S. Sinclair has scored a goal for Celtic! Assist by O. Ntcham.
Ntcham started slowly tonight, instated into the side in the only change from the Old Firm victory, and he's paid back his manager with two assists.
Celtic have tied it up! Scott Sinclair charges forward and beats the keeper one-on-one, capping off a fantastic night for the Scottish side.
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Three minutes added on and it's set to be a massive result for Celtic in Belgium. A cleam sheet will be an added bonus, so they'll look to hold out.
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The busiest man of the second-half has been the official on the far side, Anderlecht are offside yet again.
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Celtic's margin of victory could also be important. As it stands, they'll have three points and a goal difference of -3. Anderlecht will have zero points and a goal difference of -5, which means they'll need a massive swing if they're to pip Celtic to third place- which is difficult in a group alongside Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
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Anderlecht's night has slowly got worse as the evening progressed, which is a shame as they looked sharp at the start of the game. They'll certainly feel they could have had something from the game and that assessment is correct, especially as Celtic weren't at the races for a while.
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Celtic are just over ten minutes away from their first Champions League victory in almost four years. 16 games have passed since the Scottish champions last secured three points in the group stages.
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J. Forrest enters the game and replaces P. Roberts.
Final change for Celtic. James Forrest is entering the fray and Patrick Roberts, on-loan from Manchester City for the second year in a row, has his evening ended early.
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Bruno, following a sharp turn, takes a swipe at goal but his effort is blocked behind by Lustig. It's a decent delivery from Stanciu to the head of Kara but Ntcham does enough defensively to put off his opponent, with the header going over the bar.
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Teodorczyk is having a night to forget and his frustration is showing. The striker has a decent ball played his way inside the area but he can't get the ball under control, then throwing Mikael Lustig to the ground and conceding a free-kick.
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Gordon has just made his biggest save of the night at the other end, as Pieter Gerkens lets fly from distance and forces a dramatic diving save from Celtic's veteran stopper.
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Celtic may be made to rue these missed chances. Superb work from Griffiths, as he holds off the defensive challenge and surges through to the last defender, and the striker tucks the ball across to Callum McGregor. He didn't get a shot away though and it's another big miss. Fortunately, they are two goals to the good.
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N. Bitton enters the game and replaces S. Brown.
M. Bruno enters the game and replaces S. Hanni.
Anderlecht are the first to change their captain though, with Sofiane Hanni making way and being replaced by Massimo Bruno.
Celtic also make their change, Nir Britton comes on to play in his favoured position and he has some big shoes to fill. Brown, as it were, went down after feeling his leg. It doesn't look good for Celtic or for Scotland, who have two crucial international matches on the horizon.
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Guess who's offside again? Teodorczyk again with a poor run. Not a great night for the Polish striker.
This is a big concern for Celtic now. Scott Brown is down and receiving treatment, he's already taken the captain's armband off and a substitution seems imminent.
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Anderlecht continue to bang on the door but Celtic's defence is still yet to be stretched properly. Without sounding too cliche, the next goal in this game is huge.
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C. McGregor enters the game and replaces T. Rogić.
Yet again, Anderlecht are caught offside. In the rare occasions where they do find a decent pass, the flag goes up. The home supporters will understandably be furious.
First change of the evening for Celtic and Tom Rogic, who we haven't really seen too much of tonight, makes his way to the bench. Callum McGregor is on to play in midfield.
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Anderlecht are looking dangerous but they aren't quite flowing as they would like. Celtic certainly need to stay alert though.
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Dendoncker looked to be in danger then but he embarked on a superb run, surging forward with his side and leading to another chance on goal. Teodorczyk is again the main with the ball and he forces a save from Gordon, though the offside flag is raised once again.
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N. Stanciu enters the game and replaces O. Deschacht.
Another defensive change for the hosts. Olivier Deschacht, at fault for the second goal, makes way and Nicolae Stanciu, an attacking midfielder, comes on in his place.
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A big chance for Anderlecht! Hanni takes a pop from distance and fires over the bar. Further changes afoot for the hosts...
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Ntcham, who started the game extremely poorly, has become an integral figure in Celtic's play now. He played a huge part in the first goal and he's now bossing the midfield.
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Deschacht took an unnecessary risk there and it's a gift to Roberts, though he won't get the goal. With a two goal cushion, you'd have to back Celtic for the win. Anderlecht have fallen apart.
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P. Roberts has scored a goal for Celtic!
Celtic double their lead and it's all come about from poor play from the experienced Deschacht. Roberts beats the defender comfortably and fires a shot towards the far post, taking a wicken deflect off substitute Mbodji- and it's been given as an own-goal.
