UEFA Champions League · Tue, 25 Aug 2026 ·
Lask Linz vs Celtic — 5 - 1
Raiffeisen Arena · Referee: Szymon Marciniak, Poland
Match report
Lask Linz beat Celtic 5-1 after extra time
Lask Linz beat Celtic 5-1 after extra time in UEFA Champions League, Play-offs on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 at Raiffeisen Arena. M. Usor (32'), R. Ljubicic (48'), S. Adeniran (58', 109') and F. Flecker (90') scored for Lask Linz, while C. McGregor (21') found the net for Celtic. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Lask Linz had 49% of the ball and 40 shots (8 on target) against Celtic’s 8 (3 on target). Moses Usor (Lask Linz) was the top-rated player with 8.6.
Form, table and head-to-head
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Previous meeting: Wed, 19 Aug 2026, Celtic 3-0 Lask Linz
Match events
- 21'goalC. McGregorAssist: Yang Hyun-Jun
- 32'goalM. UsorNormal Goal
- 48'goalR. LjubicicAssist: M. Usor
- 58'goalS. AdeniranAssist: S. Horvath
- 63'substitutionB. NygrenOff: R. Hatate
- 63'substitutionYang Hyun-JunOff: S. Tounekti
- 71'substitutionK. TierneyOff: L. Scales
- 71'substitutionM. BaurOff: L. McCowan
- 74'yellow cardMoses UsorYellow Card
- 74'substitutionC. DonovanOff: D. Murray
- 81'substitutionR. LjubicicOff: A. Schopf
- 86'substitutionK. P. Molgaard JorgensenOff: F. Flecker
- 90'goalF. FleckerNormal Goal
- 90+3'yellow cardAlemãoYellow Card
- 91'substitutionC. Carter-VickersOff: A. Ralston
- 99'substitutionS. HorvathOff: M. Freckleton
- 99'substitutionJ. TornichOff: K. Danek
- 99'substitutionM. UsorOff: C. Lang
- 100'substitutionOff: Y. Dibango
- 103'yellow cardLuke McCowanYellow Card
- 109'goalS. AdeniranAssist: K. Danek
- 115'missed penaltySamuel AdeniranMissed Penalty
Lineups
Lask Linz
Formation 3-5-2 · Coach Dietmar Kuhbauer
Starting XI
- 1L. JungwirthG
- 4X. MbuyambaD
- 43J. TornichD
- 16A. AndradeD
- 20K. P. Molgaard JorgensenM
- 10R. LjubicicM
- 6M. BogardeM
- 30S. HorvathM
- 2G. BelloM
- 8M. UsorF
- 7S. AdeniranF
Substitutes
Celtic
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Martin O'Neill
Starting XI
- 1V. SinisaloG
- 51C. DonovanD
- 20C. Carter-VickersD
- 6A. TrustyD
- 63K. TierneyD
- 42C. McGregorM
- 22M. BaurM
- 11C. DuranM
- 8B. NygrenM
- 13Yang Hyun-JunM
- 9K. HoghF
Substitutes
- 31R. DoohanG
- 56A. RalstonD
- 5L. ScalesD
- 47D. MurrayD
- 41R. HatateM
- 19C. OsmandF
- 49J. ForrestM
- 17S. TounektiF
- 24J. KennyF
- 14L. McCowanM
- 10M. BalikwishaF
- 23H. HassanF
Match statistics
- 49%Possession51%
- –Expected goals (xG)–
- 40Total shots8
- 8Shots on target3
- 18Shots off target3
- 14Blocked shots2
- 24Shots inside the box5
- 16Shots outside the box3
- 10Corners5
- 3Offsides1
- 20Fouls14
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves3
- 573Passes628
- 463Accurate passes534
- 81%Pass accuracy85%
- –Goals prevented–
Player statistics
Lask Linz
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lukas JungwirthG | 120 | 6.3 | ||
| 4Xavier MbuyambaD | 120 | 7.3 | ||
| 16Andrés AndradeD | 120 | 7.3 | ||
| 43AlemãoD | 99 | 6.9 | ||
| 2George BelloM | 120 | 6.6 | ||
| 6Melayro BogardeM | 120 | 8.3 | ||
| 10Robert LjubičićM | 81 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 20Kasper JørgensenM | 86 | 6.9 | ||
| 30Sascha HorvathM | 99 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 7Samuel AdeniranF | 120 | 7.0 | 2 | |
| 8Moses UsorFTop rated | 99 | 8.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 33Tobias SchützenauerG | – | – | ||
| 50Fabian SchillingerG | – | – | ||
| 3Miguel FreckletonD | 21 | 7.9 | ||
| 21Manoël VerhaegheD | – | – | ||
| 25Yvan DibangoD | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 5Art SmakajM | – | – | ||
| 9Krystof DaněkM | 21 | 7.5 | 1 | |
| 18Alessandro SchöpfM | 39 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Christoph LangF | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| 29Florian FleckerF | 14 | 7.2 | 1 |
Celtic
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Viljami SinisaloG | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| 6Auston TrustyD | 120 | 7.5 | ||
| 20Cameron Carter-VickersD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 51Colby DonovanD | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| 63Kieran TierneyD | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Benjamin NygrenM | 63 | 5.2 | ||
| 11Camilo DuránM | 120 | 6.5 | ||
| 13Yang Hyun-JunM | 63 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 22Mika BaurM | 71 | 6.9 | ||
| 42Callum McGregorM | 120 | 8.3 | 1 | |
| 9Kasper HøghF | 120 | 6.9 | ||
| 31Ross DoohanG | – | – | ||
| 5Liam ScalesD | 49 | 6.5 | ||
| 47Dane MurrayD | 46 | 7.0 | ||
| 56Tony RalstonD | 30 | 6.3 | ||
| 14Luke McCowanM | 49 | 5.5 | ||
| 41Reo HatateM | 57 | 6.2 | ||
| 49James ForrestM | – | – | ||
| 10Michel Ange BalikwishaF | – | – | ||
| 17Sebastian TounektiF | 57 | 6.5 | ||
| 19Callum OsmandF | – | – | ||
| 23Haissem HassanF | – | – | ||
| 24Johnny KennyF | – | – |

