Celtic Dumped Out of Champions League After Four-Goal Lead Thrown Away Amid Transfer Windm
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Report as Celtic are dumped out of the Champions League after throwing away a four-goal aggregate lead to LASK; Celtic took the lead on the night through Callum McGregor but LASK scored five to deny them a spot in Thursday's draw; Celtic to play Europa League football again
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The Guardian SportCeltic held a four-goal aggregate lead against Lask on Tuesday when Callum McGregor scored in the 21st minute in Austria, building on a 3-0 first-leg victory, and appeared to be cruising into the league stage. But they lost 5-1 on the night after extra time to go out in extraordinary fashion.
BBC Sport"Huge credit to LASK. "They battered Celtic tonight, physically and on the football side. It could have been more."
Reuters SportsLASK end Celtic's Champions League hopes with astonishing comeback - Reuters LASK end Celtic's Champions League hopes with astonishing comeback Reuters
NDTV SportsSamuel Adeniran Completes Stunning LASK Champions League Comeback As Celtic Lose Team LASK in action
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Martin O’Neill has admitted Celtic’s Champions League qualifying collapse from 4-0 up ranks as one of his most painful nights as the club’s manager.
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Sky SportsThe fallout will inevitably focus on Martin O'Neill, who took responsibility for the defeat afterwards. But this feels like a much bigger failure than one manager or one night. It raises questions about the squad Celtic have assembled, the decisions made in the transfer market and whether the club were truly prepared for their biggest test of the season.
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Away from the raw pain of stumbling in such a stark way, the aftermath could be telling for Celtic who now have to not only pick themselves up, but finish off a transfer window without the hefty windfall which would have blown in with the Champions League.
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Sky SportsWhat does it mean for transfers? Missing out on the Champions League could have huge consequences for Celtic in the last week of the transfer window. Celtic would've been guaranteed another £40m from Europe's premier competition. But they know the reality is much more than that, having made around £75m from their Champions League exploits two seasons ago.
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What next for Celtic... Celtic will play in the Europa League this season. The Europa League league phase draw - involving Bournemouth, Sunderland and Crystal Palace - takes place at 12pm UK time on Friday
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The tie began to spiral out of Celtic’s control early in the second half as Robert Ljubicic and Samuel Adeniran netted from outside the box. Martin O’Neill’s side looked like they would cling on but Florian Flecker nodded home from close range in stoppage-time to spark an additional 30 minutes.
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Sky SportsDespite wobbling after goals from Moses Usor, Robert Ljubicic and a Samuel Adeniran stunner, Celtic were minutes from booking a place in Thursday's League phase draw before second-half substitute Florian Flecker headed home a 90th-minute equaliser to force extra-time.
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“To be honest I didn’t think we were that good in the first leg either. We scored at good times and kind of got away with it. You go 3-0 and you think you’ve got a real chance but when you play like that you can’t have any excuse whatsoever.
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Sky Sports"To be honest, I don't think we were that good in the first leg either and we kind of got away with it. But then you're up 3-0 and think you have a chance. When you play like that, you can't have any excuse whatsoever.
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Celtic did not have a shot on target in the second half of normal time nor in extra-time. They only existed as a man hanging off a cliff edge exists. There was only one way this was going to end.
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The Guardian SportCeltic had disappeared as an attacking force at half-time and Adeniran delivered the knockout blow that sends them into the Europa League.
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01 Sky Sports So, let's break down Celtic's current situation. How Celtic were dumped out of the Champions League |Teams | Stats Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest Scottish Prem news | FREE Scottish Prem highlights | Latest scores Got Sky? Watch Scottish Prem games LIVE on your phone📱 Not got Sky? Latest Sky Sports deals or stream Scottish Prem games with no contract📺
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02 BBC Sport McGregor has been through the European mill. He was there last season when Celtic's fecklessness saw them go goalless for 210 minutes against the popgun boys of Kairat Almaty before failing to score from three of their five penalties in the shootout.
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03 The Guardian Sport While one could argue Bill has commentated on enough fitba over the years to know better than to count unhatched chickens, not even the combined forces of Mystic Meg and Nostradamus could have foreseen the calamitous capitulation that was about to unfold. From a position of apparent indomitability, Celtic proceeded to ship five goals without reply to endure what is arguably the Grand Old Team To Play For’s greatest European embarrassment yet.
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