Nicolas Kuhn is only joking when he says he’ll be taking on Alistair Johnston’s defensive duties after his breathless rear-guard action in Bergamo.
But the Celtic winger reckons if his side are to have the last laugh in the Champions League, they need to find a way to do more than simply surviving against the best.
Brendan Rodgers’ went from one extreme to the other against Atalanta, with the wide-open display that cost them a mauling in Dortmund replaced by a stubborn show of resistance as they held out for a vital point in Italy But Kuhn says the next step is to find a way to compete with sides when they have the ball.
He said: “It was a great point for us. It was much different to what we’re used to. We had to defend really deep and we’ve had a bit of fun already between me with Ali, joking that I’m the new right-back!