Kyogo reveals the Celtic lesson he needs to keep working hard on as he calls for 'togetherness' in Bergamo

Kyogo Furuhashi insists Celtic must show collective class on their Champions League travels.

And the Japanese striker wants his team to do some serious talking on the pitch when they get off the plane to rejoin Europe’s elite. Kyogo and his colleagues return to the cut-throat elite competition when they head to Italy to face Atalanta. If the challenge against the quickfire Serie A outfit in the Gewiss Stadium isn’t tough enough, painful memories from their last troubled trip must also be exorcised.

Having slaughtered Slovan Bratislava on home soil in their opening encounter in this term’s competition, hopes were sky high heading to Germany to face Borussia Dortmund for night two. However, savage events in the Signal Iduna Park brought Celtic crashing back to earth. From a 5-1 win to a 7-1 defeat, it was torturous and Brendan Rodgers’ side now face another extreme examination against the current Europa League title holders.

The striker spent time in the peace of Mull after taking a trip during the international break, but it’ll be frantic in Italy. Kyogo believes in the squad to handle the situation, but reckons the team togetherness has to be spot on in Bergamo from start to finish to create a unified force. Celtic were not compact enough against Borussia and were picked off.

Looking ahead to the Italian test, Kyogo said: “We know it is going to be difficult. So whoever is playing from the start has to play together, link together, attack together, defend together and we have to perform very well because, obviously, the opponents are a very good team, so we just have to prepare well.

“Rather than talk about what we should do and what we can do, it’s about on the pitch. So we have to perform and show to everyone that this