Match Events
- 17′Celtic, own goal:0–1M. HaugheyOwn goal
- 22′Celtic, goal:0–2
- Half-time0 – 2
- 54′Linfield, substitution:off
- 59′Celtic, yellow card:Jozo Šimunović
- 63′Linfield, yellow card:Robert Garrett
- 65′Celtic, yellow card:
- 66′Celtic, yellow card:Tom Rogić
- 69′Linfield, yellow card:Andrew Waterworth
- 69′Celtic, substitution:off
- 70′Celtic, substitution:off
- 74′Celtic, yellow card:Scott Brown
- 90′Linfield, yellow card:
- 90′Celtic, yellow card:
- Full-time0 – 2
Lineups
Linfield
Celtic
Starting lineups
Formation or player positions unavailable or inconsistent.
Linfield
Formation unavailable
- 1R. Carroll
- 31Niall Quinn
- 7A. Waterworth
- 8S. Lowry
- 24R. Garrett
- 2M. Stafford
- 5M. Haughey
- 18C. Casement
- 16Matthew Clarke↓ 54′
- 22Jamie Mulgrew
- 38Paul Smyth▮
Celtic
Formation unavailable
Referee
Alejandro Hernandez
Windsor Park
Key Stats
40%Possession60%
–Expected Goals–
1Shots19
0Shots on Target14
3Corners15
–Pass Accuracy–
Top Performers
Goal
Match report
Linfield vs Celtic — the facts
Celtic won 2–0 away against Linfield (half-time 0–2).
Linfield met Celtic in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Friday, 14 July 2017, 16:00 UTC at Windsor Park. Referee: Alejandro Hernandez.
Team pages: Linfield · Celtic · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 17' Goal (own goal): M. Haughey — 0–1
- 22' Goal: Tomas Rogić — 0–2
Starting line-ups
Linfield
- 1 R. Carroll
- 31 Niall Quinn
- 7 A. Waterworth
- 8 S. Lowry
- 24 R. Garrett
- 2 M. Stafford
- 5 M. Haughey
- 18 C. Casement
- 16 Matthew Clarke
- 22 Jamie Mulgrew
- 38 Paul Smyth
Celtic
- 63 Kieran Tierney
- 9 Leigh Griffiths
- 11 Scott Sinclair
- 23 Mikael Lustig
- 18 Tomas Rogić
- 8 S. Brown
- 5 J. Šimunović
- 49 James Forrest
- 14 Stuart Armstrong
- 1 Craig Gordon
- 28 Erik Sviatchenko
About this match
On this page: the Linfield vs Celtic final score and result, 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.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Linfield and Celtic team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.