LASK Linz vs Celtic, 2026-27 UEFA Champions League Qualifying, Playoff Round

· 2nd Leg - LASK Linz win 5-4 on aggregate

LASK Linz

32': Moses Usor
48': Robert Ljubicic
58': Samuel Adeniran
90': Florian Flecker
109': Samuel Adeniran

FT - ET
5 - 1
2nd Leg - LASK Linz win 5-4 on aggregate

Celtic

21': Callum McGregor

About

LASK Linz are hosting Celtic at Raiffeisen Arena (Linz), Linz, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League Qualifying.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Xavier Mbuyamba (LASK).
2': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
5': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Mika Baur (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun with a through ball.
6': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
6': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
10': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Andrade with a cross.
10': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Auston Trusty.
13': Attempt blocked. Robert Ljubicic (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
13': Attempt blocked. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt saved. Kasper Høgh (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Mika Baur.
17': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum McGregor.
18': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Colby Donovan.
19': Attempt missed. Alemão (LASK) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sascha Horvath with a cross following a corner.
19': Attempt blocked. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
21': Goal! LASK 0, Celtic 1. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yang Hyun-Jun.
23': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
23': Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Lukas Jungwirth.
24': Robert Ljubicic (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
26': Foul by Andrés Andrade (LASK).
26': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Attempt saved. Kasper Høgh (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lukas Jungwirth (LASK). Assisted by Colby Donovan.
28': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba with a cross.
29': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moses Usor.
30': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
30': Colby Donovan (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Goal! LASK 1, Celtic 1. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
34': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
34': Attempt blocked. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melayro Bogarde.
34': Attempt blocked. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melayro Bogarde.
35': Attempt missed. Robert Ljubicic (LASK) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kasper Jørgensen with a cross.
36': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
36': Melayro Bogarde (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Viljami Sinisalo.
37': Attempt blocked. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Melayro Bogarde with a cross.
39': Attempt missed. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sascha Horvath.
42': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
42': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
43': Attempt blocked. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Ljubicic.
43': Offside, LASK. Robert Ljubicic is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
45'+1': First Half ends, LASK 1, Celtic 1.
45': Second Half begins LASK 1, Celtic 1.
46': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
48': Goal! LASK 2, Celtic 1. Robert Ljubicic (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Usor.
50': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Colby Donovan.
50': Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic).
51': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
51': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Andrés Andrade (LASK).
54': Kasper Høgh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
57': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Melayro Bogarde (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
58': Goal! LASK 3, Celtic 1. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sascha Horvath following a fast break.
61': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
61': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Attempt missed. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melayro Bogarde following a fast break.
62': Melayro Bogarde (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Benjamin Nygren (Celtic).
63': Substitution, Celtic. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
63': Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Benjamin Nygren.
64': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Bello.
66': Andrés Andrade (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
68': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
68': Attempt saved. Sascha Horvath (LASK) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic).
68': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Viljami Sinisalo.
69': Attempt missed. Alemão (LASK) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sascha Horvath with a cross following a corner.
70': Melayro Bogarde (LASK) wins a free kick on the left wing.
70': Foul by Colby Donovan (Celtic).
70': Samuel Adeniran (LASK) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sascha Horvath with a cross.
71': Substitution, Celtic. Liam Scales replaces Kieran Tierney because of an injury.
71': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Mika Baur.
71': Foul by Moses Usor (LASK).
71': Sebastian Tounekti (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
72': Luke McCowan (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Sascha Horvath (LASK) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Foul by Camilo Durán (Celtic).
74': Moses Usor (LASK) is shown the yellow card.
74': Substitution, Celtic. Dane Murray replaces Colby Donovan because of an injury.
80': Foul by Moses Usor (LASK).
80': Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, LASK. Alessandro Schöpf replaces Robert Ljubicic.
82': Attempt missed. Alemão (LASK) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moses Usor with a cross.
83': Alemão (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
84': Attempt missed. Kasper Jørgensen (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Moses Usor following a fast break.
85': Attempt blocked. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Jørgensen.
85': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Reo Hatate.
86': Attempt missed. George Bello (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sascha Horvath following a corner.
86': Substitution, LASK. Florian Flecker replaces Kasper Jørgensen because of an injury.
87': Attempt blocked. Xavier Mbuyamba (LASK) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Moses Usor with a cross.
87': Attempt missed. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Xavier Mbuyamba.
89': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Camilo Durán.
90': Attempt blocked. Alemão (LASK) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Andrade with a headed pass.
90': Attempt saved. Alemão (LASK) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic). Assisted by George Bello with a cross.
90': Goal! LASK 4, Celtic 1. Florian Flecker (LASK) header from very close range to the top right corner.
90'+3': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Alemão (LASK).
90'+3': Alemão (LASK) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Xavier Mbuyamba.
90'+5': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Liam Scales (Celtic) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke McCowan with a cross following a corner.
90'+5': Offside, Celtic. Luke McCowan is caught offside.
90'+6': Second Half ends, LASK 4, Celtic 1.
90': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Cameron Carter-Vickers.
90': First Half Extra Time begins LASK 4, Celtic 1.
94': Attempt blocked. Andrés Andrade (LASK) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Melayro Bogarde.
94': Attempt missed. Moses Usor (LASK) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
95': Offside, LASK. Samuel Adeniran is caught offside.
97': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Melayro Bogarde.
98': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Flecker (LASK).
98': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
99': Substitution, LASK. Krystof Danek replaces Alemão.
99': Substitution, LASK. Miguel Freckleton replaces Sascha Horvath.
99': Substitution, LASK. Christoph Lang replaces Moses Usor.
100': Substitution, LASK. Yvan Dibango replaces Florian Flecker because of an injury.
102': Attempt blocked. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke McCowan.
103': George Bello (LASK) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
103': Foul by Luke McCowan (Celtic).
103': Luke McCowan (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
104': Foul by Christoph Lang (LASK).
104': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
105': Attempt blocked. Xavier Mbuyamba (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
105': Foul by Melayro Bogarde (LASK).
105': Luke McCowan (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
105': Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
105'+2': Foul by Samuel Adeniran (LASK).
105'+2': Liam Scales (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, LASK 4, Celtic 1.
105': Second Half Extra Time begins LASK 4, Celtic 1.
106': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Dane Murray.
108': Offside, LASK. Krystof Danek is caught offside.
108': Handball by Kasper Høgh (Celtic).
109': Goal! LASK 5, Celtic 1. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Krystof Danek.
112': Foul by George Bello (LASK).
112': Camilo Durán (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
113': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Christoph Lang.
113': Attempt missed. Camilo Durán (Celtic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
114': Penalty LASK. Krystof Danek draws a foul in the penalty area.
114': Penalty conceded by Reo Hatate (Celtic) after a foul in the penalty area.
115': Penalty saved. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Viljami Sinisalo (Celtic).
115': Corner, LASK. Conceded by Kasper Høgh.
118': Attempt missed. Melayro Bogarde (LASK) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christoph Lang following a fast break.
120'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Samuel Adeniran (LASK) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Freckleton.
120'+1': Attempt missed. Krystof Danek (LASK) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Adeniran.
120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, LASK 5, Celtic 1.
0': Match ends, LASK 5, Celtic 1.

