Celtic v LASK Linz: Full lineups confirmed for UCL 2026-27 play-off first leg
Celtic will host LASK Linz at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 qualifying play-off round, and both clubs have published their starting lineups and benches ahead of the match. Team sheets for the fixture were released by the clubs and media outlets before kick-off.
Celtic arrive at the tie after clinching last season’s Scottish Premiership following a dramatic win over Hearts on the final day and have won their opening domestic matches this term, beating Dundee FC 1-0, Kilmarnock 5-1 and Dundee United 4-0. LASK have begun their Austrian Bundesliga campaign with four wins from four, maintaining a 100% record. Celtic last featured in a Champions League match in February 2025 and missed out on last season’s tournament after losing to Kairat Almaty in the play-off knockout round. LASK have never reached the Champions League group phase and last appeared in the competition’s qualifiers six years ago.
Celtic’s named starting XI is Viljami Sinisalo; Colby Donovan, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Kieran Tierney; Callum McGregor, Mika Baur; Camilo Duran, Benjamin Nygren, Yang Hyun-jun; Kasper Hogh. The Celtic bench lists Ross Doohan (gk), Liam Scales, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Luke McCowan, Sebastian Tounekti, Callum Osmand, Haissem Hassan, Johnny Kenny, Reo Hatate, Dane Murray, James Forrest and Tony Ralston. The club published the team news from Paradise on its social channels ahead of the game.
LASK’s starting XI is Lukas Jungwirth; Xavier Mbuyamba, João Tornich, Andrés Andrade; Kasper Jørgensen, Robert Ljubicic, Krystof Danek, Sascha Horvath, George Bello; Moses Usor, Samuel Adeniran. Their bench comprises Tobias Schützenauer (gk), Fabian Schillinger (gk), Miguel Freckleton, Art Smakaj, Melayro Bogarde, Alessandro Schopf, Manoël Verhaeghe, Yvan Dibango, Christoph Lang and Florian Flecker. LASK come into the tie on the back of a 4-1 victory over SV Ried in which they finished the match with 10 men for the final 16 minutes.
The fixture will kick off at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday, August 19, 2026; in India the match will begin at 12:30 AM IST on Thursday, August 20, 2026. For further coverage, Khel Now directs readers to its Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels and to its Android and iOS apps, and invites followers to join its Telegram community. The published team lists and match details were shared by Khel Now ahead of the first leg.
This match is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2026-27 play-off round and will be played on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.