AZ Alkmaar 2-1 Celtic: Scottish side progress 3-2 on aggregate

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Kyogo's seventh goal in seven starts was ultimately enough to send Celtic through 3-2 on aggregate

Celtic survived a torrid night in the Netherlands to edge past AZ Alkmaar on aggregate and reach the Europa League groups for the fourth season running.

Kyogo Furuhashi's third-minute opener put Celtic 3-0 ahead in the tie, but Zakaria Aboukhlal soon pounced on an error from goalkeeper Joe Hart to level and Carl Starfelt's calamitous own goal put AZ ahead on the night.

Hart earned part redemption with two key saves from Aboukhlal, and Ernest Poku botched a late chance, as Celtic hung on amid intense pressure.

Ange Postecoglou's men go into Friday's draw despite the end of their six-game winning run, while AZ drop into the Conference League.

Reaction & as it happened

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Line-ups

AZ Alkmaar

Formation 4-3-3

12Verhulst
2Sugawara
22Letschert
4Martins IndiBooked at 66mins
15Witry
6MidtsjøSubstituted forBeukemaat 75'minutes
10de Wit
8Koopmeiners
17AboukhlalBooked at 39minsSubstituted forPokuat 71'minutes
21PavlidisSubstituted forGudmundssonat 71'minutesBooked at 90mins
11Karlsson

Substitutes

1Vindahl-Jensen
3Chatzidiakos
16Reus
18Evjen
20Clasie
23Taabouni
24Reijnders
25Oosting
28Gudmundsson
29Koopmeiners
31Beukema
36Poku

Celtic

Formation 4-1-4-1

15Hart
56Ralston
4Starfelt
57Welsh
3TaylorSubstituted forMontgomeryat 24'minutesBooked at 62mins
42McGregorBooked at 58mins
11Abada
18RogicSubstituted forEdouardat 60'minutes
14Turnbull
17Christie
8FuruhashiSubstituted forSoroat 86'minutes

Substitutes

1Barkas
6Bitton
10Ajeti
12Soro
22Edouard
23Bolingoli-Mbombo
26Urhoghide
29Bain
30Shaw
41Robertson
54Montgomery

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