UEFA Champions League · Wed, 19 Aug 2026 ·
Celtic vs Lask Linz — 3 - 0
Celtic Park · Referee: Sandro Schärer, Switzerland
Match report
Celtic beat Lask Linz 3-0 as C. Duran scores twice
Lask Linz were beaten 3-0 by Celtic at Celtic Park on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 in UEFA Champions League, Play-offs. B. Nygren (26') and C. Duran (38', 67') scored for Celtic. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Celtic had 64% of the ball and 17 shots (7 on target) against Lask Linz’s 20 (8 on target). Camilo Durán (Celtic) was the top-rated player with 8.9.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 26'goalB. NygrenNormal Goal
- 38'goalC. DuranNormal Goal
- 65'substitutionM. BaurOff: R. Hatate
- 65'substitutionK. DanekOff: A. Schopf
- 67'goalC. DuranAssist: B. Nygren
- 73'substitutionM. UsorOff: C. Lang
- 76'substitutionK. TierneyOff: L. Scales
- 76'substitutionYang Hyun-JunOff: S. Tounekti
- 82'yellow cardKasper JørgensenYellow Card
- 83'substitutionC. DonovanOff: A. Ralston
- 83'substitutionC. DuranOff: H. Hassan
Lineups
Celtic
Formation 4-3-3 · Coach Martin O'Neill
Starting XI
- 1V. SinisaloG
- 51C. DonovanD
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 63K. TierneyD
- 8B. NygrenM
- 42C. McGregorM
- 22M. BaurM
- 11C. DuranF
- 9K. HoghF
- 13Yang Hyun-JunF
Substitutes
- 31R. DoohanG
- 56A. RalstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 41R. HatateM
- 19C. OsmandF
- 49J. ForrestM
- 17S. TounektiF
- 24J. KennyF
- 14L. McCowanM
- 10M. BalikwishaF
- 23H. HassanF
Lask Linz
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Dietmar Kuhbauer
Starting XI
- 1L. JungwirthG
- 4X. MbuyambaD
- 43J. TornichD
- 16A. AndradeD
- 20K. P. Molgaard JorgensenM
- 9K. DanekM
- 10R. LjubicicM
- 30S. HorvathM
- 2G. BelloM
- 8M. UsorF
- 7S. AdeniranF
Substitutes
Match statistics
- 64%Possession36%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 17Total shots20
- 7Shots on target8
- 5Shots off target7
- 5Blocked shots5
- 8Shots inside the box13
- 9Shots outside the box7
- 8Corners3
- 1Offsides5
- 6Fouls9
- 0Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 8Goalkeeper saves4
- 659Passes358
- 583Accurate passes290
- 88%Pass accuracy81%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
Celtic
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Viljami SinisaloG | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| 6Auston TrustyD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 20Cameron Carter-VickersD | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 51Colby DonovanD | 83 | 7.3 | ||
| 63Kieran TierneyD | 76 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Benjamin NygrenM | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | 1 |
| 22Mika BaurM | 65 | 7.2 | ||
| 42Callum McGregorM | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| 9Kasper HøghF | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 11Camilo DuránFTop rated | 83 | 8.9 | 2 | |
| 13Yang Hyun-JunF | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| 31Ross DoohanG | – | – | ||
| 5Liam ScalesD | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| 47Dane MurrayD | – | – | ||
| 56Tony RalstonD | 11 | 6.6 | ||
| 14Luke McCowanM | – | – | ||
| 41Reo HatateM | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| 49James ForrestM | – | – | ||
| 10Michel Ange BalikwishaF | – | – | ||
| 17Sebastian TounektiF | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Callum OsmandF | – | – | ||
| 23Haissem HassanF | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| 24Johnny KennyF | – | – |
Lask Linz
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukas JungwirthG | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Xavier MbuyambaD | 90 | 6.0 | ||
| 16Andrés AndradeD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 43AlemãoD | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 2George BelloM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Krystof DaněkM | 65 | 6.5 | ||
| 10Robert LjubičićM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Kasper JørgensenM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 30Sascha HorvathM | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| 7Samuel AdeniranF | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 8Moses UsorF | 73 | 6.7 | ||
| 33Tobias SchützenauerG | – | – | ||
| 50Fabian SchillingerG | – | – | ||
| 3Miguel FreckletonD | – | – | ||
| 6Melayro BogardeD | – | – | ||
| 21Manoël VerhaegheD | – | – | ||
| 25Yvan DibangoD | – | – | ||
| 5Art SmakajM | – | – | ||
| 18Alessandro SchöpfM | 25 | 6.7 | ||
| 27Christoph LangF | 17 | 6.3 | ||
| 29Florian FleckerF | – | – |