Statistics

CEL		LAS
14	Fouls	20
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	10
3	Saves	2
51.1	Possession	48.9
8	SHOTS	40
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
534	Accurate Passes	463
628	Passes	573
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	14
17	Crosses	46
0.2	Cross %	0.3
77	Long Balls	75
37	Accurate Long Balls	38
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	14
11	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
12	Interceptions	19
80	Effective Clearances	25
80	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League Qualifying

Venue: Raiffeisen Arena (Linz)
Location: Linz, Austria

Line-Ups

LASK Linz (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Jungwirth (GK)
43	Alemão
16	Andrés Andrade
4	Xavier Mbuyamba
30	Sascha Horvath
10	Robert Ljubicic
6	Melayro Bogarde
2	George Bello
20	Kasper Jørgensen
7	Samuel Adeniran
8	Moses Usor

LASK Linz Substitutes:

Fabian Schillinger, Yvan Dibango, Christoph Lang, Manoël Louis-Philippe Verhaeghe, Miguel Freckleton, Florian Flecker, Krystof Danek, Tobias Schützenauer, Art Smakaj, Alessandro Schöpf.

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
6	Auston Trusty
20	Cameron Carter-Vickers
63	Kieran Tierney
51	Colby Donovan
8	Benjamin Nygren
22	Mika Baur
42	Callum McGregor
9	Kasper Høgh
13	Yang Hyun-Jun
11	Camilo Durán

Celtic Substitutes:

James Forrest, Callum Osmand, Haissem Hassan, Reo Hatate, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Ross Doohan, Anthony Ralston, Johnny Kenny, Sebastian Tounekti, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Luke McCowan.

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