Player ratings: Celtic 1-1 Astana (A)

Leigh Griffiths’ goal gave Celtic a vital away goal in Kazakhstan boosting their chances of progressing to the playoff round of the Champions League as the defence rode their luck.

Patrick Roberts was one of the Hoops’ best players in the game and pounced on poor defending to play in Celtic’s talisman with 12 minutes remaining.

In a ferocious first-half, it was Astana who created several chances and pushed Celtic back, forcing them to defend for long periods.

Poor marking from Eoghan O’Connell and woeful goalkeeping from Craig Gordon allowed Yuriy Logvinenko to head Astana in front after 19 minutes.

Defensively the Hoops didn’t look confident or assured, making it a ropey display for the away side who weren’t helped by those in front of them conceding possession too many times.

Celtic’s only bright spark in the first-half was Patrick Roberts, who looked sharp on the ball and went at the Astana defence but couldn’t create anything in the final third.

And it was the Manchester City loanee who created virtually Celtic’s first shot on goal for Griffiths who fired the ball into the bottom right corner on 78 minutes.

Here are the player ratings from this afternoon’s game.