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Fenerbahce 1-1 Celtic: Fener survive Diego dismissal to progress

Fenerbahce gained the point it needed to qualify from Group A, despite Diego's needless second-half dismissal.

Ten-man Fenerbahce booked its place in the last 32 of the Europa League despite Kris Commons' late equalizer earning Celtic a 1-1 draw at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Thursday.

Vitor Pereira's men knew a point would be enough to progress from Group A, but the result in Istanbul was rendered meaningless in the end as Ajax failed to beat Molde in Amsterdam.

Commons cancelled out Lazar Markovic's opener 15 minutes from time as the Scottish champion salvaged some pride from a poor European campaign.