Arne Engels makes bold Celtic vs Borussia Dortmund comparison

Celtic's toughest test in the Champions League this season will be their trip to Germany to take on Borussia Dortmund. The Bundesliga club reached the competition's final last season before losing to Real Madrid, And the atmosphere at Signal Iduna Park is the stuff of legends. One of the very few in world football that can compare to Parkhead.

So, it will be a task in itself for the Celtic players to deal with the atmosphere on the night. The Hoops do not have a great away record in the Champions League and will need to improve on that.

Their opening 5-1 win against Slovan Bratislava should have given the Celtic players a decent bit of confidence. But nobody is under the impression that things will be as easy against Borussia Dortmund.

One Celtic player who knows all about the Signal Iduna Park atmosphere is Arne Engels. He played in the Bundesliga before his move to Scotland and had made his FC Augsburg debut away at Borussia Dortmund. And his assessment should give his teammates some confidence.

Arne Engels makes bold Celtic vs Borussia Dortmund comparison

Engels believes that Celtic Park can get even louder than Westfalenstadion at times. As reported by the Daily Record, the Belgian international said:

"I made my debut for Augsburg there in Dortmund. It was directly in front of 80,000 people. It was crazy. But it did bring the best out of me. It's the same here. It's the same noise, even louder sometimes. It's going to be really good and helpful for me.

“Yeah, the atmosphere can be intimidating, but it's also intimidating here. It's also nice to play here. You have the fans with you and not against you. That's also a different feeling and a really nice feeling."

Well, there is no doubt that Celtic fans bring a special atmosphere to Parkhead themselves. Especially on Champions League nights. We saw a perfect example of that in the game against Slovan Bratislava, when even veterans like Kasper Schmeichel seemed taken aback by the level of support.

Of course, home advantage counts for a lot in football. But then, it can be a detriment as well, depending on the game situation. If Celtic can get an early lead in Dortmund and manage to keep the Bundesliga side at bay for a while, they could use the atmosphere to their benefit. Let's see how things play out.