The famous, febrile atmosphere inside Celtic Park on European nights has helped the home side put high-profile sides such as Barcelona, AC Milan and Manchester United to the sword during recent forays into the Champions League.
But Domagoj Antolic, the Dinamo Zagreb midfielder, is having none of it and insists Zagreb will not be overrawed when they take on Celtic in tomorrow's Europa League tie, cheekily comparing the atmosphere at Celtic Park to the 12,000-seater Stadion Kantrida - home of Rijeka - in his homeland.
"We have no reason to worry about playing at Celtic Park," he said. "We have repeatedly shown that in the most fiery atmospheres we can still play well, and I doubt it will be that fiery at Celtic Park. We can play our normal game. I believe we can treat it like the Stadion Poljud [Hadjuk Split] or the Kantridi [Rijeka]."
Antolic also made reference to the "decline" suffered by Celtic since the arrival of Ronny Deila, insisting Zagreb are aiming for all three points at Celtic Park. However, he has vowed not to underestimate the Scottish champions.
"We are sure Celtic are still a good good team, even if they are in a slight decline. We will study their strengths and weaknesses and be prepared. We go into every match and travel everywhere hoping to win. That is how we will approach the game in Glasgow."
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