Durán scores twice off the bench as Celtic beat Beşiktaş
Attendance 44,394 · Referee Sascha Stegemann
Celtic fell behind, sent on three substitutes in the 61st minute and won 3-2, with all three goals coming from that bench. Olaïtan put Beşiktaş ahead in the 54th minute. Osmand equalised in the 62nd, Durán scored in the 78th and, after Kökçü had levelled in the 85th, Durán scored again in the 87th. Beşiktaş had 62 per cent of the ball; Celtic had six shots on target to four.
- C. Osmand 62'
- C. Durán 78'
- C. Durán 87'
- J. Olaïtan 54'
- O. Kökçü 85'
The match in three moments
- 62'Celtic
Osmand levels straight away
Martin O'Neill sent on Donovan, Durán and Osmand in the 61st minute. Osmand equalised in the 62nd from McGregor's assist, the first of three goals from that trio.
- 85'Beşiktaş
Kökçü pulls Beşiktaş level
Kökçü, a 76th-minute substitute for S. Özcan, scored in the 85th from Poku's assist to make it 2-2, after Durán had put Celtic in front in the 78th.
- 87'Celtic
Durán wins it
Durán, who had scored in the 78th from Osmand's assist, scored again in the 87th, and Celtic held on through the stoppage time in which Murillo and Topçu were booked.
How the game unfolded
Sascha Stegemann refereed in front of 44,394 at Celtic Park, with a 20:00 UK kick-off. O'Neill's Celtic lined up four-two-three-one: Johnstone in goal behind Lotomba, Carter-Vickers, Scales and Tierney, McGregor and Baur in front of them, and Forrest, Nygren and Tounekti behind Høgh. Vincenzo Italiano's Beşiktaş used the same shape, with Nübel behind Murillo, Agbadou, Topçu and Ouattara, Olaïtan and S. Özcan in midfield, and Černý, Trossard and Poku supporting Oh Hyeon-Gyu. McGregor and Topçu wore the armbands.
The first half produced no goals. Olaïtan broke the deadlock in the 54th minute, and Nygren was booked in the 60th. O'Neill then made three changes in the 61st, Donovan for Lotomba, Durán for Forrest and Osmand for Tounekti, and Osmand scored in the 62nd, McGregor providing.
Italiano made two changes in the 70th, Tiago Djaló for Agbadou and Vlahović for Oh Hyeon-Gyu, and sent on Kökçü for S. Özcan in the 76th. Haissem Hassan replaced Høgh for Celtic in the 77th. In the 78th Osmand set up Durán to put Celtic ahead, and Murray came on for Carter-Vickers in the same minute. Italiano made two more changes in the 83rd, Fakılı for Černý and R. Yılmaz for Ouattara. Kökçü equalised in the 85th from Poku's assist; Durán scored the winner in the 87th. Murillo was booked at 90+4 and Topçu at 90+5.
On the ball, this was Beşiktaş's game. They had 62 per cent of possession, 599 passes to 373 and a pass accuracy of 85.6 per cent to 75.3. They took 15 shots to 10, had 32 touches in the opposition box to 13 and sent in 20 crosses to 11. Celtic's figures were the ones of a side defending its own front step: 31 tackles to 15 and 34 clearances to 13. Then come the scoring figures. Celtic put six shots on target and scored three times; Beşiktaş put four on target and scored twice.
Before this game Celtic's form guide listed a 7-1 win over Heart of Midlothian, a 2-1 win over Hibernian, a 2-2 draw with Dundee United and defeats by Falkirk and Celta Vigo. Beşiktaş's guide listed wins over İstanbul Başakşehir and Hoffenheim, draws with Kasımpaşa and Crystal Palace, and a defeat by Trabzonspor. The bench decided it. Two of the three men O'Neill sent on in the 61st minute had a hand in all three Celtic goals: Osmand scored one and made one, and Durán scored two.
Match at a glance
Celtic / Beşiktaş
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 54'J. OlaïtanGoal · Beşiktaş
- 60'B. NygrenYellow card · Celtic
- 62'C. OsmandGoal · Celtic · assist C. McGregor
- 78'C. DuránGoal · Celtic · assist C. Osmand
- 85'O. KökçüGoal · Beşiktaş · assist E. Poku
- 87'C. DuránGoal · Celtic
- 90+4'A. MurilloYellow card · Beşiktaş
- 90+5'E. TopçuYellow card · Beşiktaş
Match statistics
Celtic / Beşiktaş
The basics
Attack
Passing
Defending
Goalkeeping
Line-ups
Celtic 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Martin O'Neill
- 26 S. Johnstone
- 3 J. Lotomba Off 61' for C. Donovan
- 63 K. Tierney
- 22 M. Baur
- 20 C. Carter-Vickers Off 78' for D. Murray
- 5 L. Scales
- 49 J. Forrest Off 61' for C. Durán
- 42 C. McGregor (c)
- 9 K. Høgh Off 77' for Haissem Hassan
- 8 B. Nygren Yellow card 60'
- 17 S. Tounekti Off 61' for C. Osmand
Substitutes
- 51 C. Donovan On 61' for J. Lotomba
- 31 R. Doohan
- 11 C. Durán On 61' for J. Forrest
- 23 Haissem Hassan On 77' for K. Høgh
- 33 S. McArdle
- 14 L. McCowan
- 47 D. Murray On 78' for C. Carter-Vickers
- 19 C. Osmand On 61' for S. Tounekti
- 21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain
- 56 A. Ralston
- 1 V. Sinisalo
- 18 O. Sørensen
Beşiktaş 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Vincenzo Italiano
- 1 A. Nübel
- 62 A. Murillo Yellow card 90+4'
- 11 K. Ouattara Off 83' for R. Yılmaz
- 6 S. Özcan Off 76' for O. Kökçü
- 12 E. Agbadou Off 70' for Tiago Djaló
- 53 E. Topçu (c) Yellow card 90+5'
- 18 V. Černý Off 83' for İ. Fakılı
- 15 J. Olaïtan
- 9 Oh Hyeon-Gyu Off 70' for D. Vlahović
- 19 L. Trossard
- 17 E. Poku
Substitutes
- 80 D. Alemdar
- 70 A. Bircan
- 22 T. Bulut
- 35 Tiago Djaló On 70' for E. Agbadou
- 29 İ. Fakılı On 83' for V. Černý
- 10 O. Kökçü On 76' for S. Özcan
- 90 S. Kılıçsoy
- 4 W. Ndidi
- 28 D. Vlahović On 70' for Oh Hyeon-Gyu
- 33 R. Yılmaz On 83' for K. Ouattara
- 8 K. Yılmaz
- 58 Y. Özcan
UEFA Europa League table
In the Europa League table as it stood at 22:15 on 5 November, with this match included, Beşiktaş were eighth on seven points from four games, one of six clubs on that total. Celtic were 32nd on three points, the last of six clubs on three, from Celta Vigo in 27th down.
Standings as BBC showed them on 5 November 2026 at 22:15, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Ferencváros | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 5 | Juventus | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Beşiktaş | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 32 | Celtic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.