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play_arrow3 clips- 26′Celtic, goal:1–0
- 38′Celtic, goal:2–0
- Half-time2 – 0
- 65′Celtic, substitution:off
- 65′LASK, substitution:off
- 67′Celtic, goal:3–0assist
- 73′LASK, substitution:off
- 76′Celtic, substitution:off
- 76′Celtic, substitution:off
- 82′LASK, yellow card:Foul
- 83′Celtic, substitution:off
- 83′Celtic, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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Match report
Celtic overwhelm Lask Linz in Champions League play-off first leg
Celtic secured a commanding 3-0 win over Lask Linz in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League play-off tie at Celtic Park. Benjamin Nygren opened the scoring in the 26th minute before Camilo Durán doubled the advantage 12 minutes later, leaving the home side 2-0 up at half-time against Dietmar Kuhbauer's visitors.
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The second half brought further reward for Celtic's dominance as Durán completed his brace in the 67th minute, turning home a Nygren assist to make it 3-0. Martin O'Neill's side controlled the contest throughout, and the scoreline reflected their grip on proceedings from the opening exchanges onward.
Lask Linz, who arrived having won just once in their previous five outings, never found a way back into the tie. Despite registering more shots and shots on target than their hosts, they could not translate that output into goals, leaving Celtic with a strong foothold ahead of the second leg.
Camilo Durán struck twice and earned the highest rating on the pitch at 9.0, capping a night in which he combined with Nygren for the decisive third goal.
Celtic dominated territorially with 66% of possession, underlining their control despite facing more shots from Lask Linz.
Celtic beat LASK 3–0 (half-time 2–0).
Celtic met LASK in the UEFA Champions League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Wednesday, 19 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Celtic Park. Referee: Sandro Scharer.
Team pages: Celtic · LASK · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 26' Goal: Benjamin Nygren — 1–0 · Watch Benjamin Nygren's goal video (26')
- 38' Goal: Camilo Durán — 2–0 · Watch Camilo Durán's goal video (38')
- 67' Goal: Camilo Durán (assist: Benjamin Nygren) — 3–0 · Watch Camilo Durán's goal video (67')
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Celtic (4-3-3)
LASK (3-5-2)
About this match
On this page: the Celtic vs LASK final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
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- Watch Benjamin Nygren's goal against LASK (26').
- Watch Camilo Durán's goal against LASK (38').
- Watch Camilo Durán's goal against LASK (67').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Celtic 3–0 LASK. Explore more on the Celtic and LASK team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.