Neil Lennon backs Celtic to keep European hopes alive against Borussia Monchengladbach

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Celtic are currently bottom of their Champions League group so desperately need a win in Germany.

Neil Lennon has suggested that winning away from home in the Champions League is the most difficult challenge that Celtic face, but insisted that they can keep their European hopes alive against Borussia Monchengladbach, the Evening Times reports.

Brendan Rodgers’ men go into their clash in Germany bottom of their group and knowing that anything less than a win would deal their hopes of remaining in Europe an enormous blow.

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers

Nevertheless, Lennon – who was in charge of the Bhoys the last time they reached the knockout phases of the Champions League – believes that Celtic have the ability to claim a famous win much like his side did against Spartak Moscow in 2012.

“Winning away in the Champions League is pretty much as hard as it gets for Scottish teams,” he said, as reported by the Evening Times. “At Celtic we were very dominant at home for a long time but couldn’t apply it away from home. But is this team capable of winning in Germany? I think they are.

Neil Lennon, during his time as Celtic boss

“Looking back on Moscow we didn’t start well and then we scored,” he added.

“They scored either side of half time but we settled in again and played pretty well. We had an attacking intent, we brought James Forrest on who added pace to the team and Brendan has the players to hurt ‘Gladbach too.”

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers

Having been well beaten when the two teams met at Celtic Park last month, Rodgers will be hoping that his side adopt the kind of attitude that inspired them to push Manchester City all the way and come out of the game with a 3-3 draw.

A victory will see them leap above Tuesday’s opponents. And with both teams facing Barcelona and City in their final two games of the group-stages, they will both know that tonight’s game could go a very long way to deciding who will continue playing in Europe beyond the current stage.