Celtic's European campaign collapses in Linz, surrendering a four-goal advantage as LASK produced a sensational comeback to knock the Scottish giants out of the UEFA Champions League for a second consecutive year.

When Callum McGregor put Celtic ahead in the 21st minute, the visitors appeared firmly in control. But LASK refused to accept their fate. Moses Usor pulled one back before half-time, giving the Austrian side a glimmer of hope and the home crowd something to believe in.

After the break, Robert Ljubicic and Samuel Adeniran struck in quick succession to reduce the deficit to a single goal. Suddenly, what had looked like a comfortable night for Celtic had become a full-scale fight for survival.

The drama reached its peak in the 94th minute when Florian Flecker found the net to force extra time. With momentum firmly on the side of the hosts, Samuel Adeniran delivered the decisive blow in the 115th minute.

2026-27, Champions League

LASK - Celtic 5:1 (1:1)
Goals: McGregor C., 21 (0:1); Usor, 32 (1:1); Ljubicic R., 48 (2:1); Adeniran S., 58 (3:1); Flecker, 90 (4:1)

LASK: Jungwirth; Bello; Mbuyamba; Bogarde; Andrade A.; Jørgensen K. (Flecker, 86; Lang Chr., 100); Tornich (Freckleton, 98); Ljubicic R. (Schöpf, 81); Horvath S. (Daněk K., 97); Usor (Dibango, 100); Adeniran S.
Substitution: Schöpf (from 81); Flecker (from 86 till 100); Daněk K. (from 97); Freckleton (from 98); Dibango (from 100); Lang Chr. (from 100)
Bench: Schützenauer; Schillinger; Smakaj
Yellow Cards: Usor 74; Tornich 90

Celtic: Sinisalo; Trusty; Carter-Vickers (Ralston, 91); Donovan C. (Murray D., 78); Tierney (Scales, 71); Baur (McCowan, 71); McGregor C.; Durán; Yang Hyun-jun (Tounekti, 63); Nygren (Hatate, 63); Högh K.
Substitution: Hatate (from 63); Tounekti (from 63); Scales (from 71); McCowan (from 71); Murray D. (from 78); Ralston (from 91)
Bench: Doohan; Balikwisha M-A.; Hassan H.; Osmand C.; Kenny J.; Forrest
Yellow Cards: McCowan 104