Rodgers wants Celtic to 'show their quality' against Villa

Brendan Rodgers says Celtic's job is "certainly not complete" despite guaranteeing a Champions League play-off spot before their match at Aston Villa.

Celtic's win over Young Boys last week secured passage to the next round in the new-look competition, but the manager hopes his side can prove themselves against Premier League opposition on Wednesday in their final game of the league phase.

"I think that the Premier League is the most competitive league in the world," former Liverpool and Leicester boss Rodgers said.

"It's where lots of top players are, lots of top managers are but it's not the only league in the world.

"I think there were options for me to stay in the Premier League, my choice was to go to Scotland, to Celtic, and I'm so happy that I did.

"Okay, the competition might not be the same as what it is in the Premier League, but there are not many teams in the Premier League that rival the pressure that comes with managing a Celtic, or Rangers for that matter.

"There's always the opportunity for you to show your qualities as a team and as a club."

Celtic could still secure a top-eight finish and automatic qualification for the last 16, but many results would have to fall favourably elsewhere should they win.

"It's a great achievement to be in the top 24, I think, if you look at the economics at this level," Rodgers added.

"But for the players, they've been fantastic. They've worked very, very hard and do what we set out to do, which was to firstly arrive in the play-offs. So it's great.

"But our job's not complete in this series of eight games. We come here to a great venue. It's a fantastic team, but we want to come and and play to the level that we know we can."