Scottish Premiership: Camilo Duran double helps Celtic past Falkirk as Hearts win again

[p]Despite holding a first-leg 3-0 lead and going ahead on the night, the Hoops crashed out of the Champions League after a 5-1 defeat to Austrian champions LASK on Tuesday.[/p][p]The home support again turned their ire towards the club's board for failing to invest vast bank reserves in reinforcing the squad before kick-off.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/celtic-QFKRRD8M/falkirk-nHDF1ZUj/?mid=xjScsK8M"]But a fast start quelled the unrest[/a] as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] made it nine points from their opening three Scottish Premiership matches.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duran-camilo/ABRdHg6i/"]Duran[/a] is one of a trio of attacking reinforcements the Glasgow giants have invested in ahead of the new season and the Colombian already has five goals in green and white.[/p][embed guid="9727e063-0b8b-4ef0-90c2-8e28d6b2f48f" url="https://x.com/CelticFC/status/2093727999438844007?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/qarabag-agdam/Qgd3eSin/"]Qarabag[/a] forward pounced on a howler by former Celtic goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bain-scott/WAjWdhAF/"]Scott Bain[/a] to roll the opener into an empty net after just four minutes.[/p][p]Duran doubled his tally and Celtic's lead before the half-hour mark when he swept in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tierney-kieran/Qm0l3aod/"]Kieran Tierney[/a]'s cross.[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-martin/82l54I96/"]Martin O'Neill[/a]'s men tired following their exertions of extra-time in midweek and allowed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/falkirk/nHDF1ZUj/"]Falkirk[/a] back into the game in the second half.[/p][p]A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donovan-colby/bcFkCYyD/"]Colby Donovan[/a] own goal reduced the visitors' arrears 18 minutes from time and Celtic had to survive a nervy finale.[/p][p]In a miserable week for the rest of Scottish clubs in Europe, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts/0rGrwwNc/"]Hearts[/a] were the only one of five sides to progress as they beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rapid-vienna/rejcUFSs/"]Rapid Vienna[/a] to reach the UEFA Conference League proper.[/p][p]The Jambos, who missed out on a first league title in 66 years last season in the final minutes of the campaign, moved up to second in the table [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hearts-0rGrwwNc/st-johnstone-ULK83EjM/?mid=tnHyzx1d"]with a 2-1 win[/a] over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-johnstone/ULK83EjM/"]St. Johnstone[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wilson-james/f39eQrxQ/"]James Wilson[/a]'s opener and an Enes Alic own goal put Hearts in command before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paton-ruari/WKN87Ijp/"]Ruari Paton[/a] pulled a goal back.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dundee-utd/8QEB2FFp/"]Dundee United[/a] thrashed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kilmarnock/jX8ezy7G/"]Kilmarnock[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/dundee-utd-8QEB2FFp/kilmarnock-jX8ezy7G/?mid=8h9Ncug3"]4-0[/a] despite the absence of manager Jim Goodwin due to a health issue.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/rangers/8vAWQXNS/"]Rangers[/a], who are already eight points adrift of Celtic, are aiming for their first league win of the season when they visit [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aberdeen/AmdbMiWq/"]Aberdeen[/a] on Sunday.[/p]