Perth’s top-flight club, Saints of the Scottish Premiership
Kasper Hogh scores a hat-trick as Celtic outclass Kilmarnock, with Duran providing a superb assist and Nygren adding a third. Maloney and O’Neill are absent due to unrelated matters as Celtic dominate in Ayrshire, while questions linger over Kilmarnock’s defensive shape ahead of the season's tougher tests.
Celtic has secure a commanding win as Kasper Hogh scores a hat-trick against Kilmarnock, with Duran and Nygren thriving in attack. Dundee and Motherwell also win, showcasing rising Scottish talents amid a busy Premiership weekend.
Celtic devastates Kilmarnock with a hat-trick from Kasper Hogh, sealing a commanding win after a dominant first half. Celtic marked their return with clinical finishing while Kilmarnock struggled defensively.
Celtic faces LASK in a two-legged Europa League play-off-style path for a place in the Champions League groups. First legs are scheduled for Aug. 18-19 with the return a week later. LASK won the Austrian Bundesliga last season and has a track record against Scottish sides; Celtic aims to advance after last season’s exit at this stage.