Having Ronald Araujo at the heart of Barcelona's defence when the opposition have players with pace to burn is, frankly, suicidal. The Uruguayan once appeared destined to be a real mainstay for this team, however, he remains a senior player that can't even get the basics right. Club captain he may be, but that also means he has to lead by example.
Having asserted themselves from the off, Celtic were well-contained by Kairat, who saw Edmilson's goal-bound header cleared by Kieran Tierney at the back post. Celtic then thought they had fallen behind in the 11th minute after Alyaksandr Martynovich had the ball in the back of the net, but the goal was rightly ruled out for offside. The Scottish champions struggled to break a resilient Kairat down, with the Bhoys dealt a blow after the half-hour mark when Alistair Johnston was stretchered off with an injury.