Celtic vs LASK Linz, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 1st Leg

Celtic

26': Benjamin Nygren
38': Camilo Durán
67': Camilo Durán

FT
3 - 0
1st Leg

LASK Linz

About

Celtic are hosting LASK Linz at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, LASK. Moses Usor is caught offside.
2': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
3': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Ljubicic with a through ball following a fast break.
6': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
6': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Attempt saved. Camilo Durán (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
10': Attempt missed. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Colby Donovan with a through ball.
10': Attempt missed. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
11': Attempt saved. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Sascha Horvath.
12': Foul by Krystof Danek (LASK).
12': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt saved. Krystof Danek (LASK) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic).
17': Attempt blocked. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Krystof Danek.
20': Attempt blocked. Kasper Høgh (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
20': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
24': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
24': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Goal! Celtic 1, LASK 0. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
28': Foul by Krystof Danek (LASK).
28': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Offside, LASK. Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
36': Attempt saved. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Krystof Danek.
38': Goal! Celtic 2, LASK 0. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
40': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
41': Attempt missed. Auston Trusty (Celtic) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Mika Baur with a cross following a corner.
42': Handball by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
42': Attempt saved. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba.
45': Krystof Danek (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Mika Baur (Celtic).
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, Celtic 2, LASK 0.
45': Second Half begins Celtic 2, LASK 0.
46': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
46': Kasper Høgh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by George Bello.
49': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
50': Attempt saved. Mika Baur (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK).
51': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
51': Kasper Høgh (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': VAR Decision: Other Decision Cancelled.
53': Alemão (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
53': Offside, LASK. Kasper Jørgensen is caught offside.
54': Foul by Robert Ljubicic (LASK).
54': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mika Baur.
57': Attempt missed. Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Colby Donovan.
59': Offside, LASK. Moses Usor is caught offside.
59': Attempt missed. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sascha Horvath following a fast break.
62': Attempt saved. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Andrés Andrade.
63': Attempt saved. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Colby Donovan.
65': Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Mika Baur.
65': Substitution, LASK. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Krystof Danek.
66': Attempt missed. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
66': Attempt saved. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf.
67': Goal! Celtic 3, LASK 0. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
69': Attempt saved. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Andrés Andrade.
70': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
72': Foul by Xavier Mbuyamba (LASK).
72': Kasper Høgh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Colby Donovan.
73': Substitution, LASK. Christoph Lang replaces Moses Usor.
74': Attempt missed. Xavier Mbuyamba (LASK) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sascha Horvath with a cross following a corner.
75': Robert Ljubicic (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
75': Offside, LASK. Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
76': Attempt saved. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by Sascha Horvath.
76': Substitution, Celtic. Liam Scales replaces Kieran Tierney.
76': Substitution, Celtic. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
79': Offside, Celtic. Camilo Durán is caught offside.
79': Attempt blocked. Christoph Lang (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
79': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
80': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
81': Attempt blocked. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
81': Attempt missed. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba following a corner.
82': Foul by Kasper Jørgensen (LASK).
82': Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
82': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Colby Donovan.
83': Substitution, Celtic. Haissem Hassan replaces Camilo Durán.
84': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Reo Hatate.
84': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Samuel Adeniran.
85': Attempt saved. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Benjamin Nygren.
86': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by George Bello.
87': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kasper Jørgensen.
88': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Scales.
88': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Kasper Jørgensen.
88': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Alemão.
89': Attempt blocked. Alemão (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Schöpf with a headed pass.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Andrade with a cross.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasper Jørgensen with a cross.
90'+4': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Celtic 3, LASK 0.
0': Match ends, Celtic 3, LASK 0.

Statistics

LAS		CEL
9	Fouls	6
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	8
35.9	Possession	64.1
20	SHOTS	17
8	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
290	Accurate Passes	583
358	Passes	659
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	19
0.2	Cross %	0.2
50	Long Balls	37
23	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	5
17	Tackles	13
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	7
20	Effective Clearances	24
20	Clearances	24

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
6	Auston Trusty
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
63	Kieran Tierney
51	Colby Donovan
42	Callum McGregor
22	Mika Baur
8	Benjamin Nygren
9	Kasper Høgh
13	Yang Hyun-Jun
11	Camilo Durán

Celtic Substitutes:

Johnny Kenny, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Sebastian Tounekti, Ross Doohan, James Forrest, Haissem Hassan, Luke McCowan, Callum Osmand, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Reo Hatate, Anthony Ralston.

LASK Linz (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Jungwirth (GK)
43	Alemão
16	Andrés Andrade
4	Xavier Mbuyamba
30	Sascha Horvath
9	Krystof Danek
10	Robert Ljubicic
2	George Bello
20	Kasper Jørgensen
7	Samuel Adeniran
8	Moses Usor

LASK Linz Substitutes:

Alessandro Schöpf, Miguel Freckleton, Art Smakaj, Christoph Lang, Florian Flecker, Manoël Louis-Philippe Verhaeghe, Fabian Schillinger, Melayro Bogarde, Yvan Dibango, Tobias Schützenauer.

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