Hart's up for the corner and the cross finds him, but he can't connect properly and Leverkusen clear for probably the last time in this match!!!
90' +5
Celtic venture forward through McGregor and Juranovic. They look to feed Ajeti and Abada inside the Leverkusen box, but every pass though is cut out by the Bayer defenders.
90' +3
Bayer are taking their time on the ball at the moment. Celtic can't get a touch as their hosts showcase some serious game-management skills.
90' +1
We're one minute into SIX added on for injury time. Not that this needs stating, but don't go anywhere!
90'
Celtic have two corners in quick succession, and Johnston tees up Ralston. He looks to shoot, but it's quickly blocked by Sinkgraven and there's just no way through for the away side at the moment.
89'
E. Tapsoba enters the game and replaces F. Wirtz.
Bayer wunderkind Wirtz's impressive night is done, as Edmond Tapsoba comes on to close out the game.
87'
M. Diaby has scored a goal for Bayer Leverkusen! Assist by F. Wirtz.
So, so well worked once more by Leverkusen, and again Wirtz was there to set up a second goal for his side. Remember, he's just 18.
GOOOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLL!!!! That might just win it!!!! Amiri and Wirtz link up on the left of the box, and the latter chips the ball back to the edge of the area. Waiting is Diaby, who smashes a volley through everyone and past Hart into the corner!!! Game, set, and match for Bayer? It looks pretty likely now, 3-2.
85'
Johnston races away on the counter for Celtic and looks to beat Frimpong. With Abada unmarked in the box, He fouls Frimpong in the process and the chance peters out!
84'
A Bayer corner causes chaos with bodies on the ground and Adli can't get his shot away before Celtic clear!
82'
R. Andrich has scored a goal for Bayer Leverkusen! Assist by N. Amiri.
GOOALLLL!!!! It's Andrich once more for Bayer!! A poor Ralston clearance lands on the foot of Frimpong. He crosses for Amiri, who cuts the ball back to Andrich who lashes it through Hart's legs and into the net!! And just like that, we're back level at 2-2!
It's been coming, that equaliser. The ball into the box was fantastic and that was a lovely lay-off from Amiri to set up Andrich for his second!
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79'
Bayer are camped inside Celtic's half, and Palacios attempts to send Diaby through on goal, but each time they try, a Celtic defender is there to thwart the home side!
78'
Bayer fly forward at the other end through Amiri, and he finds Wirtz. With only Diaby to aim for, he fires a cross towards the face of goal, but it goes straight through everyone before Juranovic gathers!
76'
J. McCarthy enters the game and replaces N. Bitton.
A. Ajeti enters the game and replaces K. Furuhashi.
The energetic Furuhashi comes off too, and Albian Ajeti is introduced.
Bitton cannot continue despite his best efforts, and James McCarthy comes on in his place.
75'
N. Amiri enters the game and replaces Paulinho.
D. Sinkgraven enters the game and replaces P. Hincapié.
Hincapié comes off for Leverkusen, and Daley Sinkgraven replaces him.
Paulinho is also withdrawn, and Nadiem Amiri comes onto the pitch.
74'
Paulinho has a free header from the corner, but Hart catches the effort with little difficulty.
72'
L. Abada enters the game and replaces J. Forrest.
M. Johnston enters the game and replaces Jota.
Forrest also comes off, signalling the introduction of Liel Abada.
Potentially winning goalscorer Jota comes off in Celtic's first change, replaced by Michael Johnston.
70'
Wirtz floats in the free-kick and it's soon cleared, but Bitton is down after what looks like a head clash with Frimpong.
69'
C. Carter-Vickers gets yellow.
Wirtz tries to get around the outside of Carter-Vickers but is held back by the Celtic defender. He's booked, meaning he'll miss Celtic's all-important final group match against Real Betis.
68'
Forrest latches onto a loose Tah ball and smashes a ball forward to the unmarked Furuhashi. He's through on goal if he collects it, but Hradecky races out of his box to clear the danger!
