Before their match on Wednesday, Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini believes that Celtic are still a formidable team in the Champions League and is not concerned about the brutality that Borussia Dortmund has been dishing out. With a 2-0 triumph against Venezia, Gasperini’s team warmed up for the Bergamo match against the Hoops. with Mario Pasalic giving the holders of the Europa League an early lead, before summer acquisition Mateo Retegui scored his tenth goal of the campaign for both club and country.Despite Celtic’s 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund on matchday two, which saw them held to a 2-2 home draw by Aberdeen on Saturday, Gasperini maintains that no outcome in European football is guaranteed.
“You have to play all the games, the results are never a given,” he said in response to a question on whether his club can defeat Brendan Rodgers’ team and extend their winning streak to four games across all competitions. Another competition that Celtic participates in is the Champions League; they are a Scottish winning team.
They have suffered a setback against Borussia, it is true, but we will need to be in excellent form and perform exceptionally well since the games in the Champions League are always tough. Although it is not crucial, the game has the potential to be quite important.”
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