In case anybody had neglected to notice, the star of Celtic's manager is on the rise again.

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