‘Really exceptional’: O’Neill hails Durán as Celtic surge towards Champions League

A stunning double from the summer signing Camilo Durán helped Celtic open up a commanding lead against Lask in their Champions League playoff. Benjamin Nygren also produced a superb finish to send Martin O’Neill’s side on their way to a 3-0 first-leg win over their Austrian opponents in Glasgow.The visitors had two goals disallowed for offside and created chances throughout in an open encounter but Celtic were clinical as they continued their strong start to the season. Nygren has been at the heart of it with four goals and four assists in as many games and he opened the scoring in the 26th minute.

The Swede readjusted his body to volley into the top corner from 20 yards after a weak clearance from Kieran Tierney’s cross. Continue reading...