BRENDAN RODGERS will compete in his 51st European encounter against Atalanta in Bergamo this evening.
The Hoops boss kicked off the new-look Champions League with three points in the scintillating 5-1 triumph win over Slovan Bratislava last month with Liam Scales, Kyogo Furuhashi, Arne Engels (pen), Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah sharing the goals that flattened the Slovaks.
However, the Hoops came off the rails in painful fashion against Borussia Dortmund on matchday two in the Westfalenstadion at the start of the month as they were decimated 7-1 in a one-sided affair.
Following tonight’s outing in Italy, Celtic will face RB Leipzig (H), Club Brugge (H), Dinamo Zagreb (A) and Young Boys (H).
DON’T LOOK NOW…Brendan Rodgers can’t hide his disappointment in Dortmund.
The final encounter is scheduled for January 29 next year when the Hoops travel to the Midlands to take on Aston Villa who have nine points from their three outings after beating Bologna 2-0 last night.
SEASON 2016/17
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Second qualifying round
Lincoln Red Imps 1 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 3 Lincoln Red Imps 0 (Agg: 3-1)
Lustig, Griffiths, Roberts
Third qualifying round
Astana 1 CELTIC 1
Griffiths
CELTIC 2 Astana 1 (Agg: 3-2)
Griffiths (pen), Dembele (pen)
Play-Off Round
CELTIC 5 Hapoel Be’er Sheva 2
Rogic, Griffiths (2), Dembele, Brown
Hapoel Be’er Sheva 2 CELTIC 0 (Agg: 5-4)
GROUP STAGES
Barcelona 7 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 0 Barcelona 2
CELTIC 3 Manchester City 3
Dembele (2), Sterling (og)
Manchester City 1 CELTIC 1
Roberts
CELTIC 0 Borussia Monchengladbach 2
Borussia Monchengladbach 1 CELTIC 1
Dembele (pen)
SEASON 2017/18
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Second qualifying round
Linfield 0 CELTIC 2
Haughney (og), Rogic
CELTIC 4 Linfield 0 (Agg: 6-0)
Sinclair (2), Rogic, Armstrong
Third qualifying round
CELTIC 0 Rosenborg 0
Rosenborg 0 CELTIC 1 (Agg: 1-0)
Forrest
Play-Off Round
CELTIC 5 Astana 0
Postnikov (og), Sinclair (2), Forrest, Shitov (og)
Astana 4 CELTIC 3 (Agg: 8-4)
Sinclair, Ntcham, Griffiths
GROUP STAGES
CELTIC 0 PSG 5
PSG 7 CELTIC 1
Dembele
Bayern Munich 3 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 1 Bayern Munich 2
McGregor
Anderlecht 0 CELTIC 3
Griffiths, Roberts, Sinclair
CELTIC 0 Anderlecht 1
EUROPA LEAGUE LAST 32
CELTIC 1 Zenit St Petersburg 0
McGregor
Zenit St Petersburg 3 CELTIC 0 (Agg: 1-3)
SEASON 2018/19
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
First qualifying round
Alashkert 0 CELTIC 3
Edouard, Forrest, McGregor
CELTIC 3 Alashkert 0 (Agg: 6-0)
Dembele 2 (1 pen), Forrest
Second qualifying round
CELTIC 3 Rosenborg 1
Edouard 2, Ntcham
Rosenborg 0 CELTIC 0 (Agg: 3-1)
Third qualifying round
CELTIC 1 AEK Athens 1
McGregor
AEK Athens 2 CELTIC 1 (Agg: 2-3)
Sinclair
EUROPA LEAGUE PLAY-OFF
FK Sudova 1 CELTIC 1
Ntcham
CELTIC 3 FK Sudova 0 (Agg: 4-1)
Griffiths, McGregor, Ajer
GROUP STAGES
CELTIC 1 Rosenborg 0
Griffiths
Rosenborg 0 CELTIC 1
Sinclair
RB Salzburg 2 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 1 RB Salzburg 2
Ntcham
RB Leipzig 2 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 2 RB Leipzig 1
Tierney, Edouard
ROUND OF 32
CELTIC 0 Valencia 2
Valencia 1 CELTIC 0 (Agg: 0-3)
SEASON 2023/24
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
GROUP STAGES
Feyenoord 2 CELTIC 0
CELTIC 1 Lazio 2
Kyogo
CELTIC 2 Atletico Madrid 2
Kyogo, Palma
Atletico Madrid 6 CELTIC 0
Lazio 2 CELTIC O
CELTIC 2 Feyenoord 1
Palma (pen), Lagerbielke
SEASON 2024/26
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
CELTIC 5 Slovan Bratislava 1
Scales, Kyogo, Engels (pen), Maeda, Idah
Borussia Dortmund 7 CELTIC 1
Maeda
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