Match Events
- 4′Celtic, goal:1–0
- 41′Linfield, yellow card:Robert Garrett
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Celtic, goal:2–0
- 54′Celtic, goal:3–0
- 65′Linfield, substitution:off
- 65′Linfield, substitution:offR. Garrett
- 67′Celtic, substitution:off
- 68′Celtic, substitution:off
- 72′Linfield, yellow card:
- 72′Linfield, substitution:A. Waterworth
- 74′Celtic, substitution:
- 90+2′Celtic, goal:4–0
- Full-time4 – 0
Lineups
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Celtic
4-3-3
Linfield
3-5-2
Referee
Stephan Klossner
Celtic Park
Key Stats
70%Possession30%
–Expected Goals–
27Shots1
10Shots on Target0
11Corners0
–Pass Accuracy–
Top Performers
Goals
Match report
Celtic vs Linfield — the facts
Celtic beat Linfield 4–0 (half-time 1–0).
Celtic met Linfield in the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 18:45 UTC at Celtic Park. Referee: Stephan Klossner.
Team pages: Celtic · Linfield · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 4' Goal: Scott Sinclair — 1–0
- 46' Goal: Tomas Rogić — 2–0
- 54' Goal: Scott Sinclair — 3–0
- 90+2' Goal: Stuart Armstrong — 4–0
Starting line-ups
Celtic (4-3-3)
- 1 Craig Gordon
- 8 S. Brown
- 63 Kieran Tierney
- 5 J. Šimunović
- 23 Mikael Lustig
- 42 Callum McGregor
- 49 James Forrest
- 11 Scott Sinclair
- 10 Moussa Dembélé
- 21 Olivier Ntcham
- 18 Tomas Rogić
Linfield (3-5-2)
- 1 R. Carroll
- 2 M. Stafford
- 5 M. Haughey
- 18 C. Casement
- 27 A. Mitchell
- 8 S. Lowry
- 22 Jamie Mulgrew
- 24 R. Garrett
- 31 Niall Quinn
- 38 Paul Smyth
- 7 A. Waterworth
About this match
On this page: the Celtic vs Linfield 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 Celtic and Linfield team pages or the UEFA Champions League page.