The key facts

  • Celtic beat Besiktas 3:2 on Matchday 4 of the Europa League and picked up their first points of the season
  • Substitute Camilo Duran scored a brace, with another goal from Callum Osmand, who made his debut as a substitute
  • Besiktas remained on seven points, suffering their first defeat after three matches without a loss

Duran's brace turned the match around

Celtic claimed their first win in the current Europa League campaign, beating Besiktas 3:2 at home in a Matchday 4 fixture. The news was reported by Anadolu. Before the game, the Scottish club had failed to pick up a single point in the opening three rounds, while Besiktas arrived with seven points and without a single defeat.

Course of the game

The first half went goalless. Besiktas had a notable moment in the 30th minute: Leandro Trossard fired a powerful shot from outside the box, but goalkeeper Kasper Johnston tipped the ball onto the crossbar, after which the play was ruled out for offside.

Penalty and comeback

Besiktas opened the scoring in the 54th minute: Jordan Lotomba fouled Ernest Poku on the edge of the box, and the referee awarded a penalty. Johnston saved Junior Olaitan's spot kick, but the forward was first to the rebound and scored from close range.

The hosts' response

Celtic equalized in the 62nd minute: Callum McGregor intercepted a pass from Emmanuel Agbadu and set up substitute Callum Osmand, who with his very first touch, 43 seconds after coming on, drove the ball low into the bottom corner.

The finale

In the 78th minute, Osmand played a through ball to another substitute, Camilo Duran, who rounded goalkeeper Alexander Nubel and scored into an empty net. Besiktas captain Orkun Kokcu, who returned from injury and came on in the 76th minute, equalized in the 85th with a spectacular long-range strike into the bottom left corner. But two minutes later, Duran latched onto Kieran Tierney's long pass in the box and finished it off close to goal, completing his brace and setting the final score at 3:2.

Table standings

The win gave Celtic their first three points of the Europa League campaign. Besiktas remained on seven points, suffering their first defeat in four matches of the tournament.