66'
21-year-old Welsh has been busy at the heart of Celtic's defence. He's made three tackles, two interceptions and six clearances, leading his teammates for all of those performative attributes.
62'
Jota races away on the break before being caught up by Andrich, who fouls the Celtic winger as he looks to beat him.
61'
Frimpong gets around Juranovic and crosses towards Adli. It's a teasing ball, but Welsh is there to deflect the cross away before Bitton eventually clears his lines and sends Jota away on the counter!
60'
Bayer look shellshocked whilst Celtic are playing like men possessed. Ange Postecoglou's men are pressing as intensely as ever before and the home side can hardly hold the ball for more than a few seconds!
56'
Jota has scored a goal for Celtic! Assist by K. Furuhashi.
The build-up play to that goal was nothing short of world-class from start to finish, and that final ball from Furuhashi laid it on a plate for Jota to send Celtic into the lead!
GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! WHAT. A. GOAL FROM CELTIC!!!!!! The men in green and white sear forward on the counter after Hart's kick finds Forrest. He knocks it back to McGregor on the volley, who feeds Bitton. His pass is blocked by Kossourou, but Furuhashi regathers to find the unmarked Jota. He's got time to shoot and buries it right in the bottom corner!! What a break, and what a goal to send the visitors into a 2-1 lead!!!!
55'
Adli knocks a ball forward with Diaby steaming onto it, forcing Welsh to punt the ball away for another Leverkusen corner.
52'
McGregor looks to set Celtic up for an attack into the box, but he's brought down by Aldrich for a free-kick in a very dangerous position.
50'
Adli links up with Diaby who chips a throughball over the top for him to run onto, but the Bayer striker collides with Carter-Vickers and goes down in the box. He appeals, but the referee says no penalty.
48'
Celtic engineer a promising-looking attack, but Bitton's aerial ball to Furuhashi is flagged for offside as the Japan striker is just a fraction ahead of Tah.
46'
We're back underway for the second half as Adli kicks us off!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: BAYER LEVERKUSEN 1-1 CELTIC.
45'
We'll play one more minute of added time at the end of this first half.
42'
McGregor wins possession once more in his own half and feeds Furuhashi. He sets off on a brilliant run forward, beating two before Tah arrives to dispossess him.
40'
Penalty goal scored by J. Juranović for Celtic!
GOOOOOALLLLL!!!! HOW COOL!!!!! It's a high-pressure penalty, but Juranovic isn't feeling any of it as he drinks a panenka into the corner, sending Hradecky the wrong way, and levelling the scores at 1-1! Game on!
39'
L. Hrádecký gets yellow.
Hrádecký is yellow carded for the challenge, but with Juranovic about to step up from 12 yards, that's the least of his worries.
37'
Bayer break forward and Paulinho looks to cross, but Bitton heads behind for yet another Leverkusen corner!
35'
Bayer are camped around the Celtic box, and Paulinho dribbles into the area before feeding Wirtz. He looks to get around Bitton to shoot, but he's crowded out by the Celtic defence who clear.
33'
E. Palacios gets yellow.
Turnbull looks to control Carter-Vickers' pass but he's cut down by a late slide tackle from Palacios! The Bayer midfielder rightly goes into the book for the first yellow card of the game.
32'
Frimpong's on the charge once more, but Juranovic beats him to the ball and fires a very hard backpass at his goalkeeper Hart. The ex-England keeper boots it clear, but that was a risky one from the Celtic left-back!
30'
A Jota cross into the box goes straight past Furuhasi and ends up with Forrest, who beats Hincapie into the box before winning a first corner for Celtic.
28'
Welsh advances forward well into the Leverkusen half, and feeds Jota. He's crowded by Palacios and Frimpong, but is still win a throw-in deep in Bayer territory after a deflection off Palacios.
26'
Paulinho tries to get around the outside of Ralston and does so, but is brought down by the Celtic right-back for a free-kick in the attacking half.
