Rafael Urazbakhtin has warned Celtic not to underestimate Kairat Almaty again ahead of their crucial Champions League showdown.
Celtic face the Kazakh champions in the second leg of the play-off round on Tuesday night with the score poised at 0-0 after a goalless draw at Parkhead.
Brendan Rodgers' side will have to break a Scottish hoodoo and win on Kazakh soil if they are to progress to the league phase of the Champions League.
But Urazbakhtin is confident Celtic won't underestimate his side again after the draw in Glasgow last week as he set his sights on the Champions League proper.
As reported by The Scottish Sun, Urazbakhtin said: “Celtic players may have underestimated us at home.
“Now they will look at our game in a different way.
“I think they will have a different motivation and attitude.
“Yes, there is a negative atmosphere around Celtic. But I think this is a team of high-level players.
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"I think they are used to dealing with such issues.
“They understand that everything depends on them. We also think that everything depends on us.
“I don't think there is a bigger pressure on Celtic than on our home team.
“We will try to meet them and qualify to the group stage.
“And our task is to make it happen, to do everything we can."
After the 3-0 win over Livingston, Rodgers said of the trip to Kazakhstan: “We know what we need to do. We'll take this squad and hopefully get the job done on Tuesday.
"In the main, we've started strongly. The difference now in this second leg is that it's winner takes all. Everything is there for us to do it.
“They're a good side, well-organised and it’s always tough in European football to go away. But we know we need the result. And we're going to give absolutely everything to get the result and be at the top table of European football.
"I think people will see a different Celtic team.”
