Celtic and Kairat Almaty played out a goalless draw on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Play-off tie. The match kicked off at 19:00 UTC with Norwegian official Espen Eskas taking charge, and the score remained 0–0 at half-time. The result left the tie perfectly balanced ahead of the return fixture in Kazakhstan.

For Celtic, the 0–0 draw at home was a missed opportunity to build a lead before the second leg. Brendan Rodgers’ side knew that failing to sco...