Dedryck Boyata to the rescue as Celtic leave it late

Celtic 1 Qarabag 0: Celtic’s Champions League prospect became a whole lot brighter after Dedryck Boyata’s late header gave them a narrow 1-0 win over Qarabag at Parkhead.

The home side put in an insipid, error-strewn first-half performance in the first-leg of the third qualifier to give the Azerbaijan champions plenty of encouragement.

Ronny Deila’s men improved after the break but aside from a great save by Qarabag keeper Ibrahim Sehic from a Virgil van Dijk header, they posed little threat until the 82nd minute when the former Manchester City defender, recruited in the summer, headed in a corner from substitute Kris Commons.