Celtic crash out of Champions League after letting huge lead slip

FootballSports
26 Aug 2026 • 5:49 AM MYT
The Independent
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Celtic crash out of Champions League after letting huge lead slip

  • Celtic suffered a dramatic collapse in Austria, losing 5-1 after extra time to LASK to miss out on the Champions League league phase 5-4 on aggregate.
  • Callum McGregor had extended Celtic's aggregate lead to 4-0 in the 21st minute before LASK began a remarkable comeback in Linz.
  • Goals from Moses Usor, Robert Ljubicic and Samuel Adeniran brought the Austrian side back into the tie during normal time.
  • Florian Flecker scored a stoppage-time header to make it 4-1 on the night and send the match into extra time.
  • Samuel Adeniran struck his second goal in extra time to seal the victory for LASK, dropping Celtic into the Europa League.

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