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Celje v Slovan Bratislava 1-2 · UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions LeagueWhat happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Slovan Bratislava beat Celje 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League.
S. Seslar 34' scored for Celje, A. Sporar 18' and C. Martinez 100' for Slovan Bratislava.
Celje had 61% of the ball to Slovan Bratislava's 39%; the sides had 19 and 17 shots (7 and 8 on target).
There was one sending-off: A. Kotnik 119'.
Key stats
Shots
1917
Shots on Target
78
Corners
58
Pass Accuracy
88%82%
Fouls
1512
Match timeline
- 120+1’Yellow cardV. Campelos
- 120+1’Yellow cardS. Seslar
- 120’SubstitutionC. Blackman · On: K. Wimmer
- 119’Red cardA. Kotnik
- 118’Yellow cardB. Verbic
- 106’SubstitutionD. Hrka · On: L. Koutris
- 106’SubstitutionM. Kvesic · On: M. Poplatnik
- 106’SubstitutionC. Martinez · On: D. Ignatenko
- 103’SubstitutionS. Camara · On: A. Maros
Team stats comparison
CeljeSlovan Bratislava
- 61Possession39
- 19Shots17
- 7Shots on Target8
- 5Corners8
- 4Offsides0
- 6Saves5
- 685Passes425
- 88Pass Accuracy82
- 15Fouls12
- 5Yellow Cards1
- 1Red Cards0
Match info
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Referee
- Alejandro Hernandez, Spain
- Celje coach
- Vitor Campelos
- Slovan Bratislava coach
- Yaya Toure
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Champions League
- Kick-off
- Match ID
cornerflick:match:celje-vs-slovan-bratislava-champions-league-2026-08-26
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Lineups
Confirmed selections
Celje4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1Žan-Luk LebanGK
- 2Pijus ŠirvysDF
- 4Darko HrkaDF
- 6Artemijus TutyškinasDF
- 11Milot AvdyliDF
- 13Papa DanielMF
- 19Mark ZabukovnikMF
- 10Svit SešlarMF
- 8Mario KvesićFW
- 17Andrej KotnikFW
- 91Yaya DukulyFW
Bench
- 12Luka Kolar
- 23Žiga Frelih
- 3Damjan Vuklišević
- 20Alpha Diounkou
- 27Ivan Ćalušić
- 33Leonardo Koutris
- 7Benjamin Verbič
- 25Veton Tusha
- 77Matic Ivanšek
- 94Rudi Požeg Vancaš
- 47Armandas Kučys
- 99Matej Poplatnik
Coach · Vitor Campelos
- Celje
- Slovan Bratislava
Slovan Bratislava4-3-3
Starting XI
- 71Dominik TakáčGK
- 28César BlackmanDF
- 12Kenan BajrićDF
- 15Svetozar MarkovićDF
- 57Sandro CruzDF
- 70Cristian MartínezMF
- 3Peter PokornýMF
- 5Rahim IbrahimMF
- 11Tigran BarseghyanFW
- 99Andraž ŠporarFW
- 21Suleiman CamaraFW
Bench
- 1Aleksandar Popović
- 2Samuel Kozlovský
- 6Kevin Wimmer
- 8Artur Gajdoš
- 10Nino Marcelli
- 14Alasana Yirajang
- 20Alen Mustafić
- 29Alexej Maros
- 77Danylo Ignatenko
- 88Daiki Matsuoka
- 13Roman Čerepkai
- 19Manasse Kianga
Coach · Yaya Toure
Head to head
0Wins2Draws
2WinsPrevious 4 meetings
- 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueCelje1 - 2Slovan Bratislava
- 2026 · UEFA Champions LeagueCelje1 - 1Slovan Bratislava
- 2024 · UEFA Champions LeagueCelje0 - 5Slovan Bratislava
- 2024 · UEFA Champions LeagueCelje1 - 1Slovan Bratislava
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UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 2 |  Bayern München | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 3 |
| 3 |  Barcelona | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 4 |  Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| 5 |  Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 35 | Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
Full timeline
23 events
- 16’Yellow cardP. Sirvys
- 18’A. SporarSlovan Bratislava · assist K. Bajric0–1
- 34’S. SeslarCelje1–1
- 54’Yellow cardS. Cruz
- 59’Yellow cardM. Avdyli
- 73’SubstitutionR. Ibrahim · On: A. Mustafic
- 73’SubstitutionT. Barseghyan · On: N. Marcelli
- 73’SubstitutionP. Daniel · On: B. Verbic
- 73’SubstitutionP. Sirvys · On: A. Dionkou
- 80’SubstitutionA. Kotnik · On: A. Kucys
- 80’SubstitutionY. Dukuly · On: M. Ivansek
- 81’SubstitutionA. Sporar · On: R. Cerepkai
- 84’Yellow cardA. Tutyskinas
- 100’C. MartinezSlovan Bratislava · assist N. Marcelli1–2
- 103’SubstitutionS. Camara · On: A. Maros
- 106’SubstitutionD. Hrka · On: L. Koutris
- 106’SubstitutionM. Kvesic · On: M. Poplatnik
- 106’SubstitutionC. Martinez · On: D. Ignatenko
- 118’Yellow cardB. Verbic
- 119’Red cardA. Kotnik
- 120’SubstitutionC. Blackman · On: K. Wimmer
- 120+1’Yellow cardV. Campelos
- 120+1’Yellow cardS. Seslar
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