PRIDE will be the spur for each and every Celtic player tomorrow when they close out their Champions League campaign against Villarreal.

PRIDE will be the spur for each and every Celtic player tomorrow when they close out their Champions League campaign against Villarreal.

Up for grabs, there's £520,000 Uefa bonus money for a victory and three points which would shore up a falling co-efficient.

But it is the prospect of, for the first time in their history, going through an entire European campaign without a win which is driving Stephen McManus and Co.

And coach Neil Lennon, senses the determination among the players to prove they are not out of their depth in Europe.

Lennon said: "The most important thing a player can have is his own professional and personal pride. So whatever people might say, for us it's an important game and it would be nice to finish on a high.

"We're playing against a quality side, and any time you get that opportunity, you should make the most of it.

"The players are bitterly disappointed after losing in Aalborg.

"This is a chance to whet the appetite for next season if we could finish this campaign on a high. But professional pride should come into play and the players will want to win the game as much as we (the coaching staff) do.

"Some of the performances this season have been very good. Villarreal away was decent as was Manchester United at home.

"Probably the 0-0 draw at home to Aalborg set us off on the wrong foot and we were always chasing after that.

"So long as the players are learning and can use that experience for the next time, hopefully they can draw on that and improve."

Villarreal are unbeaten in Group E, and have already booked their qualification place alongside Man United.

But top spot is still up for grabs, and Lennon does not believe the Spaniards will be unconcerned about this final game.

"I'd imagine they want all three points," Lennon told Celtic TV.

"But we just have to look at what we can get out of the game for the next four or five games of the season."

Norwegian trialist Erlend Hanstveit will watch the match just hours after taking part in a bounce game at Lennoxtown which could decide if Strachan offers him a contract.

But the search is not confined to the Brann Bergen Bosman, and Celtic have been again linked with a January move for Shakhtar Donetsk's £4million-rated Romanian Razvan Rat.

Barcelona's Sylvinho is also reported to have been given permission by his club to open talks about a possible move to Parkhead.