Luis Palma has begun the next stage of his footballing journey away from Celtic with Lech Poznan.
Palma left Celtic for Poland for a season-long loan after returning to the club from Olympiacos this summer.
Explaining his Celtic exit, Palma said he was looking forward to the ‘challenges’ Lech Poznan will give him as he looks to put his Champions League experience to good use at the former Ekstraklasa champions.
And after a few weeks’ wait, Palma has now made his debut and what a match the on-loan Celtic winger was involved in.
Celtic’s Luis Palma’s Lech Poznan debut inspired superb comeback
Lech Poznan faced Lechia Gdansk away in the second game of the new season in Poland and quickly found themselves on the end of a potential hiding.
2-0 down in the first 30 minutes, Poznan brought Palma on in the 67th minute when the score was sitting at 2-1 for the home side.
Poznan eventually won the game 4-3 and the Honduran media picked out Palma’s performance as the on-loan Celtic winger got his first taste of first-team action in Poland.
One Noticias: “The Honduran came on very dynamically and in the 79th minute unleashed a powerful shot from outside the area, but the visiting goalkeeper was alert and deflected it for a corner.
El Pais: “Luis Palma, a native of La Ceiba, came on in the 67th minute to replace Erick Leon Bengtsson. In his debut, the Honduran national team player wore the number 77 jersey, created a clear chance that was saved by the opposing goalkeeper, and was booked in the 90+4 minute.”
La Prensa: “The home side took the lead with a double from Bobcek (22′ and 30′). However, the coach added Luis Palma and made adjustments for the second half, and the comeback began to take shape with goals from Thordarson (48′) and Szymczak (55′).”
Luis Palma’s Lech Poznan stats as Celtic winger prepares for the Champions League
Fotmob rated Palma’s 23-minute cameo at 6.5 as his second loan spell away from Celtic kicks off.
Here are the pick of the stats:
Minutes: 23
Accurate passes: 6/6 (100%)
Chances created: 2
Shots on target: 1/1 (100%)
Touches: 9
Touches in opposition box: 1
Passes into final third: 1
Palma now travels to Iceland to face Breidablikk in the Champions League qualifier tomorrow night.
