Daily Record

Man by Man

- COMPILED BY CRAIG SWAN

CELTIC

CRAIG GORDON 6 Exposed badly as Galo scored and the same scenario when his backline evaporated at Livaja header. Kicking out not great. MIKAEL LUSTIG 5 Swede was caught out again for the opener just like the first leg down his side. Gave foul away for second and off for Dembele. JACK HENDRY 5 Never looked comfortabl­e in the defensive sense. Headed over from a Griffiths corner but outjumped at Livaja strike. JOZO SIMUNOVIC 5 Pulled out of position by a dummy for first goal. Far too slack and sloppy in possession and not commanding when needed. KIERAN TIERNEY 6 Left-flank beat. Unable to get out to Galo as he scored. Into a back three when Dembele appeared and great ball for Sinclair goal. SCOTT BROWN 6 Skipper got on the ball and tried to make passes both to keep Celts in possession and start moves off. Annoyed Livaja into a booking. OLIVIER NTCHAM 6 Frenchman got plenty of the ball but was unable to penetrate the Greek backline with passes. Flashed late half-volley over. JAMES FORREST 6 Winger made his 300th appearance for the club and tried to link with Lustig and get at Hult. Plenty of work and effort. CALLUM McGREGOR 7 Good movement and cross created a first-half chance for Griffiths. Rogic cross just out of reach. Busy and kept trying. TOM ROGIC 6 Aussie tried to work in pockets behind Griffiths. Slipped as a shot was saved and fired over. Tired and replaced by Sinclair. LEIGH GRIFFITHS 6 Fizzed early one wide. Deft touch just past the post from McGregor cross. Robbed of tap-in by brilliant Lampropoul­os interventi­on. SUBS: MOUSSA DEMBELE 3 Final half hour as Hoops tried to save it and looked strong. SCOTT SINCLAIR 3 Scored with a pinpoint header seconds after entering the contest. NOT USED: Bain, Gamboa, Hayes, Kouassi, Johnston. AEK ATHENS: Barkas, Bakakis, Oikonomou, Lampropoul­os, Hult, Rodrigo Galo (Albanisat 82), Alef, Andre Simoes, Bakasetas (Cosic 90), Klonaridis (Mantalosat 73), Livaja. REFEREE: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia).

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