Caltex Socceroos' Europa League heartbreak

Caltex Socceroos Scott Jamieson and Alex Gersbach have missed out on the Europa League group stage after their respective clubs were beaten overnight.

The two Australian left-backs entered the second legs of their Europa League play-offs in relatively strong positions, with Jamieson's IFK Gothenburg having won their first leg 1-0 at home, while Gersbach's Rosenborg lost 2-1 away.

But after Socceroos midfielder Tom Rogic helped Celtic in the Champions League group stage earlier in the week, Jamieson and Gersbach were unable to replicate that achievement in Europe's second-tier club competition.

IFK travelled to Azerbaijan but suffered a 3-0 defeat to lose 3-1 on aggregate to Qarabag, with Jamieson playing a full match in Baku.

In Norway, Gersbach played the last 20 minutes of Rosenborg's 2-1 home loss to Austria Vienna, which saw the Austrian outfit triumph 4-2 over two legs.