‘IT WAS JUST A LOVELY NIGHT,’ O’NEILL

Martin O'Neill praised Celtic's magnificent effort after they secured their first Europa League win of the campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Besiktas at Parkhead. Following three earlier defeats in the competition, second-half substitutes turned the game around. Junior Olaitan opened the scoring for the visitors before Callum Osmand equalized with his first touch, and Camilo Duran scored twice, including an 87th-minute winner.

Besiktas had leveled late through Orkun Kokcu before Duran secured the crucial points following a Kieran Tierney attempt. O'Neill noted that while there remains a long way to go, the victory gives Celtic a renewed chance in Europe and provides significant confidence ahead of their upcoming Scottish Premiership match against Kilmarnock.