Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers gives stubborn interview after 7-1 Dortmund hammering

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers issued a stubborn response to his side's 7-1 hammering away to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

It had the signs of being a tough one for Celtic from the off, with Emre Can netting the opener for Dortmund after just eight minutes.

But despite the early setback, the Scottish side hit back two minutes later, with Daizen Maeda bundling home from close range to restore parity at the Signal Iduna Park.

However, no sooner had Dortmund kicked off again were the hosts back in front, this time Karim Adeyemi netting his first of what would turn out to be three goals on the night.

By that point, the floodgates had opened, with Dortmund adding a third, fourth and eventually fifth before the half-time break.

There was some letup in the second period, but the Bundesliga outfit were still able to net another two before the referee called time on what proved to be yet another humiliating defeat in Europe for Rodgers' Celtic.

Tuesday night's defeat extended the Northern Irishman's unwanted record of having been on the end of a defeat by six or more goals away from home in the Champions League during each of his seasons as manager with Celtic in the competition.

Any Celtic fans hoping for a change of approach in Europe might be left wanting though, given Rodgers doubled down on his tactics during his post-match debrief.

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