"Some of these players have a long way to go to call themselves players at this level."

Strong words from Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers to conclude his post-match media conference.

He praised them for their character in preventing Anderlecht, who he admitted were the better team on the night, winning by the three goals they needed to deny Celtic a place in Monday's Europe League draw.

But he admitted that Celtic remain a long way short of the quality needed to compete at Champions League level - and that finances mean it will become even more difficult.

That said, he expressed his delight at having European football to look forward to in the new year.