Celtic take on Zenit this evening.
Zenit St Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito is full of belief his team will beat Celtic this evening.
Celtic won the first leg 1-0 at home and are now in Russia for the return match.
He said: “The British teams run a lot, they have a great physicality. We were forced to move all the time, but it seems to me that the team has played well on the physical level.
“In the return match we must score. I’m sure we’ll create opportunities. Celtic is a good team, but we are too. We will play at home with the support of our fans and this changes everything.”
Criscito added that his team vowed to put the result right after Callum McGregor’s late winner at Celtic Park.
He added: “We just looked into each other’s eyes and we said that at home we have to win. The team has worked well and is ready for this challenge.”
Failing to score an away goal at Celtic could be a factor which comes back to bite Zenit.
If Celtic score one goal then Zenit will need three to progress and Brendan Rodgers’ side will be tempted to try and go for the kill early.
Both Rodgers and opposition coach Roberto Mancini have a point to prove after shaky European records across their careers in management and one of them will end this evening nursing a knockout defear.
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