Celtic wins it late to guarantee play-off place
An own goal five minutes from time gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Young Boys and took the Scottish side beyond the UEFA Champions League's first round for the first time in 12 years.
The ball rebounded into the net off the shin of Young Boys captain Loris Benito after substitute Adam Idah had an effort save by goalkeeper Marvin Keller, ending a frustrating night for Celtic, which missed a penalty and had two efforts ruled out for offside.
Brendan Rodgers's Bhoys are now guaranteed a place in the play-offs and sit just a point outside the top eight.
A place in the top 24 was cause for celebration enough at Celtic Park as Benito unwittingly provided a route past Keller, who had stood in Celtic's way up to that point.
He saved Arne Engels's 41st-minute penalty, while Kyogo Furuhashi three times had the ball in the net and was denied, twice ruled offside and once seeing a video assistant referee (VAR) review find in Young Boys' favour as Callum McGregor fouled Cheikh Niasse.
Daizen Maeda was sent off shortly after Celtic's winner, which was then only enough for the points as Kasper Schmeichel made a pair of vital late stops.
Celtic is now 30 games undefeated at home in all competitions, its longest such run since a sequence of 33 ended in March 2007.
In the UEFA Champions League this season, Celtic has earned 10 of its 12 points at home.
