Celtic earned its first three factors of the UEFA Champions League group stage on Wednesday with a pair of American defenders that includes within the course of.
Cameron Carter-Vickers began and performed 85 minutes in Brendan Rodgers’ backline whereas Auston Trusty made his membership and competitors debut as Celtic rolled previous Slovan Bratislava 5-1 in Glasgow. It marked an vital win for the reigning Scottish Premiership champions underneath the brand new match format.
Liam Scales boosted the hosts in entrance after 17 minutes, setting the stage for a busy night time for Celtic.
Kyogo Furuhashi prolonged the Hoops result in 2-0 within the forty seventh minute earlier than Arne Engels made it 3-0 from the penalty spot 9 minutes later.
Kevin Wimmer pulled one aim again for the Slovakian guests, however Celtic would add later objectives by means of Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah.
Trusty, who joined Celtic from Sheffield United earlier this summer season, performed the ultimate 5 minutes, serving to shut out the victory. The U.S. males’s nationwide workforce defender had but to characteristic since his everlasting transfer from England.
Carter-Vickers gained three duels, made three tackles, and competed a match-high 102 passes.
Celtic now rides a seven-match profitable streak into Sunday’s League Cup quarterfinal vs. Falkirk. The SPFL leaders will face journeys to Borussia Dortmund and Atalanta of their subsequent two UCL matches this fall.