Camilo Duran and Callum Osmand came off the bench to drag Celtic from behind to a 3-2 win over Beşiktaş in the UEFA Europa League on 5 November 2026. Duran scored twice in 29 minutes. Osmand scored with his first touch after coming on just after the hour, then set up another as Celtic finally found a result in Europe.

The bench that changed Celtic's night

The scale of the turnaround was striking because Celtic had looked short of ideas for long spells. The match swung once Duran and Osmand were introduced, and [Martin O'Neill] stayed with the changes that changed the game.

Duran was Celtic's highest-rated player at 8.95 and Osmand was close behind on 8.65. Those numbers fit the eye test. Duran supplied the decisive finishing, while Osmand added both direct threat and the final pass that helped finish the job.

What Beşiktaş could not handle

Orkun Kökçü and Beşiktaş had already built a lead that put Celtic under pressure, and Sam Johnstone's two saves kept the hosts alive long enough for the substitutes to matter. Once Celtic got the first bench goal, Beşiktaş could not slow the momentum.

The result matters most because it ended Celtic's losing run in the Europa League and gave them a much-needed win after three straight defeats in the competition. It was a comeback built on impact rather than control, and on this evidence the substitutes deserved the credit.

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