To call it the dream draw would be ignoring the nightmares which have lurked for Celtic over the years during some treacherous nights in qualifying, ‌

However, there's no doubt a tie against Kazakhstan's Kairat Almaty is one in which the Premiership champions' are expected to navigate with the minimum of fuss. ‌

Brendan Rodgers is rightly railing against overconfidence but does believe he has the Celtic side capable of being too much for Almaty despite his wishes for extra players at his disposal. ‌

Celtic have overcome Kazakhstan opposition on three previous occasions in Champions League qualifying and are aiming to do so again. Record Sport' s top team makes their predictions with one score standing out.

Kairat will come and try to park the bus but an early goal wil

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