25'
McGregor spins out of a Palacios challenge on the turn and sprints up the pitch. Forrest is racing ahead in space, but Hincapie sticks out a leg in desperation to deflect McGregor's ball to him back towards the Bayer goal and the chance is gone!
24'
Bitton and Turnbull link up in the midfield to drive Celtic forward, but Turnbull's throughball to Furuhashi is just too heavy and Kossourou intercepts.
22'
Celtic fly forward on the counter again as Ralston feeds Forrest. He crosses into the path of Furuhashi, but Tah's there again to head the ball clear of the danger zone.
18'
Celtic look to counter as Furuhashi races forward. He feeds Forrest out wide, but his cross back towards the Japan striker is dealt with and cleared by Tah.
16'
R. Andrich has scored a goal for Bayer Leverkusen! Assist by F. Wirtz.
GOOOOALLLLL!!! No mistake this time!!! It's Andrich again from the corner!!! He makes another late run and is being marked by absolutely no-one, rises above Welsh and heads into the far corner!!! Poor defence from the visitors, but the home side won care as they're 1-0 up in no time at all!
A fantastic ball from Wirtz and a well-timed header on the run from Leverkusen, and Celtic's job just got much, much more difficult.
15'
Bayer break forward through Wirtz and has a three-on-two overlap. He looks for the diagonal run of Adli in the box, but Carter-Vickers is there again to intercept the pass and deflect the ball out for a corner!
12'
Juranovic gets around the outside of Frimpong and crosses towards the box. Furuhashi is racing to the front post to connect, but Hradecky races out to catch the cross!
9'
Bitton is dispossessed in midfield by Diaby who flies forward with three others in support. Welsh shadows his run and stops his forward momentum, allowing the rest of Celtic's midfield to get back and restore some balance.
6'
Diaby sets himself for a cross and whips one into the box, but Welsh heads the ball away for the first corner of the match.
4'
Wirtz feeds Adli who bursts forward, but Welsh covers well and is able to get across the Leverkusen striker to win the ball.
2'
Ex-Celtic full-back Frimpong charges forward with support from Diaby, but he can't force a corner from the subsequent Carter-Vickers challenge.
1'
Furuhashi kicks off for Celtic, and the game begins!
Forrest chases Hincapie right backs towards his own-goal line, and under additional pressure from Furuhashi, the Bayer left-back is forced to boot the ball into touch.
Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this game in the UEFA Europa League, as Bayer Leverkusen do battle with Celtic in Group G.
A point behind second-placed Real Betis, who play bottom side Ferencvaros in the corresponding fixture, Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou knows that his side need to win in order to stay in the fight for the knockouts. It’ll be a tough ask of his players though, facing a Leverkusen side yet to drop a point at home in this competition.
The group-leading hosts are within touching distance of the knockout stages of the competition, and are four points clear of third-placed Celtic, who they beat 4-0 at Celtic Park in September.
CELTIC SUBS: Scott Bain, Oluwatobi Oluwayemi, Liam Scales, Albian Ajeti, Liel Abada, Ismaila Soro, James McCarthy, Michael Johnston, Osaze Urhoghide, Liam Shaw, Dane Murray, Adam Montgomery.
CELTIC (4-1-4-1): Joe Hart; Anthony Ralston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Stephen Welsh, Josip Juranovic; Nir Bitton; James Forrest, David Turnbull, Callum McGregor, Jota; Kyogo Furuhashi.
The BayArena is booming as both sides head onto the pitch, and Celtic’s quest for a maiden win on German soil is just about to start!
The teams are on their way back out, and the outcome of this match is still anyone's guess!
That's all from us, we'll see you for the next game. For now though, it's goodbye.
With that late turnaround, Bayer make it through to the last 16 as group winners, and they'll also be joined in the knockout stages by Betis, who secured their pathway by beating Ferencvaros 2-0. It was a performance to be proud of for Celtic's travelling fans, but the result, coupled with Betis', means that they now cannot qualify for the knockout stages and will have to settle for the next round of the Europa Conference League instead.
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