Gary Lineker admits he had to consider Celtic among the Champions League dark horses - even if that feels 'weird' after their hammering against Borussia Dortmund.
Brendan Rodgers' team were electric in a 5-1 hammering of Slovan Bratislava on opening day but their green in the goal difference column was wiped out, and then some, when Dortmund put seven past them in Germany.
It was looking like the same old story for Celtic in Europe, until they went to Atalanta, turned in a defensive masterclass, and came away from their first three games with four points to show for it.
Given they started with a winnable home tie and two decidedly-unwinnable away fixtures, four points is a creditable return and leaves the Hoops 20th in the Champions League table, a position more than good enough to seal knockout football in the new format.