Atalanta was held to a 0-0 draw by Celtic at Gewiss Stadium, failing to convert their superiority into goals. Despite having 22 attempts on goal compared to their opponents' four, the hosts had a trying day in Bergamo and failed to make the breakthrough. After earning four points from their first two games, Atalanta immediately took control of the game.
In the 18th minute, Mario Pasalic's header from Davide Zappacosta's cross struck the crossbar, giving them their best chance to score. With well under 70% of the possession in the second half, the home team maintained their dominance and pushed for the first goal. But Celtic managed to hang on for a well-deserved point thanks to tenacious defense and heroics from Kasper Schmeichel. In their last seven Champions League away games in Italy, Celtic had suffered defeats. Additionally, the Hoops had lost eight of their previous nine away games in the campaign.