Coach Elena Sadiku is “excited about what lies ahead” despite Celtic being knocked out of the Champions League after just four games and without picking up any points.
The Scottish club still have two games left to play in Group B, but are now unable to advance after losing 3-0 to Chelsea.
The in-form Women’s Super League (WSL) side are through to the quarter-finals with a couple of games remaining in a lopsided group where Real Madrid only need a point to join them in the quarter-finals. at the end.
Celtic will hope to pick up the first point of their campaign when they travel to Twente on December 17, but Sadiku has been encouraged by the fact that her players are facing Chelsea’s star-studded lineup better than the WSL teams this season. season.
“This says a lot about the team I have. We have quality players and the players are learning that as a team we can compete with Chelsea and Real Madrid,” he said.
“I’ve seen them hurt other teams more than us.
“You can see how good they have been against the best players. For them, there are star players at every position.”
Celtic beat Vorskla 3-0 on aggregate to become the first Scottish team to qualify for the group stage of the Women’s Champions League since it was introduced in 2020-21.
But they lost 2-0 to Twente in their first Group B match, then were thrashed 4-0 by Real Madrid before Sonia Bompastor’s side won 2-1 at Celtic Park last week.
