Celtic make hard work of Europa League progress at AZ Alkmaar

Celtic players celebrate after the Europa League play-off against AZ Alkmaar. Picture: AP Photo/Peter Dejong

Kyogo Furuhashi’s early goal proved crucial as Celtic reached the Europa League group stage despite a torrid night in Holland.

Celtic gifted AZ Alkmaar two extremely soft goals before hanging on for a 3-2 aggregate victory, losing 2-1 on the night.