Borussia Dortmund coach Nuri Sahin praised Brendan Rodgers' influence on his career ahead of Tuesday's Champions League clash with a Celtic side led by his former boss.

Borussia Dortmund may have reached the Champions League final last season, but they won't be taking the visit of Celtic lightly, manager Nuri Sahin said on Monday, who is also looking forward to renewing acquaintances with Brendan Rodgers.

Celtic have been in imperious domestic form, winning all six of their league games without conceding a goal and netting 20 along the way. Dortmund present a far tougher challenge than anything the team have faced so far and when asked if the game was ‘an acid test’ for his in-form side, Rodgers didn’t disagree.

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Pascal Gross is excited to play his first Champions League game at the cavernous Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday and thinks the club's famously noisy fans can again help them against Celtic.

Borussia Dortmund may have reached the Champions League final last season, but they won't be taking the visit of Celtic lightly, manager Nuri Sahin said on Monday, who is also looking forward to renewing acquaintances with Brendan Rodgers.

Borussia Dortmund have been leaking goals of late, but last season's runners-up will start as big favourites at home to Celtic in the Champions League.

Speaking during a press conference, Borussia Dortmund head coach Nuri Şahin gave an injury boost ahead of their Champions League clash with Celtic on Tuesday evening. The BVB coach confirmed that