SCOTT Brown pointed to Celtic’s away record this season as evidence of the Scottish champions' ability to get a good result against FC Copenhagen tonight, adding that the outcome of the game would be down to how Celtic played.

Celtic return to UEFA Europa League action tonight (THursday) for the first leg of their last 32 tie against the Danish champions. Neil Lennon’s side have been in impressive form in 2020, with nine consecutive wins, and fans will be hopeful the Hoops can carry that form into tonight’s game.

Having topped their group, and secured a historic win on Italian soil for the first time in the club’s history, Scott Brown said Celtic are confident going into tonight’s game.

“Away from home in the last couple of seasons hasn't been great but, for us, we have a good record this season and a good win in Italy, so here’s hoping we get a good result tonight," the Celtic captain said.

"As soon as we were in the group stages we wanted to get European football after Christmas and we’ve managed to tick that box. We’ll worry about one game at a time and hopefully we’ll get a good result and take them back to Celtic Park next week.

“It is going to be hard game but over the two legs we need to make sure we perform and score goals because it’s all about how we play.”

The Hoops skipper acknowledged the scale of the challenge in overcoming FC Copenhagen but insisted that Celtic’s fate will be decided by how he and his team-mates perform out on the pitch.

“It is about how we play more than anything,” he said. “We've made sure we prepared well and made sure we know how we will play against Copenhagen. We know they play 4-4-2 most of the time so it’s about how we work the ball from the back, create a few chances and keep a clean sheet.”

Scott Brown: We can continue impressive Euro form in Copenhagen