UEFA Champions League 2026-2027 - Play-off round Play-off round Tue, Aug 25 2026 · 20:00 Raiffeisen Arena, Linz
Lask Linz
First leg0–3 5–1 Full time · HT 1–1
Celtic
  • M. Usor 32’
  • R. Ljubičić 48’
  • S. Adeniran 58’, 109’
  • F. Flecker 90’
  • 21’ C. McGregor
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Lask Linz come from behind to beat Celtic

Celtic led 1–0 after 21 minutes through a McGregor goal. But Usor, Ljubičić, Adeniran and Flecker scored to turn it around for Lask Linz, who won 5–1.

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Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. UsorLask Linz · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.6
  • RefereeSzymon Marciniak
  • CoachesD. Kühbauer · Martin O’Neill
  • VenueRaiffeisen Arena
  • Table before kick-offLask Linz 14th · Celtic 1st

Timeline

  1. C. McGregor 0–1Assist H. Yang
    21’
  2. M. Usor 1–1
    32’
  3. Half time · 1–1
  4. R. Ljubičić 2–1Assist M. Usor
    48’
  5. S. Adeniran 3–1Assist S. Horvath
    58’
  6. ⇄ R. HatateFor E. Nygren
    63’
  7. ⇄ S. TounektiFor H. Yang
    63’
  8. ⇄ L. ScalesFor K. Tierney
    71’
  9. ⇄ L. McCowanFor M. Baur
    71’
  10. M. UsorYellow card · Argument
    74’
  11. ⇄ D. MurrayFor C. Donovan
    74’
  12. ⇄ A. SchöpfFor R. Ljubičić
    81’
  13. ⇄ F. FleckerFor Kasper Jørgensen
    86’
  14. F. Flecker 4–1
    90’
  15. AlemãoYellow card · Foul
    90+3’
  16. ⇄ A. RalstonFor C. Carter-Vickers
    91’
  17. ⇄ M. FreckletonFor S. Horvath
    99’
  18. ⇄ K. DaněkFor Alemão
    99’
  19. ⇄ C. LangFor M. Usor
    99’
  20. L. McCowanYellow card · Foul
    103’
  21. S. Adeniran 5–1Assist K. Daněk
    109’
  22. ✕ S. AdeniranMissed penalty
    115’
  23. Full time · 5–1

Team stats

Lask Linz40 shots · 24 in box, 16 outside
Celtic8 shots · 5 in box, 3 outside
Lask LinzCeltic
49% Possession 51%
40 Shots 8
8 Shots on target 3
18 Shots off target 3
14 Blocked shots 2
24 Shots inside the box 5
16 Shots outside the box 3
573 Passes 628
81% Pass accuracy 85%
10 Corners 5
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
20 Fouls 14
3 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.33 Team rating 6.78

Line-ups

Lask Linz 3-5-2

16.3 L. Jungwirth(G)
167.3 A. Andrade 436.9 Alemão ↓99’ 47.3 X. Mbuyamba
26.6 G. Bello 308.3 S. Horvath A↓99’ 68.3 M. Bogarde 107.5 R. Ljubičić ↓81’ 206.9 Kasper Jørgensen ↓86’
77.0 S. Adeniran 88.6★ M. Usor A↓99’
  • 1L. Jungwirth (G)6.3
  • 16A. Andrade7.3
  • 43Alemão↓99’6.9
  • 4X. Mbuyamba7.3
  • 2G. Bello6.6
  • 30S. HorvathA↓99’8.3
  • 6M. Bogarde8.3
  • 10R. Ljubičić↓81’7.5
  • 20Kasper Jørgensen↓86’6.9
  • 7S. Adeniran7.0
  • 8M. Usor ★A↓99’8.6

Substitutes used

  • 3M. Freckleton↑99’7.9
  • 29F. Flecker↑86’7.2
  • 9K. DaněkA↑99’7.5
  • 27C. Lang↑99’6.9
  • 18A. Schöpf↑81’6.9

