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Celtic have progressed to Friday’s play-off round draw for the Champions League after seeing off Astana at Paradise after Moussa Dembele scored late on from the penalty spot.
Brendan Rodgers side controlled possession and the tempo of the game in the first-half and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot through Griffiths after Kieran Tierney was fouled.
The young defender showed terrific bravery to win the ball and was kicked in the air by the Astana defender.
Griffiths has had problems in the past from the penalty spot, but made no mistake and sent the ‘keeper the wrong way.
Astana equalised on 62 minutes after Craig Gordon’s weak header fell to the feet of Agim Ibraimi who lobbed the ‘keeper from 30-yards.
Substitute Moussa Dembele made a terrific contribution off the bench to win the decisive penalty after nutmegging one defender before playing a one two with Griffiths inside the box.
One cause for concern for the Hoops will be the hamstring injury Patrick Roberts suffered ahead of the league opener this Sunday against Hearts at Tynecastle.
Celtic will face one of Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb, Dundalk, Hapoel Beer Sheva or Ludogorets in the play-off round.
Here are the player ratings for tonight’s game.