CELTIC striker Moussa Dembele has taken a swipe at Rangers' early European exit on social media after his side booked a return to the Champions League group stages.

The Hoops fell to a 4-3 defeat in Kazakhstan against Astana on Tuesday, but progressed with an 8-4 aggregate victory.

And Dembele, who is currently out with a hamstring injury until September, couldn't resist the temptation to have a dig at the Bhoys' rivals.

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Referencing the Ibrox club's Europa League first qualifying round exit to Progres Niederkorn of Luxembourg, the Frenchman wrote: "To the Champions League we Progres! Well done Bhoys, we're back to the finest European football."

Celtic will discover who they will face in the group stages when the draw takes place in Monaco on Thursday afternoon at 5pm.