CELTIC suffered a bruising defeat to Borussia Dortmund in their last Champions League outing. Now, Brendan Rodgers ' men will be looking to hit back in what's sure to be another tricky tie with Serie A side Atalanta. 3 Ademola Lookman was Atalanta's hero in the Europa League Final Credit: Getty 3 Callum McGregor will lead Celtic out in Bergamo Credit: PA 3 Brendan Rodgers has defended his tactcs Credit: Kenny Ramsay The Hoops are in Bergamo looking for a quick European response to the 7-1 hammering in Germany three weeks ago.

It certainly won't be easy against an Atalanta side who are the current Europa League holders. Celtic thumped Slovan Bratislava 5-1 in their first game of the new-look Champions League , while Atalanta have taken four points from a possible six so far. Gian Piero Gasperini's men drew 0-0 with Arsenal in their opener before a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in Gelsenkirchen.

READ MORE CELTIC STORIES 'I CAN'T CHANGE' Brendan Rodgers launches blistering defence of Champions League tactics ATALANTA VS CELTIC Top betting tips, predictions, odds & preview for Champions League clash Ahead of the game, Celts boss Brendan Rodgers has launched a major defence of his tactical approach in Europe - but will he change anything up this time around? SunSport has all you need to know ahead of another mouth watering Euro clash. When does Atalanta vs. Celtic kick-off? Atalanta vs.

Celtic takes place TODAY , Wednesday 23 October The big game will be happening at the Gewiss St.