Brendan Rodgers believes Celtic proved they can match ‘top-level’ team

Celtic twice took the lead in the first half through Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma.
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone greets Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone greets Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers hailed his side’s “terrific performance” after a 2-2 Champions League draw with Atletico Madrid.

Celtic twice took the lead in the first half through Kyogo Furuhashi and Luis Palma, who netted shortly after Antoine Griezmann had netted the rebound from his own penalty.

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