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Ledley fired up as Celtic get set to take on Shakhter

Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley has labelled Wednesday night's Champions League playoff qualifier with Shakhter Karagandy as one of the biggest games of his career.

The Hoops trail the Kazakhstan champions 2-0 following last week's first leg in Astana and now have to overturn that deficit if they want to progress to the group stage proper of Europe's premier club competition.

Ledley, who was part of the Glasgow giants' Champions League campaign last season, knows just how important qualifying is for a club of Celtic's stature.

"This is one of the biggest games of my life - so much is at stake," said the Welshman.

"So much depends on this game and there is so much pressure on myself and my teammates. Hopefully we can thrive on it and go from there.

"We want to play in the Champions League, it's a fantastic competition. Last season was one of the best in our careers and hopefully we can qualify again."

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