Rodgers has seen his injury crisis ease in recent weeks and now is only waiting on a couple returning to fitness.
However, the Parkhead boss admits it will be later in the year before Liel Abada and Stephen Welsh are ready to return. Nawrocki has been absent for almost two months with a hamstring injury and not sighted since the League Cup loss at Kilmarnock. But the 22-year-old big-money buy from Legia Warsaw is closing in on a comeback as Rodgers gears up for an exciting upcoming period.
Celtic return to action against Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday with the manager savouring the Capital test. Rodgers’ team will only have a small number of supporters backing them due to a reduced allocation of tickets for away fans in Gorgie. Celtic will go straight from the challenge at Tynecastle into a Wednesday showdown with Atletico Madrid in their third Champions League group stage clash of the campaign. Rodgers can’t wait and, speaking on Celtic TV, continued: “They’re an outstanding team and Diego Simeone has done a fantastic job over many years at Atletico Madrid.
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