Celtic crash out of Champions League as LASK stun them with comeback

Martin O'Neill on the touchline. (Andrew Milligan/PA) From The 42Collapse The Hoops will have to settle for the Europa League. The 42 LASK 5 Celtic 1 (Lask win 5-4 on aggregate) CELTIC THREW AWAY a four-goal lead in Austria as they missed out on the Champions League for the second year running. The Scottish champions looked to be cruising into the league stage when Callum McGregor put them 4-0 up on aggregate against LASK with a 21st-minute deflected strike. However, they went on to endure one of their all-time European lows with a 5-1 defeat in Linz delivering a £20 million (€23.38 million)-plus blow. Celtic players dejected after their defeat. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo The Hoops had other chances in the first half, but the Austrians gave themselves a lifeline when Moses Usor po