Celtic were eliminated from Champions League qualifying by Kairat after two 0-0 legs and a 3-2 penalty shootout defeat. Temirlan Anarbekov saved three penalties, denying Adam Idah, Luke McCowan and Daizen Maeda, who had missed a clear chance in the 86th minute. Celtic dominated second-leg possession (67%) but managed one fewer shot and fewer final-third entries than Kairat, finishing with five shots on target and 1.2 expected goals. Celtic will play in the Europa League this season. The club faces questions over attacking reinforcements after departures of Kyogo Furuhashi and Nicolas Kuhn, ahead of the Old Firm derby.
"It's very frustrating," he told Amazon Prime. "We showed a glimpse of what we can do at this level, but we haven't been able to show that over the course of these two games. "It's bitterly disappointing, because we were on the right track last season and working really well and playing really good football, so to not be in there this season is a huge blow for us. We missed a massive opportunity over these two games."
"We all know where we want to get to. We showed last year the strides I felt we took, but you have t
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