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Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live commentary from the Champions League play-off first leg fixture between Celtic and Malmo FF. This is Pete Hall (@PeteHall86) taking you through all the action from what is sure to be a raucous Celtic Park.

Champions League / Play-off round
Celtic Park / 19.08.2015
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Updated 19/08/2015 at 20:43 GMT


20'
Emilio Izaguirre fancies a bit of the action now, but he cannot find Griffiths in behind,
18'
Boyata to the rescue! Malmo get forward in numbers, work the ball well to play in Vladimir Rodic, but his pull back is well read by Boyata.
16'
Good, positive play from Griffiths again, but his drilled effort only finds the side-netting.
15'
Great interchange from Griffiths and Johansen again causing problems for Malmo. They cannot cope at the moment.
14'
Chance this time for Dedryck Boyata, but it is straight at Wiland. Parkhead is rocking!
12'
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CHANCE! Johansen almost makes it three. Pandemonium here. Fine save, but had it had been on his other foot, it may have been three.
10'
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This could be a cricket score. From the resulting corner, Nir Biton climbs highest from a corner to head Celtic into a two-goal lead. Malmo 'keeper Johan Wiland could maybe have come for it, as it was in the six-yard box, but take nothing away from the desire shown by Biton.
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GOAL! Celtic 1-0 Malmo (Biton 10')
9'
Stuart Armstrong does brilliantly to get to the byline and whip a pinpoint cross into the box, but James Forrest is on his heels, and cannot quite reach it. Corner.
8'
Scenes!
7'
Sensible from the hosts. They are happy to keep the ball at the moment, and make Malmo do all the running.
5'
The visitors are shell shocked! The crowd have not sat back down yet. They want more!
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What a start! Brilliantly worked goal from the Hoops. Stefan Johansen peels off, picks the ball up in the middle of the park, and plays a perfectly disguised pass to Griffiths, who is onside, and the hitman slots home to send Celtic Park into delirium.
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GOAL! Celtic 1-0 Malmo (Griffiths 3')
2'
Early Celtic corner causes chaos in the Malmo box, with Virgil van Dijk attacking it well. Really good early pressure from the hosts.
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We are off here. You'll Never Walk Alone has reverberated around the ground, and now it is down to the players to do their part.
19:45
All the officials are from Germany, with Felix Brych taking charge. Deafening atmosphere!
19:42
What a night we have in store! The atmosphere is red hot, as the expectant Parkhead faithful know this first leg is crucial.
19:32
Ronny Deila knows the magnitude of the occasion.
19:20
Another good omen for Celtic is the visitors' domestic form. Malmo are struggling in defence of their Swedish Allsvenskan title and sit fifth in the table after 20 games.