Overview
- The play-off finished 0-0 over 210 minutes before Kairat won 3-2 on penalties in Almaty.
- Temirlan Anarbekov saved spot kicks from Adam Idah, Luke McCowan and Daizen Maeda after Maeda had missed a late one-on-one.
- Kairat became only the second Kazakh club to reach the Champions League proper and the first in the club’s history to do so.
- Celtic drop into the Europa League, with reports estimating a revenue shortfall of roughly £20m.
- Brendan Rodgers called the exit a huge blow and a missed opportunity as criticism of recruitment intensifies ahead of Thursday’s league-phase draw and the Old Firm on Sunday.