Brendan Rodgers has called upon the Celtic players to produce the “game of their lives” as the club seek to claim what would be a prestigious scalp.

The Hoops take on Barcelona tonight with Rodgers well aware that it will take a special kind of performance for Celtic to bridge the significant chasm that exists between the two sides.

“In order to get a result against a team at this level you need to bring your A game and you need to have lots of things that go with you and play the game of your life,” said Rodgers.

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“We’ve heard since I came here about the game with Neil’s team when they had a brilliant result here.

“That’s a game that probably will go down in history. The Man City is another that will go down as an incredible game.

“So, in order to get that victory of course it’s going to take an extra special performance. But, you know that.

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“And you know you need to be at the top of your game with as many of your players at that level as possible.”

And ultimately if Celtic are to take anything from the game they might need a little rub of the green along the way.

“There are many variables that go into it, you need a bit of luck along the way, you need to play at the top of your game, you need your goalkeeper to play well because you know he'll have to make saves and you hope you can take the opportunities that come your way,” explained Rodgers. “We've no fear of the result. We want to perform well and if we do both in our pressing, our recovery of the ball and being clinical in the final third, then we believe we have a chance.”

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Meanwhile, Leigh Griffiths remains a doubt for tonight after picking up a hamstring injury while on Scotland duty last week. However, both Tom Rogic and Emilio Izaguirre are expected to be back in contention after their late return from representing their respective countries last week.

“We'll assess Leigh today,” said Rodgers. “He did the warm up with the group this morning an he's making good progress. Most of the other players are available and back in.”