Celtic midfielder Arne Engels feels Signal Iduna Park should hold no fears for his team-mates given their experience of playing at Parkhead.
Engels will be on familiar territory in Tuesday’s Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund having made his debut for Augsburg at the same venue in January 2023.
Celtic’s record signing now gets a swift return to Germany and he is relishing the chance to relive some happy memories.
Looking back at his debut, the 21-year-old said: “I came from the second division in Belgium so to come here and play in front of 80,000 people was amazing. It was quite a crazy game, 4-3 for Dortmund. Also it’s close to Belgium so all my family were here.
“It’s always amazing to be here and also to come back because I played here a few times. It’s an amazing stadium and it’s always positive to play here.
“I haven’t spoken to a lot of the guys about it because they know it and we also have an amazing atmosphere at Celtic Park
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“So it’s kind of the same. Everyone knows how to handle it. If you can play at Celtic Park, you can play everywhere.”
Celtic have won every game they have played this season and have struck 16 goals in their last three games, including five against Slovan Bratislava in their opening encounter of the competition.
Engels sees no reason why they cannot genuinely aim to keep that winning run going in Dortmund.
“If you don’t have the belief, then you are better not to come and say it’s 5-0 for them,” he said. “We want to come here and win like every game. You always need to have this mindset.
“Everyone is really focused on their jobs and that’s what makes us really strong as a team. We are setting the standards for ourselves every day as a team and doing a really good job there. It’s up to us now to show it like we do every week.”
