Lennon believes Celts can recover

Shakhter Karagandy 2 Celtic 0

The Scottish champions started the match positively but found themselves behind in the 12th minute when Andrei Finonchenko took advantage of some slack defending to score from close range.

The visitors missed a series of chances before and after striker Sergei Khizhnichenko headed in a second after the break to leave the shell-shocked Hoops having to make amends against the Kazakhstan side in next week’s return leg in Glasgow.