Summary

  1. Postpublished at 45+2 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    The half-time boos were quite something at Ibrox last night.

    Will we get any at Celtic Park tonight? We'll find out in a minute.

    Unless...

  2. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Three minutes added.

  3. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    A dangerous Benjamin Nygren corner just misses the head of Liam Scales.

    The last touch came from a Kairat player and Celtic have another corner, which again comes to nothin'.

  4. Kairat comfortablepublished at 20:42 British Summer Time

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    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    Celtic v KairatImage source, PA Media

    If Almaty were expecting an almighty difficult evening in Glasgow tonight, they've been pleasantly surprised.

    They're comfortable in the game, containing Celtic pretty easily and looking very dangerous in the home half.

    Add that to Alastair Johnston's early injury and you get just how much this hasn't been Celtic's night so far. Lacking in quality as half-time approaches.

  5. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Celtic still waiting for a shot on target as we hit minute 41.

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:39 British Summer Time

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Wish Celtic would drive down the middle more and fire in some shots at their keeper. Trying too many intricate passes in the box.

    Baz

    Ominous signs. Celtic so slow in possession, zero threat in attack. A few new signings are desperately needed to lift the team this season.

    Finlay

    Celtic always seem to start off slow, then get going after a bit. Well, let's hope so.

    John

  7. CLOSE!published at 37 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Not far away at all from Kairat midfielder Arad, who whistles a shot from range just wide of the left-hand post.

  8. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    An excellent move from Celtic gets Daizen Maeda in at a tight angle, but his effort is saved and the ball nicks back off him and goes out for a goal kick.

  9. Postpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

    Celtic are struggling to create real clear-cut chances in this game.

    They're controlling the ball, moving it around, but they're not penetrating.

    They're not getting into positions where they can get a cut-back or a shot on goal.

  10. Trouble for Johnstonpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    This is not going to plan for Celtic at all in the first half hour or so.

    Alistair Johnston delivers a thumbs up to the fans as he comes off on a stretcher.

    Alistair Johnston delivers a thumbs up to the fans as he comes off on a stretcher.Image source, Getty Images
  11. ouch!

    Ouch!published at 33 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Uh oh, Alistair Johnston is really struggling here.

    He goes down off the ball with a muscle injury and on comes the stretcher.

    Anthony Ralston is stripped.

  12. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Benjamin Nygren does brilliantly to win the ball and he drives forward.

    But he holds the ball too long and his pass ends up going straight out for a goal kick.

    Manager Rodgers is cutting a frustrated figure on the sidelinesImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Brendan Rodgers is cutting a frustrated figure on the sidelines

  13. YELLOW CARDSpublished at 30 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    The referee isn't messing aboot.

    Kieran Tierney and Kairat midfielder Glazer are both in the book for a bit of aggressive cuddling at a corner.

  14. Postpublished at 29 mins

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    A clearance from the visitors only goes as far as Callum McGregor, whose dangerous-looking shot is blocked.

  15. A few grumbles and groanspublished at 20:27 British Summer Time

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    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    The Celtic support are already getting slightly frustrated. Kairat have more than matched their hosts so far and 60,000 in green and white don't like it much.

    The Scottish champions are lacking a bit of quality, a spark. They won't find it easy to break down the away defence.

  16. YELLOW CARDpublished at 26 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Benjamin Nygren gets to the byeline and pulls a dangerous pass back, but the resolute visitors deal with it.

    Callum McGregor will now go into the book for attempting to halt a breakaway from Kairat.

  17. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    To think Celtic's last Champions League game before tonight was that sensational performance in Munich...

    The opening 25 minutes here have been way off that. Early days, I know, I know.

  18. 'Celtic slack in final third'published at 20:23 British Summer Time

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Pat Bonner
    Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

    There's just a little bit of slackness by Celtic in key positions. That's the frustration.

    The build-up play has been good, they're just missing the final ball.

  19. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    The home support groan as Reo Hatate's dinked pass runs out of play for a goal kick to the visitors.

  20. Postpublished at 20:21 British Summer Time

    Celtic 0-0 Kairat

    Kheredine Idessane
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    Early days, but Kairat Almaty have shown up really well so far.

    Solid in defence and enterprising up front, they're causing a frisson of nervousness about Celtic Park every time they're in or around the home box.

    That has happened more times than the Celtic support would have liked or expected thus far.