Former Celtic manager Neil Lennon says the team's gutsy goalless Champions League draw at Atalanta delivered 'one of the best results of Brendan Rodgers' career'.
And the 51-year-old's tactical tweaks paid off as the Scottish champions held firm to record just a second ever away clean sheet in the competition.
"I think if you look at our opening three games, I'm so, so happy to have four points. That's equal with what we had last year, so with five games to go hopefully we can add to that."Rodgers faced intense criticism in the aftermath of the Dortmund mauling and a debate about whether he was willing to adapt dominated the build-up to Wednesday's game.
Celtic certainly had to be aggressive in their defensive work, but it was lacking from their attacking display. "We had to learn from the Dortmund game and defend for our lives," Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel told TNT Sports. In the absence of first pick Cameron Carter-Vickers, Scales and Trusty defended resolutely by making 24 clearances between them."The two of them didn't panic. Atalanta asked a lot of questions and Celtic had the answers."
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