Hearts celebrated their Conference League playoff victory over Rapid Vienna by mocking Celtic on social media, referencing the Hoops' heavy defeat to LASK. The Edinburgh side won on penalties after coming from behind with 10 men.
Penalty shoot-out drama in Vienna
Hearts trailed 1-0 before fighting back to force extra time, where the hosts scored a dramatic leveller to take the game to a shoot-out. Pierre Landry Kabore and Calvin Miller scored in the penalty shoot-out, while Beau Reus saved two spot-kicks. Former Celtic player Marco Tilio missed the decisive penalty.
Social media dig at Celtic
After the win, Hearts posted on X: "Winning play-offs in Austria isn’t for everyone.." The message was widely seen as a dig at Celtic, who had lost 5-1 to LASK in their own European tie. Hearts had been pipped to the Premiership title by Celtic on the final day of last season.
