Celtic hammer Astana
 

Champions League round-up:
Five-star Celtic hammer Astana - :news: August 16 2017
Celtic are a big price for the Champions League but on the verge of the group stages after beating Astana 5-0.

Champions League results

Celtic 5-0 Astana
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2-1 Maribor
Istanbul Basaksehir 1-2 Sevilla
Napoli 2-0 Nice
Olympiakos 2-1 HNK Rijeka

Wednesday review

Celtic defeated Astana 5-0 in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off at Celtic Park on Wednesday.

It virtually assures a place in the group stages ahead of next week's return leg.

Returning midfielder Tom Rogic's strike in the 31st minute was helped into his own net by defender Evgeni Postnikov before attacker Scott Sinclair added a second three minutes before the interval.

The former Manchester City and Aston Villa player notched his second on the hour mark with further goals from winger James Forrest and striker Leigh Griffiths - his might have taken a deflection off Igor Shitov - for a result which in no way flattered Brendan Rodgers' men

The Hoops knocked the Kazakhstan outfit out in the third qualifying round last season on a 3-2 aggregate and only a remarkable turnaround next Tuesday in Astana will prevent a repeat