Austrian club LASK Linz completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in Champions League playoff history, overturning a 3-0 first-leg deficit to beat Celtic FC 5-4 on aggregate. LASK scored four goals in the second half to level at 4-4, with Flecker equalizing in the 90+1 minute before finding the net again in extra time. Celtic, who had won the first leg 3-0 at Celtic Park, saw their defense collapse over roughly 60 minutes of football. The Scottish club now risks missing out on tens of millions of euros in Champions League prize money, a structural pillar of their budget given lower broadcast revenues compared to England’s top flight. Polish referee Szymon Marciniak officiated the match.
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