Kairat Almaty and Pafos FC secured a place in the Champions League final after eliminating their opponents in the qualifying play-offs.
Kazakhstani club Kairat Almaty surprisingly managed to eliminate Scottish representatives Celtic, who are regulars in the Champions League, according to UEFA records.
In the match held at Pavlodar Central Stadium, Pavlodar, Kairat was able to eliminate Celtic through a penalty shootout after the aggregate score was 0-0.
During the penalty shootout, Kairat won 3-2 after Celtic's last penalty taker, Daizen Maeda, failed to execute his duties properly.
Besides Daizen Maeda, two other Celtic penalty takers, Luke McCowan and Adam Idah, failed to carry out their duties, while three Kairat executors, namely Alyaksandr Martynovic, Ofri Arad, and Yegor Sorokin, were able to get through it well.
Meanwhile, Cypriot representatives Pafos FC have reached the final round of this season's Champions League after eliminating Serbian club Crvena Zvezda in the qualifying play-off round.
The match took place at Alphamega Stadium in Kolossi, and Pafos, the hosts, drew 1-1 with Crvena Zvezda. Despite the draw, Pafos advanced with a 3-2 aggregate win.
In the first leg last week, Pafos put in a brilliant performance despite having to travel to Crvena Zvezda's headquarters and brought home the victory to Cyprus with a score of 2-1.
