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Celtic completed their Tallinn job by easing past Nomme Kalju to move a step closer to the group stages of the Champions League.<\/p>\nCeltic completed their Tallinn job by easing past Nomme Kalju to move a step closer to the group stages of the Champions League.<\/p>\n
A first-half own goal and a stunning debut strike from Marian Shved ensured the Hoops avoided any bother in the Baltics, running out 2-0 second-leg winners over the Estonian champions and completing a thumping 7-0 aggregate victory.<\/p>\n
It was a professional display, albeit one understandably lacking in intensity, which set up a meeting with Romanian side Cluj in the third round of qualifying.<\/p>\n
Boss Neil Lennon was able to rest six of his players following last week\u2019s 5-0 first-leg win, with Saturday\u2019s Ladbrokes Premiership opener against St Johnstone in mind.<\/p>\n
Christopher Jullien, the \u00a37million signing from Toulouse, enjoyed a comfortable debut at the back while keeper Craig Gordon kept a clean sheet on his first appearance since December.<\/p>\n
Olivier Ntcham was also back in the starting line-up for the first time since intimating he wanted to leave the club.<\/p>\n
Lennon was far from happy with the French midfielder but gave him a shot at redemption.<\/p>\n
Ntcham went some way to making amends by linking up with Mikey Johnston as the Hoops took the lead, and stretched their advantage to six, after only 10 minutes.<\/p>\n
Johnston drilled the ball across goal and Kalju defender Aleksandr Kulinits, with Leigh Griffiths breathing down his neck, sliced the ball into his own net.<\/p>\n
Progression may have been a formality but still around 200 hardy Hoops fans had traveled to the Estonian capital and congregated behind one of the goals in the 14,500-capacity A Le Coq Arena.<\/p>\n
Despite staring down the barrel the second leg was still a big deal to Kalju, who got the match moved to the national stadium from their regular ground, which holds 650 spectators.<\/p>\n
The hosts almost gave their extra fans something to cheer midway through the first half but midfielder Deniss Tjapkin fired wide from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n
Griffiths, whose goal in the first leg was his first since December following a battle with depression, almost fashioned a second but no one was on hand to meet his cross.<\/p>\n
Ntcham then fired over before Johnston spurned a golden chance, volleying off target from 12 yards out just before the interval.<\/p>\n
A slow start to the second half from the visitors saw Gordon called into action for the first time with a point-blank save to deny Kaspar Paur.
\nJullien missed out on a first Celtic goal when he headed a free-kick over, before another debutante took to the field in the shape of Shved.<\/p>\n
The Ukrainian winger almost made an instant impact but his effort was bravely blocked by home keeper Pavel Londak.<\/p>\n
But as the game moved into stoppage time Shved took aim from 20 yards out and pinged a superb shot into the top corner.<\/p>\n
Celtic now have two more rounds to negotiate, starting against Cluj next week, if they are to reach the group stages.<\/p>\n