EUROPA LEAGUE - FC Utrecht 4 Celtic 0 (FC Utrecht win 4-2 on aggregate):CELTIC CRASHED out of the Europa League as Utrecht ran riot to seal their own place in the group stages after staging a remarkable comeback.

A 2-0 advantage from the first leg at Celtic Park was wiped out in a devasting seven-minute spell which saw Ricky van Wolfswinkel net twice from the penalty spot before completing his hat-trick early in the second half.

Barry Maguire then completed the rout on the night as Celtic’s dismal away record in Europe continued, with just one win in 28 games on the road now.

There had been heavy rainfall all day in the Netherlands and the slick surface was causing a few problems for both sides early on, but Utrecht still managed to make an impressive start to the game.

However, Celtic found themselves trailing with just 11 minutes gone when Spanish referee Carlos Velasco Carballo ruled that Michael Silberbauer was fouled in the box by Jos Hooiveld. Van Wolfswinkel ably converted from the spot despite Lukasz Zaluska getting a hand to the effort.

The Hoops’ advantage from the first leg was gone completely seven minutes later when the referee pointed to the spot again, this time for Zaluska’s challenge on Mertens. Again, van Wolfswinkel stepped up to the spot and scored.

Just as Celtic were hoping to claw their way back into the game they were dealt a massive blow when Utrecht struck again a minute after the restart.

Nana Asare was allowed to embark upon a surging run before picking out Edouard Duplan and he played the ball into the path of van Wolfswinkel, who rifled high into the top corner to complete his hat-trick.

The Celtic defence were having a torrid time against their rampant hosts and there appeared to be no way back for the Glasgow giants with 62 minutes gone when the ball broke for substitute Maguire and he lashed into the back of the net with a powerful strike from distance.

FC UTRECHT:Vorm; Cornelisse, Nesu, Schut, Silberbauer, Mertens, (Nijholt 74 mins), Asare (Maguire 53 mins), Lensky, Wuytens, Duplan, van Wolfswinkel (Oar 90 mins). Booked: Nesu, Silberbauer, Mertens. Sub not used: Sinouh, Keller, Van Der Maarel, Adam Sarota.

CELTIC:Zaluska, Juarez (Ki Sung-Yeung 65 mins), Majstorovic, Hooiveld, Cha Du-Ri, Brown (Maloney 51 mins), Ledley, Baram Kayal, Samaras (McCourt 72 mins), Fortune, Forrest. Booked: Zaluska, Brown, Baram Kayal. Subs not used: Cervi, Loovens, Conroy, Murphy.

Referee:C Velasco Carballo (Spain).