Overview
- Celtic were frustrated at Parkhead as the Kazakh champions held firm despite late pressure and 10 minutes of stoppage time.
- Right-back Alastair Johnston was stretchered off in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury.
- Chelsea-bound 17-year-old Dastan Satpaev was booked in stoppage time and is suspended for next week's return leg.
- Home supporters chanted “sack the board” during Rodgers’ 800th game as manager after a low-key transfer window.
- The second leg is in Kazakhstan next week, with qualification decided on aggregate only under UEFA’s no away-goals rule.