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Celtic fans hail returning substitute Lewis Morgan

Celtic fans show their support prior to the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hearts at Celtic Park on May 19, 2019 in Glasgo...
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Celtic beat FK Sarajevo in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Lewis Morgan (L) of Celtic FC goes shoulder to shoulder with Scott Pittman (R) of Livingston FC during the Ladbrokes Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Tony Macaroni Arena...

Celtic have one foot in the next round of the Champions League qualifiers after avoiding a slip-up at FK Sarajevo on Tuesday night.

The Bhoys travelled over to Bosnia and Herzegovina to play the first leg of their qualifying tie, and were hoping to avoid slipping on a potential banana skin.

However, Neil Lennon’s side fell behind in the Bosnian capital, as Mirko Oremus struck the hosts in front after Jozo Simunovic gave away a cheap corner kick.

Celtic hit back quickly through Mikey Johnston though, ensuring that they went into half time level, and the Bhoys took over in the second half.

Odsonne Edouard struck Celtic in front after the break, and Scott Sinclair put some gloss on the win with a late third, giving Celtic three away goals and a two-goal cushion.

Lennon will be delighted with the win, but also the resolve Celtic showed after falling behind, as well as the contribution of substitute Lewis Morgan, who set up Sinclair’s goal.

Lewis Morgan during the Sky Bet League 1 match between Sunderland and Blackpool at the Stadium Of Light, Sunderland on Tuesday 12th February 2019.

Morgan has returned from his loan spell at Sunderland, and will be looking to make an impact having struggled for first-team football under Brendan Rodgers.

Celtic fans were hugely impressed with Morgan’s cameo against FK Sarajevo, praising him for a superb showing whilst believing that fans would have been raving about the display if it had been from failed summer target David Turnbull instead of Morgan.

Celtic fans show their support prior to the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Hearts at Celtic Park on May 19, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland.