Celtic cruise into Europa League play-off

Last update on. From the section Europa LeagueCeltic continued their recent revival as they passed FK Jablonec from the Czech Republic in the third qualifying round at Celtic Park.As David Turnbull quickly scored his first goal of this season, the dominant hosts were in control from the start.The midfielder scored another sublime goal, making it 2-0. James Forrest added a third.Ange Postecoglou will be playing AZ Alkmaar during the play-off.Celtic are now enjoying three consecutive wins with 13 goals, after being eliminated from the Champions League qualifiers by Denmark’s Midtjylland.Celtic Park was buzzing with anticipation. Three stands were packed to the rafters. This energy was passed on to the players.Kyogo Furuhashi scored three goals in Dundee's weekend trouncing, and Celtic could have been ahead within 40 seconds. Jan Hanus was one-on-one and Furuhashi tried to dummy him, but the Czech managed to get a foot in to stop him.After slipping on To Forrest's through ball, the Japanese forward quickly had the ball in his net.But the goal was on its way. Stephen Welsh was twice over, and Turnbull had a strong shot blocked by Celtic before Celtic broke through the resistance.Greg Taylor passed the ball to Turnbull, who with his left foot poked it past Turnbull with a graceful finish.Jablonec had half-chances and a penalty claim when Carl Starfelt hit Dominik Plestil in the box. But Joe Hart was unable to stop him.Turnbull ended the tie as a contest after he received a pass form Callum McGregor. He sized the shot from outside and then hammered the ball inside the post.It was cruise control for Celtic. But two chances in a second from the visitors woke them, Hart twice having had to block close-range shots by Martin Dolezal or Milos Kratochvil.Soon it was three as Odsonne Edouard raced past the defense and attempted to lob Hanus, who did well to grab a hold of it but Forrest was there for the rebound.Celtic sometimes took their foot off of the gas at times and Hart almost got punished when he was robbed of the ball after going for an aggressive run inside the box. The loose ball was fired at goal by Tomas Cvancara, but the Celtic defense managed to stop it.Man of the matchEven without his goals, David Turnbull was a great midfielder for Celtic and displayed some excellent passing skills.What have we learned?Postecoglou is starting to show his influence on the team, and Celtic again showed plenty of attacking innovation.Sometimes the foot was off the gas, and they still can creak defensively at times. But Joe Hart's two outstanding saves will boost his confidence and give Celtic a second clean sheet in succession.What were they saying?Ange Postecoglou, Celtic manager: "(The crowd) was brilliant. It was everything everyone predicted it would be to us. It was truly special."At the moment, we are asking a core group (we don't have much depth) to play a high-energy type of game. If they feel that the tank is empty, having the support of the crowd gives them the extra energy they need.What's next?Celtic hosts Hearts Sunday in the Scottish League Cup (15:00 BST), before facing AZ alkmaar Wednesday in the Europa League playoff round.