Rodgers 'frustration' over Celtic fixture schedule

Celtic head Brendan Rodgers has expressed "frustration" astir home fixture schedules, claiming unrecorded tv sum takes privilege complete a team's chances successful European competition.

Champions League opponents Borussia Dortmund person had their home crippled brought forward, while nan Northern Irishman's squad person to play connected Saturday evening.

Dortmund look Bochum successful nan Bundesliga connected Friday, while Celtic's crippled against St Johnstone successful Perth was pushed to a later slot aft being selected for tv sum by Premier Sports.

The Scottish champions past recreation to Germany connected Monday earlier taking connected Dortmund nan pursuing day.

"For each British teams, it is simply a frustration," Rodgers said. "Borussia Dortmund play Bochum connected Friday night, truthful they're capable to move nan crippled and it gives them 3 afloat days to hole for nan game.

"For us, we astir apt won't beryllium location until aft midnight from nan crippled connected Saturday and it's a very speedy turnaround pinch travel."

Rodgers echoed nan thoughts of Rangers counterpart Philippe Clement, who suggested earlier this play nan Scottish Professional Football League could springiness much thief to European representatives.

"It's nan aforesaid for each British teams," nan Celtic head said. "The TV and nan slots seems to return privilege complete nan crippled and preparation. We're not nan only squad that's happened to.

"The European teams person their slots and they'll find agreements to thief their teams hole nan champion they can."

Motherwell and Dundee United played successful nan Premier Sports Cup past Friday successful a crippled that was streamed by nan broadcaster and Fir Park had its highest turnout of location fans for a home crippled for much than a decade.

"If there's a Friday nighttime slot, that could activity well," Rodgers added. "A Friday nighttime crippled tin beryllium a really bully crippled to unfastened up nan weekend.

"I think, successful fairness, successful Germany there's much Friday nighttime slots for their TV games, which intends that they tin past astir apt petition that, which past gives them nan other recovery.

"Having been successful nan Premier League and seen it location crossed galore years, that astatine times takes privilege complete nan the wellbeing and nan mentation for footballers."