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Celtic can do much better insists Viljami Sinisalo
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Celtic can do much better insists Viljami Sinisalo
Celtic keeper Viljami Sinisalo believes that he and his teammates still have a whole lot more to offer, despite a commanding win in the Champions League Playoff first leg against LASK at Celtic Park last Wednesday night…
Celtic vs LASK, 19.August.2026 – UEFA Champions League, play-off, Celtic Glasgow vs Linzer ASK. Image shows Viljami Sinisalo Celtic. Photo: GEP pictures/Manuel Binder IMAGO
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Superb strikes by Benjamin Nygren , and Camilo Duran have put Celtic within touching distance of the money laden group stages, but admittedly Celtic did ride their luck at times, as the Austrians had two goals ruled out for offside, as well as passing up a host of other chances.
The Finnish International said: "I think we can be better, as weird as it may sound. The big moments went for us and there's a lot that we can do better.
"Ultimately we've come away with a 3-0 win so we've got to be happy, but I think there's a lot more to come from the group."
Despite Duran, and Nygren taking the plaudits thanks to their magnificent strikes, Sinisalo played his part by pulling off a couple of vital stops that went a long way in maintaining our three goal advantage.
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He played down his role with a Roy Keane like explanation: "I suppose that's what I'm there to do," he said.
"You're at a football club where big moments matter and you need to be accounted for when those moments come, because they might come once or twice in a game, probably a few more on Wednesday."
Celtic goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo shakes hands with LASK goalkeeper Lukas Jungwirth at full-time. Celtic v LASK, UEFA Champions League, Play Off Round, First Leg, Celtic Park, – 19 August 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO
Viljami continued "But if there's a game where I need to make that many saves, I think something else could have been better. We understand that as a group and ideally I want to be a Celtic goalie that doesn't need to make that many saves. So that's got to be the message."
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The Finn added that the side have room to improve, and like teammate Auston Trusty , urged against any complacency.
Camilo Duran of Celtic celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 play-offs first leg match between Celtic and LASK at Celtic Park on August 19, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
"There's a lot more to come from the group. I didn't think we were brilliant, we were okay at times and some of the football we played was good, but I think we can be a lot better.
"They're a decent side and they'll cause us problems when we go there. It's not over, it's half-time . No-one's getting carried away or ahead of ourselves."
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