Hleb won't take Hibs lightly

BARCELONA new boy Alexander Hleb knows too much about the revival of Scotland's national team to take tonight's friendly against Hibs lightly.

Hleb was victorious on his last visit to Scotland in a 1-0 win for Belarus at Hampden that ended the home side's hopes of reaching the 2006 World Cup. But the improvement of Scotland under Walter Smith midway through that campaign carried on into the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

And Hleb believes that makes Scotland a threat.

"Scotland are a very good team who are always fighting until the last minute," he said. "Every year they are getting better and better."