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No more so than Scott Brown - the inspirational skipper was fantastic on the night and once again he produced mind-boggling passing stats against the European elite.
Manchester City got a glimpse of Brown's abilities last season and the Scotland international had the best completion percentage of any British-based player with 95 per cent on attempted passes over six games.
The 32-year-old was up to his old tricks against Zenit as he completed 59 of his 61 passes (97 per cent) on Thursday night. Those numbers are incredible for a player battling in the engine room for 90 minutes against a team of the calibre of the Russians.
Ajer's stats make for impressive reading
Jozo Simunovic was pass-perfect(Image: AFP)
Olivier Ntcham produced a scintillating performance(Image: PA)
Young Norwegian defender Kris Ajer also had a night to remember as he was successful on 43 of his 44 passes (98 per cent) and his showing was a prime example of the golden future Rodgers spoke about after the victory.
And how about Jozo Simunovic - the big Bosnian bounced back in a major way with a pass-perfect display alongside Ajer. The 23-year-old kept it neat and tidy and completed every one one of his 79 passes against Zenit. High completion percentage is the hallmark of the former Dinamo Zagreb star's game, but even he upped his level on a night where everything worked.
Goal hero Callum McGregor enjoyed one of his finest nights at Parkhead and he was successful on 34 of his 36 passes (94 per cent).
It was also a good night for Mikael Lustig (98 per cent) and James Forrest (97 per cent).
The trio of Olivier Ntcham, Eboue Kouassi and Moussa Dembele enjoyed great games in one of the most complete team performances of the campaign as Celtic completed 92 per cent as a team - which was the highest of all 32 teams on Thursday.
Last night's result has completely flipped the script on the perception and expectation for Celtic under Rodgers.
The stirring win was the Premiership champions at their very best and offered a clear indication that a controlled, passing game can work against the top teams in Europe.
Mental goings-on in Bilbao last night when they played Spartak Moscow. A Basque police officer has died. God help anyone travelling over to Russia for the World Cup:
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