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Celtic vs Kairat Almaty LIVE score and goal updates from Champions League playoff clash

It's been a solid start to the season for Celtic but you get the sense it's all been building up to this one.

The Hoops' Champions League campaign gets started tonight as Kairat Almaty come to town with a place in the competition proper on the line.

And the importance of a home result couldn't be more clear – after all, a Scottish side has never won away in Kazakhstan.

Wins over St Mirren, Aberdeen and Falkirk have greased the wheels for Brendan Rodgers' side but they face a team deep into their domestic season who have already come through three European ties to get here.

Victory over Slovan Bratislava in the last round showed they are no mugs and while Celtic are heavy favourites to progress, anything other than a convincing victory tonight will set up some nerves for next week's gruelling trip to central Asia.

It's one of the more favourable draws Celtic could have got but it's certainly no gimmie.

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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.

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