Arsenal eased past Celtic to reach the Champions League group stage.Eduardo's 25th-minute penalty, a contentious award after he clashed with Celtic keeper Artur Boruc, extended the Gunners' two-goal first leg lead.
Emmanuel Eboue finished a sweeping move for Arsenal's second after 53 minutes and Andrey Arshavin added another two minutes after coming on as substitute.
Massimo Donati's spectacular angled volley pulled one back for Celtic, but they now go into the Europa League.
Celtic's players accused Eduardo of diving to win the crucial penalty, but the Gunners were ultimately superior to the Scottish Premier League giants and merited the victory.
Arsenal were not at their flowing best, but demonstrated enough touches of their trademark invention to build on an impressive start to the season.
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