Leipzig game not about 'revenge' against German opposition - Engels

Celtic midfielder Arne Engels says the chance to prove themselves against German opposition isn't something he or his teammates are focusing on before their Champions League clash against RB Leipzig on Tuesday.

Engels became Celtic's record signing when he arrived in Glasgow from Augsburg last summer.

The 21-year-old was part of the Celtic side beaten 7-1 by Borussia Dortmund on his return to Germany last month, but insists he is not dwelling on that result before Celtic welcome Leipzig to Celtic Park.

"Not really, we want to win every game," Engels said. "That’s always our mindset and that’s always the mindset of Celtic also.

"We are playing at home, so of course we want to put in a good performance and I think we will. It's not really a revenge or something about the Bundesliga team at all.

"We just need to look at ourselves and be prepared and I think we will be."

Celtic recovered from their heavy defeat by Dortmund to earn a 0-0 draw away to Atalanta in their last Champions League outing, and Engels says that performance showed they can be defensively solid at the highest level.

"We are pretty confident," Engels said. "We showed that we can really defend and can play against really good teams. You see Atalanta now in Serie A playing really amazing football and beating Napoli in the weekend.

"That shows confidence for us that we can do that against really good teams."