Celtic ended their run of 16 European group games without a win as goals by Leigh Griffiths, Patrick Roberts and Scott Sinclair saw off Anderlecht.
The win moves Celtic level with Bayern Munich in Group B, and establishes a crucial advantage over Anderlecht.
Griffiths’ opener was created by a fine passing move involving Olivier Ntcham and Kieran Tierney.
Kara Mbodji inadvertently deflected Roberts’ shot in after the break then Sinclair crashed in a late third.
The only setback for Celtic was the departure of captain Scott Brown during the second half, the midfielder limping off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.
He could now be a doubt for Scotland’s World Cup qualifying double header against Slovakia and Slovenia, but for Celtic this was their first away shut-out in the Champions League group stage.
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