"This game will be exceptionally difficult for us. The Bundesliga is very strong - they're competitive, they're strong, they're agile and their fitness regimes are big,"
"We've done it [reached the knockout phase], even if it is only for another two games [after all]. I don't want to lose that [spirit] there. Celtic, as you well know, and Rangers are really built on big European nights."
Martin O'Neill aims to mastermind another major European victory for Celtic as they host VfB Stuttgart in the first leg of the Europa League play-off. Celtic finished the 36-team league phase in 21st while Stuttgart ended the league phase in 11th. The clubs previously met in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup last 16, with Celtic winning 5-4 on aggregate. Celtic arrive after a dramatic 97th-minute win over Kilmarnock by Julian Araujo. O'Neill tempered expectations and highlighted the Bundesliga's competitiveness, agility and fitness emphasis. Celtic's recent home knockout record is one win in ten, with four straight home defeats conceding 2+ goals.
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