Celtic secured their place in the Champions League last 16 play-offs after a dramatic late own goal saw them secure a 1-0 win against Young Boys at Celtic Park.
A crazy first half saw Kyogo Furuhashi have three goals ruled out due to a combination of offside and VAR interventions as Brendan Rodgers’ side pushed for an early opener. It looked like Arne Engels’ saved penalty from Marvin Keller just before the break was as close as they’d get to beating the struggling Swiss outfit until Loris Benito’s unlucky own goal in the 86th minute saw Celtic wrap up the three points.
A late red card for Daizen Maeda means they’ll head to Aston Villa for the final game in the League Phase without the Japanese winger, where they could still secure automatic qualification if results go their way.
Here is how The Scotsman rated each player out of ten for their display at Celtic Park:
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9. RW: Nicolas Kuhn - 6
A quiet night for a player of his influence. However, had one mazy run in the first-half that saw his deflected shot gone in, it would have been one of best individual strikes of the season. Not effective this evening, though. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
10. LW: Daizen Maeda - 6
An absolute nuisance for the defence throughout due to his pace and non stop energy. His battery never seemed to run out, but his silly red card will blot his copy book. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
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11. CF: Kyogo Furuhashi - 7
Bagged a hat-trick of disallowed goals in the first-half, and was a real live-wire. In constant, his barely touched the ball the in the second-half and was replaced by Adam Idah with 15 minutes to play. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
12. Celtic substitutes
Paulo Bernardo - Brought on to replace Engels with 20 minutes to go (6). Alex Valle - Replaced Taylor for the closing stages (6) Adam Idah - Introduced for the final 15 minutes and played his part in the winning goal (7) Liam Scales - Late sub (N/A) | SNS Group