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Hanni has just dispossessed Scott Brown in the middle of the park and conceded a free-kick but it's a very harsh call from the referee. Anderlecht, understandably, are furious.
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Big chance for Anderlecht! Hanni strikes an effort at goal from distance and Gordon's save is poor, falling kindly to Teodorczyk. He can't hit the target and it's a poor miss- although the offside flag was raised.
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Onyekuru was very dangerous early in the first-half but his opportunities decreased as the match progressed. If they're to get back into the match, they need to get him into the game more.
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Teodorczyk has just had a sight at goal after being fed in behind but the angle is extremely difficult and it doesn't threaten Gordon's goal. Two minutes of added time to end the first-half.
We're underway in the second-half, the hosts are now kicking from right to left.
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K. Mbodji enters the game and replaces U. Spajić.
It looked like Spajic's night was at a close earlier in the half and he hasn't lasted until half-time. Kara Mbodji comes on to replace him with minutes to go until the interval.
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This really changes the plan for Anderlecht, who've been happy to sit back and soak up the pressure. They'll need to show a bit more attacking intent in the second period if they're to find a way back into the game.
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Anderlecht look to hit Celtic back immediately and they have a chance through skipper Hanni, who drives a shot from just outside the area low towards the goal but the experienced Gordon can make a comfortable save.
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L. Griffiths has scored a goal for Celtic! Assist by K. Tierney.
It's the first time we've really seen Tierney with space to work with and it paid off. A lot of credit has to go to Ntcham though, who has admittedly been poor so far.
Celtic find the breakthrough and it comes from their first real attack! Griffiths gets his seventh goal of the season and the opportunity came about following a fantastically weighted pass to Tierney, who has space to work in and cuts the ball across to the striker for a tap-in.
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Griffiths delivers but Anderlecht deal with it comfortably. Celtic have a lot of work to do here and Brendan Rodgers will likely give his players an earful at the interval.
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Sinclair is starting to look like a threat for Celtic and he's won a free-kick out wide, giving the visitors an opportunity to whip a dangerous cross into the area.
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Well, eight minutes after it seemed like his night was over Spajic has returned to the field and slots back into the Anderlecht defensive line. A change seems inevitable so it's certainly a surprise!
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Ntcham has just got Celtic's first shot on target, albeit from an extremely long way out and it's a comfortable save for Frank Boeckx.
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Another Celtic foul, this time from Robets as he tries to skip past the defenders ahead of him but concedes possesion before fouling Olivier Deschacht.
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The replay really doesn't look good for the centre-half, as he turned his ankle whilst falling under Sinclair's challenge. This would be a big loss for the hosts and Nicholas Frutos, the interim coach, is furious on the touchline.
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Sinclair has put Uros Spajic under a lot of pressure there as he looks to steal the ball of the defender but he concedes a foul. The Serbian defender is receiving treatment inside his own 18-yard box and it looks like we could see an early change.
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First chance for Celtic to test Anderlecht from a set-piece as they win a corner. Scott Sinclair whips it in deep, with Griffiths heading back across goal to Simunovic in the centre but the Celtic defender concedes a foul.
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Celtic have had a lot of the possession but they're really struggling to get moving. The most recent move sums things up for Rodgers' side, with Tierney making a good run down the left and receiving the ball in space but his cut back to the edge of the area is easily intercepted.
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Leigh Griffiths has just had his first sniff in the final third after a good run but it comes to nothing. He's been isolated in the opening period of the match and that needs to change.
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First real opening for Anderlecht and it falls to Onyekuru, of course. Sofiane Hanni lofts a ball over the top to the young Nigerian but his first touch is poor, which sees the ball bobble behind for a goal kick.
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Anderlecht are coasting here. Whenever they don't have possession they sit back and wait for Celtic to give away the ball with a sloppy pass, which is happening a lot, before then hitting them on the counter-attack.
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Everton fans will certainly be watching this match attentively given they secured a deal worth around £7m for Onyekuru in the summer, loaning him back to Anderlecht for the current season.
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Kieran Tierney wins a free-kick just inside the Celtic half, with Alexandru Chipciu diving in. The visitors need to remain calm on the ball and retain position for a while to quell Anderlecht, who've looked solid- especially down the left.
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Onyekuru again threatening, Simunovic again doing well defensively. Celtic are struggling to clear their lines though and the hosts are looking to grow in confidence.
