GORDON (7) The keeper was THE key player for Celtic in a European tie once again.

Improvised to save a Seidu Yahaya effort with his chest and then a Constantin Budesco attempt with his foot in rapid succession in the first half.

LUSTIG (7) His delivery was Celtic's most potent attacking weapon. Whipped a wicked cross into the Astra box in the first half that Vassilis Pliatsikas almost turned into his own net.

DENAYER (6) Left flat-footed by the trickery of Constantin Budesco on a couple of occasions, but showed fine composure and distribution.

VAN DIJK (5) Struggled to contain the Astra attack. Careless in possession at times, but stuck to his task well.

IZAGUIRRE (6) The Honduran left-back put in an impressive shift. Unfortunate to have his deflected clearance netted by Gabriel Enache.

McGREGOR (4) The youngster has been a big player for Celtic in Europe this season, but the game passed him by and Aleksander Tonev replaced him on 57 minutes.

BROWN (6) The skipper did his best to drive his side on and his enthusiasm and persistence paid off in the end.

MULGREW (4) Not his usual self. Headed a great chance over the crossbar early on. His slack pass very nearly gifted Gabriel Enache a goal in the first half.

JOHANSEN (6) Looked dangerous whenever the ball came to him but was involved far too little. Scored a crucial opportunistic effort in the closing stages.

SCEPOVIC (6) The Serb headed wide from Izaguirre and Lustig crosses in a couple of minutes early in the second half. But he atoned by scoring his first goal for Celtic.

STOKES (6) His first significant involvement came a few minutes before half-time with a goal-bound shot blocked by Cristian Oros. Whipped in the free-kick that Scepovic scored from.

SUBSTITUTES: TONEV (4) Tested the keeper with a long-range effort. WAKASO (4) Won that free-kick that Celtic scored their first goal from. KAYAL (3) Missed a golden chance to kill the game off.