Brendan Rodgers jokes 'end Champions League now' as Celtic boss wants Bayern Munich final

Brendan Rodgers has joked he wants the Champions League to end NOW for Celtic to face Bayern Munich in the final.

The Hoops boss watched as his side ripped Slovan Bratislava apart in front of a packed out house in a 5-1 thrashing. There were five different scorers in Liam Scales, Kyogo, Arne Engels, Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah and the manager was chuffed with how his stars performed. Rodgers claims he could feel before kick-off that there was a special evening ahead with the atmosphere rocking from the get-go.

And after his side put their foes to the sword in a high-scoring affair, the Northern Irishman pointed to the table where Celts sit second early doors behind Munich who destroyed Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 in last night's opening fixture.

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Rodgers chuckled: "Yeah the competition stops now, we play Bayern Munich in the final! But it was a great night for everyone, I thought you just sensed it before the game.

"The feeling in the crowd. I'm so proud of the team, the intensity we played with and without the ball was so good. It was a great night."