Linfield FC 0 - 2 Celtic: Celtic take first step towards Champions League with victory over Linfield
Posted Saturday, July 15, 2017 by PA
Celtic took the first step towards the Champions League with a comfortable 2-0 win over part-time Linfield at Windsor Park.
The Parkhead club had refused their ticket allocation for the first leg of the second qualifying round clash in Belfast due to safety fears.
However, there were around 300 Hoops fans in the Kop stand, set aside for them in a half-full stadium, to see attacker Scott Sinclair head Brendan Rodgers' side ahead in the 17th minute before midfielder Tom Rogic made it 2-0 five minutes later.
It was a canter in the second half for the Glasgow club against the Northern Irish champions but there was some missiles thrown by home fans in the south stand at Celtic corners which blighted the night.
Yet the Scottish champions will surely finish the tie off next Wednesday night with the winners of the Dundalk versus Rosenborg clash waiting in the next round.
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