LASK stun Celtic with extra-time comeback to reach Champions League league phase
LINZ, Austria, Aug 26 (Source Reporters) — LASK completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Champions League qualifying history on Tuesday night, beating Celtic 5-1 after extra time in Linz to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit and progress 5-4 on aggregate, according to FotMob and The Guardian.
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Fri, 28 August 2026 · 1 min read
LINZ, Austria, Aug 26 (Source Reporters) — LASK completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Champions League qualifying history on Tuesday night, beating Celtic 5-1 after extra time in Linz to overturn a 4-0 first-leg deficit and progress 5-4 on aggregate, according to FotMob and The Guardian.
Trailing heavily after the first leg in Glasgow, the Austrians scored four times in 90 minutes — with Celtic netting once — to force extra time at 4-4 on aggregate. Substitute-style drama followed as Adeniran struck the decisive goal in the additional period, sending LASK through and prompting talkSPORT to describe the exit as "one of the worst results" in Celtic's history.
Celtic had appeared certain of a league-phase return after their commanding first-leg lead. Instead, they drop into the Europa League.
There was history elsewhere in the play-offs: Azerbaijani side Sabah reached the Champions League league phase for the first time by eliminating Hapoel Be'er Sheva, while Norway's Bodø/Glimt beat NEC Nijmegen 3-0 to advance, per UEFA.com and Sofascore.
The draw for the league phase takes place in Monaco on Thursday.
**Sources:** The Guardian, talkSPORT, FotMob, UEFA.com
**Sources:** theguardian.com, talksport.com, fotmob.com, uefa.com
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