Celtic Dumped Out of Champions League After Throwing Away Four-Goal Lead to LASK

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Celtic Dumped Out of Champions League After Throwing Away Four-Goal Lead to LASK
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  1. 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 Sport

    Celtic 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."

    Yahoo Sports

    We asked for your views after Celtic crashed out of the Champions League by squandering a four-goal lead over LASK.

    NDTV Sports

    Samuel Adeniran Completes Stunning LASK Champions League Comeback As Celtic Lose Team LASK in action

  2. 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 Sports

    Despite 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.

  3. What the players said Celtic captain Callum McGregor tells Amazon Prime: "We got what we deserved. We were passive all night.

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    Sky Sports

    McGregor issues apology to Celtic fans Celtic's Callum McGregor speaking with Amazon Prime:

  4. “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.

  5. 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 Sport

    Celtic had disappeared as an attacking force at half-time and Adeniran delivered the knockout blow that sends them into the Europa League.

From the margins

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  1. 01 Sky Sports

    Linz ASK vs Celtic. UEFA Champions League Qualifying Play-Offs Round. Raiffeisen Arena.

  2. 02 Yahoo Sports

    Here are some of your comments: Gerry: Captain says we'll now see what people are made of! Bit late, should have said that after we gifted LASK their first goal. We are not a Champions League club. Simples. The board are a shambles and responsible for the club's failures again and again.

  3. 03 BBC Sport

    For close to a decade he's been Celtic's best player, a near ever-present. That longevity has brought him many trophies, but he's been around for many mortifications, too.

  4. 04 The Guardian Sport

    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.

  5. 05 ESPN

    UWCL shock watch: Could Chelsea, PSG or Wolfsburg fail to make the league phase? Chelsea, PSG and Wolfsburg are one two-legged defeat from being dumped out of the Women's Champions League before it's even begun. What could go wrong?

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Original Articles (10)

UK Celtic throw away four-goal lead to exit CL play-offs in LASK horror show — Sky Sports
UK 'A glimmer of hope' | Could Alvarez still end up at Arsenal? — Sky Sports
US 'One of our worst-ever performances' - fans on Champions League exit - Yahoo Sports — Yahoo Sports
UK 'Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain' — BBC Sport
UK O'Neill takes responsibility with nowhere to hide for Celtic — BBC Sport
UK Martin O’Neill puts Champions League collapse among most painful Celtic nights — The Guardian Sport
UK Celtic throw away four-goal aggregate lead to crash out of Champions League against Lask — The Guardian Sport
UK Glaring weakness in goal remains but early signs Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea should be fun | Jonathan Wilson — The Guardian Sport
US UWCL shock watch: Could Chelsea, PSG or Wolfsburg fail to make the league phase? — ESPN
India Samuel Adeniran Completes Stunning LASK Champions League Comeback As Celtic Lose — NDTV Sports