Celtic drew with Kairat in the first leg of the Champions League play-off round as they bid to reach the main phase of the competition. £40m worth of Champions League prize money is on the line for the Hoops and with a gruelling trip to Almaty awaiting, they know that only a win will do them any good.

Celtic went through their final preparations for their UEFA Champions League head-to-head with FC Kairat today ahead of Wednesday night’s game.The Hoops take on the Kazakhstan champions under the

It is a scenario Celtic have benefited from twice before. Back in 2014, Ronny Deila's team were beaten 6-1 on aggregate by Legia Warsaw in a Champions League third round qualifier but were awarded a 3-0 win in the second leg and progressed on the away goals rule after UEFA ruled that Legia had fielded an ineligible player.

The Celts are off to a good start this season, with two wins in the league and an emphatic 4-1 victory over Falkirk in the Premier Sports Cup already in the bag. And they’re hoping to continue that streak next week as they take on FC Kairat in the UEFA Champions League play-off match at Paradise!

But, Hugh Keevins, who thinks Hibernian and Hearts are better than Celtic, delivered another wild claim on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard. The Daily Record columnist has been on a strong run of wild claims about Celtic in the past few days but has now gone on to suggest that Celtic are lacking in the goal-scoring department.