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An intriguing battle is developing on the far side. Onyekuru has had a lot of praise thus far and he's up against Celtic's own boy wonder this evening, Patrick Robets. The two are coming toe-to-toe on the flanks, with Onyekuru providing defensive support to Dennis Appiah behind him.
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Celtic are yet to go going properly in this match and their tackles have been sloppy. Scott Brown, the holding midfield tonight, will be crucial to Brendan Rodgers' side as they seek to win their first Champions League match in almost four years.
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Another foul from Celtic and Ntcham, this time in a dangerous area. Leander Dendoncker is the man behind it but he powers an effort way over the top of Craig Gordon's net.
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Henry Onyekuru has already showed his pace and it needed superb defensive work from Jozo Simunovic to prevent the hosts carving out an opportunity. They'll certainly have to be wary of the young winger, who's scored four goals in his last five games.
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Olivier Ntcham has gone flying in on Lukasz Teodorczyk, who needs treatment, and the Celtic man is fortunate to escape an early booking.
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Celtic have also started well though to be fair. Both sides are looking comfortable on the ball, although it's Anderlecht who have had the majority of possession.
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Nicholas Frutos is the coach for the hosts, just nine days after the sacking of Rene Weiler. His side have started reasonably well here though but we await the first chance of the game.
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Anderlecht have only lost one of their last seven European games at home but they trail here. The hosts started strongly, with Henry Onyekuru looking particularly threatening, and it was a frustrating period of the game for Celtic. However, that goal turns things on their head.
As mentioned, Celtic have been poor and Brendan Rodgers will certainly be unhappy with the performance. They have the lead though and have something to build upon in the second-half, though they'll need to find a way to get the wide-men involved more as both Scott Sinclair and Patrick Roberts have only had flashes on the ball.
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We're underway at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels! Celtic get us underway, kicking from right to left.
The two sides couldn't be any more different in their domestic form. Celtic are unbeaten in 57 matches in Scottish football, whilst Anderlecht have endured their worst start to a league season for 88 years.
Celtic should have had another goal and Tom Rogic will be kicking himself. He gets the ball in a decent position in the middle of the box, turns the defender but fires a shot wide of the goal. Had that got in, the game would surely have been over as a contest.
Good evening and welcome to our LIVE text commentary of Anderlecht's clash with Celtic in the Champions League, in a game that could be decisive as both sides will likely fight it out for a third-place finish to secure entry to the Europa League knock-out stages.
Anderlecht were unsurprisingly beaten 3-0 by Bayern Munich in Germany two weeks ago and have changed their tactical shape for the hosting of Scottish champions Celtic. Young starlet Henry Onyekuru, widely linked with a number of Premier League sides over the summer, is one to watch on the left-hand side.
Celtic haven't tasted defeat too much under Brendan Rodgers but lost on the opening week of the Champions League, falling to a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, so they need to boost their goal difference. They enter the game on the back of an Old Firm victory over Rangers though so confidence should be high.
Celtic subs: Bitton, Dembele, Armstrong, Hayes, de Vries, McGregor, Forrest
Anderlecht have made three changes to their side that beat Waasland-Beveren at the weekend, changing shape tactically to start with five at the back. Emmanuel Sowah Adjei, Nicolae Stanciu, Massimo Bruno and Hamdi Harbaoui drop to the bench with Alexandru Chipciu, Pieter Gerkens, Henry Onyekuru and Lukasz Teodorczyk coming into the side.
Celtic have also shuffled their deck following the Old Firm victory, with Stuart Armstrong dropping to the bench. Olivier Ntcham is his replacement in central midfield, in what's set-up as a 4-3-3 formation.
It's a big night for Dedryck Boyata, who makes his Champions League debut for the Scottish champions this evening in the city of his birth. If he wanted further incentive, then Belgium manager Roberto Martinez is also in the stands.
Half-time in Belgium and Celtic lead 1-0 thanks to Leigh Griffiths' goal. Brendan Rodgers' side haven't been great but they're on course for their first victory in the Champions League in almost four years.
The inquest is only just beginning for Anderlecht and this sums up what has been a woeful start to the new season for the Belgian champions. They face a double-header against Paris Saint-Germain next, so things don't get any easier.
That's it! Celtic have secured a famous victory in Brussels and have earned an emphatic victory. Patrick Roberts has been awarded the second goal, incidentally, with that effort coming in between goals from Leigh Griffiths and Scott Sinclair.
For Celtic, it's a huge three points and puts them in the driving seat to qualify for the Europa League. They face a Bayern Munich side next who they're tied on points with- and even a draw will be considered huge.
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