Group D after a 2-1 triumph over pointless Astra on Thursday.
The Romanian side travelled to Scotland without a point to their
name and, although they troubled their hosts on several
occasions, they were ultimately unable to keep Celtic at bay as
Ronny Deila's men snatched a deserved win in the second half.
Celtic looked more accomplished during the early stages as they
pressed their visitors high up, but it did not take long for Astra t
start threatening.
With the hosts not making the most of their possession, Astra
saw three chances go begging in quick succession just after the
20th minute.
Seidu Yahaya was the first to go close as he fired straight at Craig
Gordon from distance, before the goalkeeper also denied
Constantin Budescu and then saw Takayuki Seto miss the target.
An improved Celtic seemingly started the second half as they
ended the first and Stefan Scepovic twice went close to opening
the scoring.
First, the Serbian headed just wide after reacting quickest to an
Emilio Izaguirre cross, and then he produced a similar miss
from a Mikael Lustig delivery just a few moments later.
Scepovic made amends in the 73rd minute, though, heading in
from Stokes' free kick and their second followed soon after, as
Stefan Johansen blasted in after Silviu Lung spilled a cross.
Gabriel Enache pulled one back from close range in the 81st
minute, but Celtic ultimately held on to remain unbeaten in
Group D and move on to seven points.
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