Atalanta have been left cursing the latest international break with Celtic's Euro rivals hitting red hot form. Brendan Rodgers and his troops head for the Serie A side following the break in domestic football for matchday three of their Champions League league phase adventure.
The Hoops got off the mark perfectly in the opening round of fixtures smashing Slovan Bratislava 5-1 at a packed out Parkhead, but they were handed a grim reality check about the quality of opposition at the top level as Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund inflicted a 7-1 hammering on the Scottish champions.
They bounced back to winning ways at the weekend - despite not being at the top of their game - as they came back from a goal down to secure the three points thanks to Nicolas Kuhn's late winner.
They maintained their perfect record at the top alongside Aberdeen. Atalanta themselves hit the goal trail at the weekend after the hammered Genoa 5-1 on their own turf.