Borussia Monchengladbach 1 Celtic 1: Dembele keeps hopes alive with late equaliser

Celtic kept their Champions League campaign alive after Moussa Dembele's second-half penalty earned them a 1-1 draw with 10-man Borussia Monchengladbach in Germany.

The Scottish champions were on the brink of being dumped out of the competition after Lars Stindl's first-half goal looked to be enough to send the travelling Celtic supporters home disappointed, but Julian Korb was sent off when he felled Dembele in the box 15 minutes from time.

To do so they will have to take points from their remaining games against Manchester City and Barcelona and it might yet be that third place in Group C – and a place in the Europa League – will be the best they can realistically achieve.

Having weathered the early pressure, Celtic went within a whisker of the lead when Cristian Gamboa's cross found Scott Sinclair, who curled an elegant shot onto the inside of the post – only to see it bounce clear of Yann Sommer's goal.

Gladbach have struggled to score in the Bundesliga recently, but they looked every bit the clinical attacking outfit when Christoph Kramer's pass fed Hazard, whose cross was met with a perfectly timed Stindl volley that gave Gordon no chance.

He duly converted from the spot to rescue the point, and keep Celtic's hopes alive with two games to play.