Saturday 30 July 2016 22:14, UK
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers believes his team learned from their pre-season clash with Barcelona, despite losing 3-1 in Dublin.
Arda Turan fired the Catalans ahead on Saturday before an own goal by Efe Ambrose and a further strike from Munir El Haddadi secured the result before half-time.
Rodgers thought his Celtic players were excellent despite defeat, but is worried for defender Nir Bitton after he suffered a twisted ankle.
Rodges told Sky Sports: "It's always a great education when you play against Barcelona. A lot of their elements we are looking to produce in our players in terms of that pressing element, and possession is so impressive.
"But I thought my players were excellent, although there were times in the first half where we weren't high enough up in our pressing.
"They exploited the space with the top quality players they have. We were much more aggressive with our pressure in the second half and created more chances.
"We haven't had an easy game over pre-season - every one has been geared towards trying to qualify for the Champions League so this was a good exercise for us ahead of midweek.
"There is disappointment that we may have lost Nir Bitton. He has twisted his ankle and that prevented him from being able to move so well in the first half."
