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Rod Stewart enjoyed Celtic’s 3-0 Champions League win over LASK as much as any fan. Camilo Duran was the hero of the night with a goal in each half, Duran Duran has a ring to it. The TNT cameras turned to the Directors Box in the 67th minute after the Colombian put Celtic 3-0 in front. Rather than polite applause the 80-something was up out of his seat celebrating as Celtic took a huge step towards the group stage of the Champions League. ¡Sir Rod Stewart celebra en Celtic Park el segundo GOOOLAZO de Camilo Durán!https://t.co/EVbuNXsmTc pic.twitter.com/KnBmm5JnkC — Mauricio Andrés Luna Aroztegüi (@MauricioAndrsL6) August 19, 2026 It was the ideal result for Martin O’Neill as things clicked for his new look side after a worrying start. Within the first three minutes LASK had a ‘goal’ disallowed for offside and missed a one on one chance. The match started to turn Celtic’s way in the 26th minute. After good play down the left the ball was cleared to the edge of the penalty box and hooked into the top corner of the net from Ben Nygren. Four matches into the new season the Swede has four goals to his name. That goal settled Celtic and jolted the Austrians. In the 38th minute it was Duran’s turn to pop a goal in from an almost identical position. LASK didn’t know what had hit them, they had played well, created chances, had two ‘goals’ disallowed and trailed 2-0. CELTIC IN THE DRIVING SEAT The second half went from end to end but in the iconic 67th minute Duran supplied another moment of class. A brilliantly constructed move down the right created space in the box with the former Qarabag man placing his high into the net. That goal sparked wild scenes of celebration as Stewart looked out on another famous European night at Celtic Park. Every player involved had a role to play, Vin Sinisalo pulled off a couple of vital saves with Colby Donovan solid at right back. Only a disaster will now prevent Celtic from reaching the group stage and eight huge midweek matches into the end of January. With a free weekend full focus is now on Austria next week and a golden chance to rejoin the European elite.