Camilo Duran hammered home his sixth goal in just eight games, propelling Celtic to a commanding 3-0 Scottish Premiership victory over Aberdeen and keeping their domestic campaign absolutely flawless. This team is rolling, and Duran is right at the heart of it.
The Celtic Steamroll Continues
It was a comfortable day at home, especially after their nervy finish against Falkirk last weekend. Celtic ripped off three first-half goals, locking down three points early. Duran kicked things off with a stunning strike from the edge of the box, a rocket that smacked off the underside of the crossbar and straight into the net. Haissem Hassan, who was slinging crosses all game, then weaved past Lewis Mayo and delivered another beauty. Duran got a touch on it, flicking it on to Benjamin Nygren, who then slotted a low shot into the back of the net. Aberdeen tried to respond, with Gavin Molloy smashing a header off the Celtic crossbar, but 26 seconds later, it was 3-0. Duran delivered a perfectly weighted pass to Yang Hyun-jun, who finished coolly into the bottom left corner. Clinical stuff!
Duran Is Undroppable, Period.
Remember all those questions about how O’Neill would use two strikers, Duran and Kasper Hogh, who both prefer playing through the middle? The injury to Hogh cleared the path for Duran to step into that central role, and boy, has he answered. This guy is on fire, with six goals in eight games. Add his assist against Aberdeen, and that’s eight goal involvements in seven competitive matches. His stats from Wednesday? Six shots, four on target, five inside the box, and an xG of 0.62. He’s not just scoring, he’s creating chaos! Hogh might be back for Saturday’s game, but with Duran playing like this, he’s made an undeniable claim to keep that spot up top. You simply can’t sit a player performing like this.
Aberdeen’s Troubles Run Deep
While Celtic celebrated, Aberdeen’s struggles piled up. Their manager, Stephen Robinson, said “shape is for pundits” and often “irrelevant” before the game. Maybe so, but having only 33% possession, winning less than half their duels, and a measly 28% of aerial duels feels pretty relevant when you’re getting swept aside 3-0. They only managed nine shots to Celtic’s 27, and 12 touches in the opposition box compared to Celtic’s 40. Those numbers aren’t opinions, they’re facts, and they scream “problems.” Aberdeen is stuck in the lower reaches of the division, and it’s not hard to see why.
Celtic remains at the very top of the table with a perfect four wins from four, and a massive part of that is the absolute magic Camilo Duran is conjuring. Next up is a trip to St Mirren on Saturday. The big question isn’t whether Celtic will win, but whether O’Neill can even *think* about moving Duran from that central striker role. The guy is red-hot, and you gotta ride that momentum!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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