Celtic v LASK LIVE: Special night in play-offs has O’Neill dreaming of Champions League return | OneFootball

Celtic will take a commanding 3-0 lead into Tuesday’s Champions League play-off second leg against Austrian champions LASK after a special night for new signing Camilo Duran.

The 24-year-old Colombian forward scored two stunning goals, after Benjamin Nygren had thumped Celtic ahead with a fine volley from the edge of the box, in a brilliant overall performance from Martin O’Neill’s men.

Despite the emphatic scoreline, visitors LASK created plenty of chances and twice had the ball in the net in the first half only to be denied by tight offside calls, so could still be a threat in Austria next week.

But this was a near-perfect night for the Scottish Premiership winners, who have lost their last five Champions League play-off ties, as the 74-year-old O’Neill delivered another memorable night on his Celtic return.

"It will probably end up being the same sort of game next week,” he said. “For us, I think we’re capable of scoring and that will be key. I’m not playing it down: it was a great result for us tonight, but there is a long way to go.”