Celtic have 'grown & matured' in Champions League
Celtic's encouraging start in the Champions League shows they have "grown and matured" in the competition, says centre-back Cameron Carter-Vickers.
In their past two European campaigns, the Glasgow side have been eliminated after finishing bottom of their group on both occasions.
But the Scottish champions have accumulated seven points from four games in the revamped league phase and they will be hoping to take that tally to 10 when they welcome Club Brugge on Wednesday.
The United States defender says the squad's target was "around" the 10-point mark and as a team they feel "we are close to getting out of the [league] phase".
"It's us against ourselves now to see how many points we can get," he added.
"You can see how we've grown and matured in the competition. It's not just about learning from this season, it's about the last couple of seasons and it's paying off well for us."
The centre-back says the statement victory over RB Leipzig earlier this month showed people on the outside that Celtic can compete on this stage.
But the 26-year-old also acknowledges the difficulty that will come in their final four matches as they aim to book a knockout place in the Champions League for the first time in more than a decade.
"It'll be a big achievement [to progress]," he said. "Our goal has been to get to a knockout round.
"We feel pretty close to that but know there are four tough games to go."