LASK boss Dietmar Kuhbauer insists Celtic are a better team than his side... despite them chalking up their seventh win in a row.
The Hoops face the Austrian outfit in a massive Champions League showdown next week.
LASK will go into the tie full of confidence after a morale-boosting 4-1 derby win against local rivals SV Ried.
It was their seventh Austrian Bundesliga victory in a row, which includes four from last term.
But Kuhbauer has plenty of respect for the Scottish champions.
He said: "Celtic are not comparable to Ried and they are a better team than us.
"We need fit players in Glasgow who give it their all from the first minute.
"Just defending there wouldn't be the best approach against Celtic. We need a balanced performance.
"Even though we ended up getting a good win here, I know we will need to perform much better in the first leg because European matches are a far higher standard.
"But I have to be satisfied with a 4-1 win. If someone had offered me that before the game, I would have signed up for it.
"We started really badly and went behind, but then played well after that and took our chances."
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And LASK striker Christoph Lang, who netted for the second time in three games, can't wait to face Martin O'Neill's men.
He said: "We've had a good start to the season, and with this team, anything is possible against Celtic.
"We're excited and ready. It would be the next step for us to make our mark on the European stage.
"At the moment, we are playing with a lot of passion.
"If we had taken all our chances, we could easily have won 7-1."
