Celtic’s Champions League campaign has had its ups and downs so far this season.
A staggering 5-1 win on the opening day over Slovan Bratislava was followed by an abysmal evening in Dortmund as they lost 7-1 to BVB.
Last week’s goalless draw in Atalanta was a much improved defensive performance as Brendan Rodgers’ side sit with four points in the new look League Phase from their three games thus far.
So it has certainly been an intriguing competition for the club with two more wins likely enough to see them through to the playoff round at the very least.
- READ MORE: Brendan Rodgers bites back at Celtic critics over ‘pragmatism’ complaints after Atalanta stalemate
For the club and squad as a whole it has been a decent first few outings, but one player in particular has shown flashes of brilliance to take his domestic form in the Scottish Premiership with him into Europe.
Nicolas Kuhn has started so well for the Hoops and managed six goals and seven assists from 10 games in Scottish football.
Add to that his brilliant assist for Kyogo’s goal against Slovan Bratislava on UCL matchday one and the German continues to impress.
Nicolas Kuhn is second in UEFA’s Champions League speed stats
But it is another statistic that has him ranked, right now, among Europe’s elite on UEFA’s official player stats spreadsheet from the first three fixtures.
In terms of raw pace, Kuhn sits second on the table behind only PSG’s Achraf Hakimi.
The Moroccan has hit a top speed of 36.5km/h with Kuhn just behind him on 35.9km/h. Chemsdine Talbi is locked in with Kuhn on the same speed to sit joint second.
Celtic have four points in the Champions League
Meanwhile Arne Engels is in the top four players in an attacking sense having taken a whopping 17 corners and one dribble. He is behind Jeremie Frimpong on the list.
In goalkeeping, Kasper Schmeichel is also fourth on the stats list behind Emi Martinez of Aston Villa.
Receive a digest of our best Celtic content each week direct to your mailbox
