Tony Cottee comments on Celtic’s Europa League chances

How will Celtic fare in the Europa League this season?

Brendan Rodgers Celtic Manager looks on during the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Third Round, First Leg match between Celtic and Rosenborg at Celtic Park Stadium on July 26, 2017 in...

Former West Ham United and Everton striker Tony Cottee said on the Sky Sports Daily show on Sky Sports News on Thursday morning (11:10am, November 23, 2017) that Celtic are not good enough to win the Europa League this season.

Celtic are playing in the Champions League this season, but the Bhoys are not going to go through to the last-16 stage of Europe’s premier club competition.

Brendan Rodgers’s side, though, can still finish third in their group and drop to the Europa League.

Glasgow Celtic's players poses during the UEFA Champions League Group B football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Glasgow Celtic at Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on November...

While many Celtic fans will hope that the Hoops go far in the Europa League, former England international striker Cottee, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, does not believe that the Glasgow giants will win the competition.

Cottee said about Celtic on the Sky Sports Daily show on Sky Sports News on Thursday morning (11:10am, November 23, 2017): “I am not sure ultimately they are good enough to win the Europa League. I think there will be some good teams in it, there always is come the New Year.”

A general view of the ground ahead of the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Inverness Caley Thistle at Celtic Park on May 24, 2015 in Glasgow, Scotland.