Celtic had a huge share of possession but didn't do enough with it. There will be loads loads of Celtic fans saying they could see this coming. There's a lot of work still to be done for Celtic on and off the pitch.
Former Celtic winger Aiden McGeady on BBC Sportsound
It was a gilt-edged opportunity late on for [Daizen] Maeda. His finishing has always slightly been on the scruffy side. You wouldn't say he's a top, top finisher, he can have three chances and score one of them.
Celtic had a huge share of possession but didn't do enough with it. When they got to the final third, too many times the final ball wasn't good enough.
Former Scotland forward James McFadden on BBC's Champions League highlights show
There will be loads loads of Celtic fans saying they could see this coming. I know it's not a defeat, but when you lose players like Kuhn, Kyogo, [injured] Jota, and you've not brought in replacements, the Celtic fans had a fear this was coming and the board were waiting to see if they were going to be in CL or not.
For me, they should always be doing their business to make sure they've got the players to get the team ready and win this game. There's a lot of work still to be done for Celtic on and off the pitch.
Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner on BBC Sportsound
I am concerned, I thought they would win this game and take a lead to Kazakhstan. They will need to perform really, really well out there.
It was very disappointing that Celtic didn't create enough. Second half was better, first half was really poor, failing to put the defence under any real pressure.
Former Scotland winger Pat Nevin on BBC's Champions League highlights show
It was painful in many ways. It's 46 games since Celtic last failed to score at Celtic Park. They've scored against Bayern Munich, loads of very good teams. It just shows you this was a really dull night.
Celtic fans were disappointed, understandably so. There's a lack of creativity there and it showed.
Former Celtic defender Johan Mjallby on TNT Sports
Celtic didn't create enough clear-cut chances to say they should have won the game, despite having more possession. Kairat defended so well too.
Brendan Rodgers has clearly said this group, playing these two games, are good enough.
They can take confidence from some of their away games last season - not against Dortmund - and maybe Rodgers needs to be a bit more pragmatic for it.
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