Scottish champions Celtic crashed out of the Champions League playoffs on Tuesday after missing three spot kicks in a humiliating penalty shootout against Kazakh side FC Kairat.
The Kazakh Premier League champions had already come through three qualifying rounds and go into the hat for Thursday¡¯s draw for the Champions League proper for the first time.
There they can hope to rub shoulders with the likes of superpowers Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
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