Scott Brown says making the group stage of the Champions League represents a fourth trophy for Celtic.
The Parkhead troops face CFR Cluj on Wednesday night in the first-leg of their third-qualifying round tie.
Brown is fully aware of the dangers posed by Dan Petrescu’s Romanian champions in a “huge” clash, but believes Celtic are prepared for the test as they look to stay on course for the group stage of the competition.
As far as the captain is concerned, making it through two more rounds and into that glamour point of the tournament is like winning more silverware.
Brown said: “Getting to the Champions League is like winning a trophy for us.
“The manager calls it the fourth trophy of the season. Everyone knows how hard it is, you are up against top quality sides in the qualifiers.
“The game on Wednesday will be huge for us as it’s going to get harder and more difficult now.
“We’re expecting that, but we’re up for the challenge.
“We have terrific home advantage and our 60,000 fans make this a very intimidating place.
“The away leg first is always best. I always prefer home advantage in the second game. If you go there and come back with a result, you know you are coming back to your own fans.
“But you need to go away from home as well. We’ve had two good results so far, but we need to keep improving.
“We’ve got the Champions League, the league starting and the Betfred Cup as well. The games as going to be coming thick and fast.”
