Celtic at the moment found their opponents within the UEFA Champions League play-off with the ties scheduled to happen later this month…
Martin O’Neill’s Scottish Champions have been drawn in opposition to Austrian Champions LASK with the primary leg of the play-off tie going down at Celtic Park on 18/19 August with the away leg being performed on 25/26 August.
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It is a £40m shoot-out between the 2 Champions for a spot within the League Part of this season’s Champions League and Celtic will must be prepared for what will likely be a stern take a look at. Success is paramount and it additionally offers us an opportunity to place the ghost of the Kairat Almaty debacle to unhealthy as soon as and for all. That defeat was expensive financially and it additionally solid a horrible shadow over the complete season final yr, as Martin O’Neill not too long ago famous.
Austria ADMIRAL Bundesliga 20262027, Matchday 1, July 31, 2026: Linzer ASK LASK vs. Grazer AK 1902 GAK at Raiffeisen Enviornment, Linz, AustriaTeam, Squad, Gamers, LASK vs. GAK, Admiral Bundesliga. Picture IMAGO
Like Celtic, LASK gained a league and cup double final season. The Austrian Bundesliga triumph was solely the second time that they’d lifted the trophy and they’ll hope that that momentum will be capable of take them previous the Hoops. The Austrian Champions will likely be effectively conscious of Celtic’s horrible report in Champions League play-off matches and can look to take advantage of that as a lot as potential, utilizing it as a motivating issue for his or her workforce.
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The Austrian high flight ranks one place above the Scottish Premiership in UEFA’s coefficient rankings, however LASK have 15 factors fewer than Celtic within the membership coefficient desk.
Austria ADMIRAL Bundesliga 20262027, Matchday 1, July 31, 2026 Linzer ASK LASK vs. Grazer AK 1902 GAK Raiffeisen Enviornment, Linz, Austria in Photos Just like the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes, Choreography, LASK Followers vs. GAK, Admiral Bundesliga, Raiffeisen Enviornment, Just like the Phoenix Rising from the Ashes. Picture IMAGO
It is wanting like an evenly contested tie with Celtic going to must be on top of things and at our greatest for the problem. In contrast to final season now we have two high goalscorers at this degree in our workforce and hopefully extra arrivals will likely be incoming earlier than the tie.
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The cautious but expensive technique of ready for the result of the qualifier earlier than committing additional monetary sources to recruitment must be binned.
Austria ADMIRAL Bundesliga 20262027, Matchday 1, July 31, 2026: Linzer ASK LASK vs. Grazer AK 1902 GAK at Raiffeisen Enviornment, Linz, Austriafeatured on SKY, interview with Dietmar Kuehbauer, coach, LASK, Dietmar Didi Kuehbauer, earlier than the match in opposition to GAK, Raiffeisen Enviornment, Admiral Bundesliga. Picture IMAGO
Travelling to Austria for the away tie actually beats that journey to the opposite facet of the world final yr to play Kairat Almaty. That is an actual bonus and one Celtic ought to look to take full benefit of.
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The tie is winnable however the workforce wants additions. Everyone knows that however this night we are going to get the prospect to evaluate for ourselves how prepared Celtic is in search of a very powerful matches of the season.
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