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Celtic 3 Lincoln Red Imps 0: Rodgers' men ease through

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Brendan Rodgers' Celtic recovered from a first-leg loss to beat part-timers Lincoln Red Imps 3-0 and reach the third round of Champions League qualifying.
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Brendan Rodgers' Celtic bounced back from their first-leg embarrassment to beat part-timers Lincoln Red Imps 3-0 and advance to the third round of Champions League qualifying.

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Having missed a glut of chances in a 1-0 defeat in their away leg, the Scottish champions were in unforgiving mood in Glasgow, netting a trio of first-half goals through Mikael Lustig, Leigh Griffiths and Patrick Roberts.

The hosts' early pressure was predictably relentless at Celtic Park, as Raul Navas was forced into a number of saves, while Callum McGregor rattled the crossbar.

But eventually they made it count, scoring all three goals in a six-minute spell.

The first came after 23 minutes, when Lincoln failed to properly clear a free-kick from the right and the ball fell for Lustig to thump high into the net.

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Griffiths converted brilliantly into the corner from the edge of the area to put Celtic ahead in the tie, with Roberts then curling past Navas after a one-two on the edge of the box.

Celtic face Kazakhstan's Astana in the next round.

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