By Gus "Walk-Off" Fields
Some nights in the Champions League end in heartbreak. Others end in something closer to shame. For Celtic, this was the latter — a collapse so complete against LASK that their own captain, Callum McGregor, couldn't find a kind word for his teammates afterward, according to BBC Sport's Tom English.
English writes that McGregor "eviscerated" his side in the aftermath, calling it their "one coherent moment of a spineless night." Strong words, and pointed ones, from a captain who has seen plenty of European nights at Parkhead and beyond — enough to know when a performance falls short of what the badge demands.
The specifics of the scoreline and the sequence of goals were not detailed in the source report, so we won't pretend to more knowledge of the match than we have. What's clear is the mood: stupefaction, frustration, and a dressing-room reckoning led by the captain himself.
For a club with Celtic's European pedigree and ambition, a night like this one stings in a particular way — not just the result, but the manner of it. McGregor's willingness to say so publicly suggests this one will linger in the Celtic Park corridors a while longer.
Final score's the last thing that mattered here.
— Compiled from reporting by BBC Sport (Tom English).
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