Celtic have to 'go at' LASK despite lead

Martin O'Neill guided Celtic to a 3-0 win in the first leg [PA Media] Celtic cannot try to defend their aggregate lead in the second leg of their Champions League play-off against LASK, according to the club's former striker Cillian Sheridan. Martin O'Neill's side won last week's first leg 3-0 at Parkhead thanks to some sparkling attacking play, although the Austrian champions did also have several chances. Sheridan says Celtic must adopt a similar gameplan in Austria on Tuesday if they are to reach the competition proper and has backed a summer signing to make his mark in the game. "It's almost like getting flashbacks of the summer with Scotland - going into games thinking we can maybe lose 1-0 or 2-0 and go through," Sheridan said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast . "It doesn't work. "It's a horrible game to try to play that way. They have to go at it like the first game. "LASK will attack them, so there will be spaces to counter-attack and Celtic have the players to punish teams. "I think it could be the perfect game for Haissem Hassan with his pace."