Unused: T. Schützenauer, F. Schillinger, Y. Dibango, M. Verhaeghe, A. Smakaj

Coach: D. Kühbauer

Celtic 4-2-3-1

17.2 V. Sinisalo(G)
636.2 K. Tierney ↓71’ 67.5 A. Trusty 206.7 C. Carter-Vickers ↓91’ 516.5 C. Donovan ↓74’
226.9 M. Baur ↓71’ 428.3 C. McGregor
136.6 H. Yang A↓63’ 85.2 E. Nygren ↓63’ 116.5 Camilo Duran
96.9 K. Høgh
  • 1V. Sinisalo (G)7.2
  • 63K. Tierney↓71’6.2
  • 6A. Trusty7.5
  • 20C. Carter-Vickers↓91’6.7
  • 51C. Donovan↓74’6.5
  • 22M. Baur↓71’6.9
  • 42C. McGregor8.3
  • 13H. YangA↓63’6.6
  • 8E. Nygren↓63’5.2
  • 11Camilo Duran6.5
  • 9K. Høgh6.9

Substitutes used

  • 56A. Ralston↑91’6.3
  • 5L. Scales↑71’6.5
  • 47D. Murray↑74’7.0
  • 41R. Hatate↑63’6.2
  • 17S. Tounekti↑63’6.5
  • 14L. McCowan↑71’5.5

Unused: R. Doohan, C. Osmand, J. Forrest, J. Kenny, M. Balikwisha, H. Hassan

Coach: Martin O’Neill

Player stats

Top rated
M. UsorLask Linz8.6
2nd
S. HorvathLask Linz8.3
3rd
M. BogardeLask Linz8.3

Lask Linz

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Jungwirth G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 69% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Andrade D 90 0 0 3 (0) 2 79% 81 1 4 0/2 2/1 7.3
Alemão D 99 0 0 4 (1) 0 90% 63 2 4 0/0 1/1 6.9
X. Mbuyamba D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 82% 61 0 5 0/0 1/0 7.3
G. Bello D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 83% 46 1 1 2/5 4/1 6.6
S. Horvath M 99 0 1 2 (1) 6 84% 51 2 1 2/3 0/1 8.3
M. Bogarde D 90 0 0 1 (0) 5 83% 66 4 2 0/1 3/4 8.3
R. Ljubičić M 81 1 0 2 (1) 1 79% 29 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.5
Kasper Jørgensen D 86 0 0 2 (0) 2 75% 36 2 0 0/0 0/3 6.9
S. Adeniran F 90 2 0 7 (3) 1 81% 16 1 0 0/0 6/0 7.0
M. Usor F 99 1 1 2 (1) 5 79% 24 0 0 0/4 2/0 8.6
M. Freckleton D 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 93% 15 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.9
F. Flecker F 34 1 0 1 (1) 0 56% 9 1 1 0/0 0/0 7.2
K. Daněk M 21 0 1 1 (0) 1 100% 5 0 1 1/1 0/1 7.5
C. Lang F 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 80% 5 2 0 1/2 1/0 6.9
A. Schöpf M 39 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 23 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.9

Celtic

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
V. Sinisalo G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 75% 59 0 0 0/0 0/1 7.2
K. Tierney D 71 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 38 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
A. Trusty D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 76 2 2 0/0 0/0 7.5
C. Carter-Vickers D 91 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 33 1 0 0/1 0/2 6.7
C. Donovan M 74 0 0 0 (0) 1 86% 28 2 1 0/0 1/1 6.5
M. Baur M 71 0 0 1 (0) 1 92% 25 1 2 1/1 0/0 6.9
C. McGregor M 90 1 0 1 (1) 1 94% 96 2 1 1/1 0/1 8.3
H. Yang F 63 0 1 0 (0) 2 80% 20 1 0 0/2 2/2 6.6
E. Nygren F 63 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 33 1 0 0/0 3/1 5.2
Camilo Duran F 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 77% 35 1 1 1/2 1/6 6.5
K. Høgh F 90 0 0 2 (2) 0 78% 27 1 0 1/1 5/1 6.9
A. Ralston D 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 16 1 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
L. Scales D 49 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 32 0 2 0/0 0/1 6.5
D. Murray D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 27 1 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
R. Hatate M 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 39 2 2 0/0 1/0 6.2
S. Tounekti F 57 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 24 1 1 0/2 0/1 6.5
L. McCowan M 49 0 0 0 (0) 2 65% 20 2 0 0/4 1/2 5.5

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