Celtic, Rangers and Hearts see Euro rivals suffer mixed fate as RB Leipzig star declares Parkhead trip 'like a final'

It is back to European duty next midweek for our three Scottish clubs as they look to continue the feelgood factor from last time out.

Celtic picked up a stunning point on the road at Atalanta in the Champions League while Rangers battered Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League at Ibrox with Hearts also clocking up a second Conference League win to remain 100 per cent in the competition - despite their struggles domestically so far this campaign.

Ahead of returning to Europe's top table, Brendan Rodgers and his troops smashed Aberdeen's unbeaten start to the season apart with a thumping 6-0 win at Hampden in the Premier Sports Cup to keep their own domestic run without defeat going. Philippe Clement and his Rangers side are bidding to join their rivals in the showpiece next month when they face Motherwell at the national stadium today with nothing less than a win good enough after the midweek defeat at Aberdeen with the pressure at fever pitch.

Hearts picked up a major confidence boosting 2-1 win away at St Johnstone as they bid to put a run of form together and get themselves away from the foot of the table. RB Leipzig, Olympiacos and Heidenheim will have been taking note and keeping tabs on the weekend results - just like our clubs will be their Euro rivals and the good news is it has been quite the mixed bag.

Starting with Celtic, they come up against RB Leipzig and know a home win would put them onto seven points and a strong position. In contrast, their Bundesliga opponents are yet to get off the mark after defeats to Atletico Madrid, Juventus and Liverpool. Andre Silva has described the Parkhead trip 'like a final' and they travel off the back of a first league defeat of the season after going down to Dortmund