Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes his team were 'spooked' by Borussia Dortmund's fast start as the German giants hammered The Hoops 7-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday night. The three-in-a-row Scottish Champions arrived at Signal Iduna Park in optimistic mood and in free-scoring form after 17 consecutive wins. However, they were on the end of the kind of thrashing that they have been handing out themselves in recent weeks.
Rodgers said: “It was a tough watch to be honest. We weren’t quite at our best and they showed why they’re a top, top team. READ MORE: Celtic thrashed by free-scoring Dortmund in Germany READ MORE: Arsenal cruise to comfortable PSG win to kickstart Champions League campaign - 5 talking points “We didn’t make the start that we wanted and then, like I said to the players afterwards, I don’t think I’ve been involved in a game where I felt that every single mistake that we made got punished.
“And that’s the level. Any misplaced pass or moment that they had, it just seemed to end up in the back of the net. And then on the other side, we had a couple of moments in the second half and it didn’t just quite fall for us.
“At this level, especially away from home against a top team, you need to be at your highest level. We weren’t and they were.” Some basic errors on the ball were punished, including Maeda twice losing the ball to Adeyemi before the forward finished in lethal fashion.
“That’s the learning that comes away from th.