Celtic
Besiktas
Match summary
Celtic came from behind to win 3-2 at home to Besiktas, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.
Junior Olaitan put Besiktas ahead in the 54th minute, Callum Osmand equalised in the 62nd minute, Camilo Durán put Celtic in front in the 78th minute, Orkun Kökçü equalised in the 85th minute, and Durán won it in the 87th minute.
Besiktas can feel hard done by, creating 2.34 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Celtic's 1.21 from 10. Junior Olaitan had a penalty saved for Besiktas.
Celtic hosted Besiktas in the Europa League on Matchday 4, securing a 3-2 victory despite dominating neither territory nor possession. The visitors controlled 62 percent of the ball and completed 599 passes compared to the hosts' 372, while also generating 15 shots and an expected goals figure of 2.34 against Celtic's 1.21. Despite trailing in overall attempts, Celtic made their 6 shots on target count efficiently. The match saw 21 fouls, with 1 yellow card shown to the hosts and 2 to the visitors, alongside 5 corners for Celtic and 7 for Besiktas.
After a goalless first half, the match sparked into life in the second period with 5 goals. Junior Olaitan broke the deadlock for Besiktas in the 54th minute with a right-footed shot, immediately after missing a penalty. Celtic equalised in the 62nd minute through Callum Osmand's right-footed strike. Camilo Durán then put Celtic ahead with a left-footed shot in the 78th minute. Orkun Kökçü levelled for Besiktas in the 85th minute before Durán scored his second and Celtic's winner with a left-footed shot in the 87th minute, sealing the final scoreline of Celtic 3 - Besiktas 2.
