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Mark Walker

LASK skipper in defiant vow ahead of Celtic Champions League play-off second leg

LASK skipper Sascha Horvath (Image: Shutterstock)

LASK skipper Sascha Horvath insists their Champions League dreams haven't disappeared despite their first leg thumping in Glasgow.

Celtic eased to a 3-0 win in the play-off round at Parkhead and are now overwhelming favourites to get through to the league phase.

However, midfielder Horvarth has refused to give up hope that they can launch what would be a stunning comeback in Austria next week.

He said: "It was a very, very bitter defeat.


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"The defeat was far heavier than it should have been and we should have scored a goal at least.

"Now in Linz, everything has to go right for us.

"We have to be tighter at the back, close down their spaces more quickly and convert the chances we missed in Glasgow.

"But we won't give up. We'll do everything we can to achieve the impossible.

"Of course, there's still hope. If Celtic can score three goals at their own stadium, we can do it at our home too."

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