Celtic and Ajax progress in Champions League


Football Soccer Britain - Celtic v Astana - UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Second Leg - Celtic Park - 3/8/16 Celtic's Moussa Dembele scores the second goal from the penalty spot Action Images via Reuters / Russell Cheyne Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

LONDON (Reuters) - Former European Cup winners Celtic and Ajax Amsterdam safely negotiated tricky Champions League third-round qualifying ties on Wednesday to move one step away from the lucrative group stage.

Celtic needed a stoppage-time penalty from French striker Moussa Dembele to beat Kazakh side FC Astana 2-1 and win 3-2 on aggregate. Leigh Griffiths also scored from a spot-kick in the first half for the Scottish champions before Agim Ibraimi equalised.

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