A YEAR has passed since the late Champions League drama which saw Celtic edge a nervous qualifier against Wednesday’s opponents Astana in Glasgow.

A 92nd minute penalty kick converted by Moussa Dembele gave Brendan Rodgers’s men a 2-1 victory on the night - and 3-2 aggregate win - in a tension-filled Celtic Park last August.

Twelve months later, Stanimir Stoilov’s side travel the approximate 3000-mile journey back to Scotland and they have payback on their minds.

The stakes are higher this time around with last year’s tie being a third qualifying round encounter - with the winners set make make €30million by heading straight into the group stages.

Hungarian International Laszlo Kleinheisler has Celtic in his sights just two months after arriving at the club, though he is aware of the task ahead for his new side.

He said: “I believe I have signed for a very good team. As well as it being a beautiful city where I have settled in well thanks to a group of kind and helpful people, it is an ambitious club.

“Previously I had only played in the Europa League qualifiers during my time in Hungary with Videoton. These games coming up against Celtic will be a great platform and opportunity to show what we can do on the European stage.

“I am always very motivated when it comes to massive games like these. I’m aware of what happened last year with the last-minute goal. Perhaps some of my team-mates will feel they owe Celtic for that one! We certainly want to show that we deserve to play in the Champions’ League group stages.”

Astana have qualified just once previously for the group phase of the competition, in the 2015-16 season, and managed four draws from their six games.

They held Benfica, Atletico Madrid and Galatasaray at home – also drawing with the Turkish side away – ending their campaign with four points.

The Kazakhs eliminated Celtic’s former foes Legia Warsaw last month in an impressive 3-2 aggregate win and that, in itself, shows they are certain to cause problems akin to the ones the Scottish Champions faced against Rosenborg.

Kleinheisler feels the Legia victory has given Astana confidence ahead of their trip and isn’t intimidated about the prospect of 60,000 Celtic fans filling the stadium.

The 23-year-old has played in numerous international stadia as well as in the Bundesliga and is excited to be playing at such an atmospheric arena as Celtic Park.

He added: “After the Legia win, we have a lot of belief in ourselves and, if we give it our very best, we know we could qualify for the group stage. That’s massive for us.

“Celtic is a quality team. They are known as The Invincibles but these statistics are there to be beaten!

“We have some very good players of our own. I’d say in every position we are strong and it won’t be easy to play against us either.”