Celtic move closer to Champions League after Duran’s two goals
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Celtic took a significant step towards Champions League group-stage qualification after Camilo Duran scored twice in the first leg of their play-off against Austrian side LASK at Celtic Park. The result gives Celtic a strong platform heading into the second leg, with a place in Europe's premier club competition — and the substantial financial rewards that come with it — now within closer reach.
Duran's brace featured two contrasting finishes: a volley struck into the top corner and a curling effort that beat LASK goalkeeper Lukas Jungwirth. The goals came in the first leg of the play-off round, with Celtic now looking to protect their advantage away in Austria in the return fixture.
- Camilo Duran scored twice as Celtic beat LASK in the first leg
- Result boosts Celtic's Champions League qualification hopes
- Second leg in Austria still to decide the tie
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Celtic are a Scottish football club based in Glasgow, and they are trying to reach the group stage of the Champions League, European club football's top competition. To get there, teams that don't qualify automatically must go through a play-off round, played over two matches (known as legs) against another team, with the winner decided on aggregate score. Celtic's opponents in this round are LASK, a club from Linz in Austria.
Camilo Duran is a Celtic forward, and his goals came in the first of the two play-off matches, hosted at Celtic's home ground, Celtic Park. Reaching the Champions League matters both for prestige and for money, as clubs that qualify for the group stage receive significantly higher broadcast and prize revenue than those who miss out or drop into a lesser European competition.
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Originally published by BBC Sport as “Duran’s incredible double edges Celtic closer to Champions League”.