Monday 24 August 2015 16:25, UK
Captain Markus Rosenberg insists there is no pressure on Malmo in their Champions League play-off second leg against Celtic on Tuesday night.
Under Norwegian boss Aage Hareide, the Swedish club qualified for the group stages for the first time last season when they recovered from a 2-1 first-leg deficit against Red Bull Salzburg to win 4-2 on aggregate.
Malmo are again a goal behind in this play-off after losing 3-2 in a feisty encounter in Glasgow last week but Rosenberg - who missed the first game at Parkhead through suspension - is quietly confident of a successful conclusion.
"We have done it once and we can do it twice," he said. "But playing for a club in Sweden, there is never pressure to go to the Champions League because it doesn't happen often.
"Having done it once, in your head, it is easier to do it a second time. There is no pressure but we know what we can do in this stadium and with these fans anything is possible.
"We have learned our lesson from the first game. Celtic will not go as offensively but we will be more offensive."
Rosenberg claims Ronny Deila's side are favourites to go through and that all the pressure will be on the Scottish champions.
The former West Brom forward said: "They have a lot of good players, they are a good team and they had a good start in Glasgow. The rest of the game was equal but I see them as favourites on Tuesday, being 3-2 up.
"But Salzburg were favourites and many teams were favourites here and lost, so I am looking forward to the game and hope that we can perform well."
Hareide believes the home support could be key to his side's progress, adding: "We are already (at least) in the Europa League which is a place to play and get experience but we want to be in the finest league, and that is the Champions League.
"We have an extra boost with our fans. We have 20,000 here and it is tight and it gives players energy. You feel that the fans are beside you.
"The players from Salzburg, Sparta Prague, Olympiakos and even Atletico Madrid noticed the intensity. That is one of the reasons we did so well in the qualifiers.
"No one has scored against us here. We have a clean sheet in qualifying last year and this year. It will be a tough task but we are confident."
