Summary

  • Europa League Group D

  • FT: Celtic 2-1 Astra Giurgiu (Budescu; Scepovic, Johansen)

  • Red Bull Salzburg 4-2 Dinamo Zagreb (Alan 3, Ramalho Silva; Ademi, Henriquez)

  • Celtic stay top of section

  • Astra remain bottom

  1. Postpublished at 21:33 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Alasdair Lamont
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    "Stefan Scepovic badly needs a goal for Celtic, but he's just had two bad misses. The first one perhaps comes at him too quickly for him to react, but the second is a striker's dream and he heads it well off target. Sums up Celtic tonight so far. Whatever Ronny Deila said at half-time, it's not inspired Celtic to greater things. They've still to test Silviu Lung and their build-up play is too laboured to open up the Astra defence."

  2. GREAT SAVE!published at 21:32 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Celtic goalkeeper Craig Gordon manages to claw the ball off the goal-line after Gabriel Enache just fails to get a touch on a dangerous low cross from Constantin Budescu.

  3. Postpublished at 21:29 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    A superb run out of his own defence from Vasileios Pliatsikas takes the Greek defender into the Celtic penalty box, but his low drive is into the side netting.

  4. Postpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Celtic reserve goalkeeper Lukasz ZaluskaImage source, SNS
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    Celtic goalkeeper Lukasz Zaluska sports his famous black eyes on the bench, but on the field, it is Astra who are looking more likely to deliver a killer blow

  5. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Celtic fail to challenge for a high looping ball into their penalty box and Astra defender Cristian Oros squanders a good chance by heading over the crossbar from 12 yards

  6. Postpublished at 21:22 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Aleksandar Tonev is still looking for his first Celtic goal and the winger's effort from 22 yards curls wide of the near post.

  7. Postpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Constantin Budescu tries a cheeky chip from outside the Celtic penalty box, but the effort is a couple of feet over the crossbar.

  8. Postpublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    On-loan Aston Villa winger Aleksandar Tonev comes on for Callum McGregor, who has had an ineffectual night on the Celtic left.

  9. Postpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Astra again cause Celtic problems on the break, but William de Amorim's low drive his well held by goalkeeper Craig Gordon.

  10. Postpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Poor Stefan Scepovic. This time the Serb rises to meet a Mikael Lustig cross but sends his header well wide from 12 yards. Celtic are preparing a couple of substitutes and I wonder if the striker is getting the hook.

  11. Postpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    What a miss! Emilio Izaguirre whips in a dangerous cross and, after Stefan Johansen fails to make a connection at the front post, the ball bounces up in front of Stefan Scepovic, but the Serb striker is unable to adjust his body properly and his header goes wide from eight yards out.

  12. Postpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Another poor ball by Charlie Mulgrew gives Astra a half chance in front of the Celtic goal, but the Romanians can't take advantage.

  13. Postpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Scott Brown and Astra's William AmorimImage source, SNS
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    Scott Brown (left) has tried to inject some urgency as Celtic's captain but to little avail

  14. KICK-OFFpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Astra kick off the second half looking to continue from where they left off in the first.

  15. Postpublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    The players are back out on the pitch for the second half.

  16. Postpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Only goalkeeper Craig Gordon, right-back Mikael Lustig and, only for his energy (if rather aimless), Scott Brown have really performed to their abilities in the first half for Celtic.

  17. Postpublished at 21:00 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Celtic manager Ronny Deila said before the match that, if they played in the Scottish Premiership, Astra would be top. He may have meant only if his team were not playing in it, but on this performance, the Romanians could actually probably challenge Hamilton Academical for the title!

  18. Postpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Brazilian striker Alan Carvalho has scored his second goal of the night to put Salzburg in control in the other Group D game.

  19. Join the debate #bbcscotfootballpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    EC: "Celtic should be at least 2 down by now. Would have been humiliated in Champions League! Need to keep possession better."

    I am Billy: "Think Celtic should be glad Astra have only brought 15 players with them. Craig Gordon earns them the win bonus AGAIN."

  20. Postpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 23 October 2014

    Alasdair Lamont
    BBC Scotland at Celtic Park

    "Not to put too fine a point on it, that was dire from Celtic. I mentioned momentum earlier and there's been absolutely no sign of the firepower that brought them five goals at the weekend. Instead, the Romanians have looked the likelier to score and Celtic can be thankful they haven't done. Ronny Deila needs to earn his corn at the interval."