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LASK Stuns Celtic in UCL Playoff; Bodo/Glimt, Sabah Advance

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LASK Linz completed a stunning Champions League playoff comeback, overturning a 4-0 aggregate deficit against Celtic to win 5-4 on aggregate. Trailing 4-0 after 30 minutes in the second leg, LASK scored five unanswered goals, with Samuel Adeniran netting the winner in the 109th minute. Celtic captain Callum McGregor admitted his side was "far too passive" as they dropped into the Europa League.

Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt eased past NEC Nijmegen 6-1 on aggregate, extending their Champions League pedigree after famous wins over Manchester City, Atlético Madrid, and Inter Milan. NEC goalkeeper Gonzalo Crettaz was sent off after three minutes, ending any comeback hopes at the Arctic Circle's Aspmyra Stadium.

Azerbaijan's Sabah, formed just nine years ago, secured a dramatic 6-4 aggregate win over Hapoel Beer-Sheva. Substitute Tellur Mutallimov scored in stoppage time to force extra time, before Orphe Mbina and Joy-Lance Mickels sealed victory. Hapoel finished with nine men after two red cards in extra time. Sabah and LASK join Italy's Como as newcomers in Thursday's 36-team draw in Monaco.