Edinburgh: Virgil van Dijk ensured Scottish champions Celtic a safe passage into the Champions League third qualifying round as he scored twice in a 4-0 demolition of Iceland’s KR Reykjavik at Murrayfield on Tuesday.
With Celtic leading 1-0 from the first leg in the Icelandic capital, Van Dijk calmed any lingering nerves with two goals in the space of seven first-half minutes at the home of Scottish rugby in Edinburgh.
The Hoops were forced to relocate, with their Parkhead stadium out of commission due to its use in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but the change of venue had little bearing on the outcome as Teemu Pukki also netted a brace, with Celtic cruising to a 5-0 aggregate victory.
The Hoops will next face Polish side Legia Warsaw or Irish outfit St. Patrick’s Athletic, who drew the first leg 1-1 in Poland, as they try to make it to the group stages of Europe’s elite club competition.
