A disastrous Champions League qualifying exit against Kairat Almaty<\/a> had paved the way for the intense discontent that we are still seeing among Celtic<\/a> supporters.<\/p>\n The Kairat result was an embarrassing one \u2013 and frustratingly, there have been far too many of them for the Hoops over the last ten years.<\/p>\n But Luis Palma,<\/a> who is out on loan at Lech Poznan, was caught up in a hugely embarrassing result on Thursday \u2013 which will be familiar to Celtic fans.<\/p>\n Celtic\u2019s Luis Palma defeated by part-timers with Lech Poznan<\/p>\n Rodgers\u2019 defeat to Kairat was not the first time that his Celtic side had fallen in Champions League<\/a> qualifying.<\/p>\n In the final season of his first spell in Glasgow, the Hoops were knocked out by AEK Athens. But it was a first-leg defeat in 2016 which left the deepest scars.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Five things we learned as Celtic come from behind for first Europa League win against Sturm Graz<\/a><\/p>\n Celtic fans will remember the Lincoln Red Imps tie, which was the club\u2019s first competitive match under Rodgers.<\/p>\n The part-time side from Gibraltar won 1-0 in a disastrous first leg for the Hoops \u2013 Celtic turned it around with a 3-0 win in the return leg at Celtic Park.<\/a><\/p>\n But now, the Red Imps are at it again. Featuring in the competition proper for just the second time in Europe, they hosted Lech Poznan on Thursday.<\/p>\n And it was a night to forget for the Polish side. Lincoln took the lead in the first-half, forcing Lech into a triple substitution at half-time.<\/p>\n One of those introduced at the break was Palma \u2013 Robert Gumny, once linked with a move to Celtic,<\/a> was withdrawn.<\/p>\n Mikael Ishak\u2019s penalty looked to have broken the Red Imps\u2019 hearts, but an 88th-minute winner by Christian Rutjens sealed the hosts\u2019 biggest upset win since the Celtic match of nine years ago.<\/p>\n Palma has established himself as a key player at the Polish side \u2013 it isn\u2019t a surprise that he was rested for such a winnable fixture.<\/p>\n But as we Celtic fans know all too well, there are no easy games in Europe.<\/p>\n Luis Palma\u2019s spell at Lech Poznan so far<\/p>\n![\"Lincoln](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2242548382-1024x683.jpg\")
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