Overview
- Camilo Durán, who scored twice on Wednesday, produced a spectacular volley and a composed finish to turn the tie in Celtic’s favour.
- Benjamin Nygren opened the scoring at Celtic Park and the home side’s attackers combined to create a 3-0 advantage that will be taken to the second leg in Linz.
- Centre-backs Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty started together and recorded key defensive actions, with Carter-Vickers winning multiple duels and Trusty making several clearances.
- LASK threatened early, had an opening goal ruled out for offside and produced several chances that were narrowly missed or disallowed, leaving the tie far from guaranteed.
- Manager Martin O’Neill praised Durán’s performance and captain Callum McGregor warned the tie is only 'halfway', with the return leg on August 25 set to decide entry to the Champions League and the associated financial uplift.