Friday 16 September 2016 17:44, UK
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says his side will not suffer from a Champions League hangover when they visit Inverness, on Sunday.
Celtic beat Rangers 5-1 last Saturday in the first Old Firm derby of the season, but were brought crashing back down to earth when they were hammered 7-0 at Barcelona on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Rodgers agrees that the loss was a "humbling" experience, but is confident the result will not hinder his squad when they return to action this weekend.
"For us there is no leftover feeling from the other night," said Rodgers. "It is important that, as a coach and a manager, you intervene because, if you leave it, maybe it can continue.
"But the first morning we were back in, we were able to reflect and that is your lever to move on.
"You have to assess it and analyse where you can be better but, at the same token, you have to analyse the game before. The Rangers game was very important.
"So, the last couple of days in terms of management perspective, it is just about stabilising that emotion of the week."
Celtic are two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership, with a game in hand, and despite their heavy defeat in Spain, Rodgers is delighted with how the team has performed since he arrived in the summer.
"The players have been absolutely outstanding since I came in here," he said. "We were given some harsh lessons in the Nou Camp against arguably the world's best ever team.
"It was a very humbling experience but you have to learn from the experience.
"The players reflected on the two games, what we can take from them and how we can keep pushing forward as we have been, and just ensure you are better the next time you play in these types of games.
"The boys are back smiling and working again and looking forward to the next challenge."
