UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 4Celta Vigo vs Union St. Gilloise 1-2
- Pablo Durán Fernández11'
- Besfort Zeneli35'
- Besfort Zeneli49'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026 · 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo
- Referee
- Aliyar Agayev
Match timeline
- 90+5’Yellow card
Celta VigoPablo Durán Fernández - 86’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDarius Olaru ONRelebohile Mofokeng OFF - 81’Substitution
Celta VigoFerran Jutglà ONJavier Rueda García OFF - 81’Substitution
Celta VigoAndrés Antañón Vieites ONHugo Burcio OFF - 81’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseIlan Hurtevent ONGuilherme Smith OFF - 81’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseRoss Sykes ONNikki Havenaar OFF - 80’Penalty missed
Union St. GilloiseBesfort Zeneli - 78’VAR check
Union St. GilloiseRelebohile MofokengPenalty confirmed
Show 9 earlier events
- 71’Yellow card
Union St. GilloiseGuilherme Smith - 71’Substitution
Celta VigoCouhaib Driouech ONWilliot Swedberg OFF - 66’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDylan Aquino ONAdem Zorgane OFF - 66’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDenzel De Roeve ONKevin Rodriguez OFF - 60’Substitution
Celta VigoIago Aspas ONAleix Febas OFF - 60’Substitution
Celta VigoIlaix Moriba ONHugo Alvarez Antunez OFF - 49’Goal!
Union St. GilloiseBesfort ZeneliAssist: Kevin Rodriguez1 – 2 - 35’Goal!
Union St. GilloiseBesfort ZeneliAssist: Adem Zorgane1 – 1 - 11’Goal!
Celta VigoPablo Durán FernándezAssist: Sergio Carreira Vilarino1 – 0 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 58%Possession42%
- 14Shots15
- 1.10xG2.06
- 4Shots on Target3
- 11Corners1
- 16Fouls11
- 1Offsides1
- 1Saves3
- 575Passes422
- 1Yellow Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Celta Vigo3 - 4 - 3
- 13Radu
- 20Rodríguez
- 18Lago
- 3Alonso
- 17Rueda
- 14Febas
- 30Burcio
- 5Carreira
- 23Álvarez
- 11Durán
- 19Swedberg
Substitutions
- 60’↑10 Iago Aspas↓14 Aleix Febas
- 60’↑6 I. Moriba↓ Hugo Alvarez Antunez
- 71’↑24 C. Driouech↓19 W. Swedberg
- 81’↑9 Ferran Jutglà↓ Javier Rueda García
- 81’↑ Andrés Antañón Vieites↓30 H. Burcio
Unused substitutes 35 G. Miller, 22 Javi Galán, 28 Andrés Antañón, 4 A. Faye, 31 Ángel Arcos, 1 A. Bayındır, 21 S. Cáceres, 16 Hugo González
Coach Claudio Giráldez
Union St. Gilloise3 - 4 - 1 - 2
- 12Koffi
- 4Chibani
- 29Sylla
- 55Havenaar
- 27Patris
- 6Perre
- 8Zorgane
- 11Carvalho
- 23Zeneli
- 13Rodríguez
- 38Mofokeng
Substitutions
- 66’↑20 D. Aquino↓8 A. Zorgane
- 66’↑21 D. De Roeve↓13 K. Rodríguez
- 81’↑25 I. Hurtevent↓ Guilherme Smith
- 81’↑26 R. Sykes↓55 N. Havenaar
- 86’↑28 D. Olaru↓38 R. Mofokeng
Unused substitutes 17 R. Schoofs, 39 youssef hamoutahar, 30 R. Florucz, 1 V. Chambaere, 43 Daniel Tshilanda Kabongo, 32 S. Keita
Coach D. Hubert
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Date
- Thu, 5 Nov 2026
- Kick-off
- 20:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo
- Referee
- Aliyar Agayev
- Celta Vigo coach
- Claudio Giráldez
- Union St. Gilloise coach
- D. Hubert
League table
UEFA Europa League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 12 | |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 | |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
Pablo Durán8.2 - 2
Sergio Carreira7.4 - 3
Iago Aspas7.2 - 4
Javi Rodríguez6.9 - 5
Marcos Alonso6.8 - 6
Yoel Lago6.8 - 7
C. Driouech6.7 - 8
I. Moriba6.5 - 9
Ferran Jutglà6.5 - 10
Aleix Febas6.4 - 11
W. Swedberg6.4 - 12
Javi Rueda6.3 - 13
H. Burcio6.3 - 14
Hugo Álvarez6.2 - 15
Andrés Antañón6.0 - 16
I. Radu5.9 - 17
G. Miller0.0 - 18
Javi Galán0.0 - 19
A. Faye0.0 - 20
Ángel Arcos0.0 - 21
A. Bayındır0.0 - 22
S. Cáceres0.0 - 23
Hugo González0.0
- 1
B. Zeneli8.9 - 2
A. Zorgane7.6 - 3
M. Sylla7.1 - 4
H. Koffi6.9 - 5
K. Rodríguez6.8 - 6
I. Hurtevent6.8 - 7
D. Aquino6.7 - 8
K. Van de Perre6.6 - 9
N. Havenaar6.6 - 10
L. Patris6.5 - 11
R. Mofokeng6.5 - 12
Guilherme Henriques da Silva Carvalho6.4 - 13
R. Sykes6.3 - 14
D. De Roeve6.2 - 15
D. Olaru6.2 - 16
N. Chibani6.1 - 17Daniel Tshilanda Kabongo0.0
- 18
V. Chambaere0.0 - 19
R. Florucz0.0 - 20youssef hamoutahar0.0
- 21
R. Schoofs0.0 - 22
S. Keita0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Rated 8.9, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
- W-D-L
- 3-2-0
- Scored / match
- 2.6
- Conceded / match
- 1.0
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Match report
Union St. Gilloise came from behind to beat Celta Vigo 2-1 at Municipal de Balaídos, with Besfort Zeneli's second goal on 49 minutes deciding it after the visitors had trailed at the break.
Celta Vigo went ahead in the 11th minute when Pablo Durán Fernández scored from Sergio Carreira Vilarino's assist for 1-0. Union St. Gilloise levelled in the 35th minute through Besfort Zeneli, set up by Adem Zorgane, and it was 1-1 at half-time.
Zeneli then scored his second of the match on 49 minutes, with Kevin Rodriguez providing the assist, to make it 2-1 to Union St. Gilloise. Celta Vigo made two changes on 60 minutes, sending on Iago Aspas and Ilaix Moriba, and later made two more on 81 minutes, but they could not find an equaliser. Union St. Gilloise made two changes on 66 minutes and two more on 81 minutes, then had a VAR check go their way on 78 minutes when Relebohile Mofokeng's penalty was confirmed, before Besfort Zeneli missed it on 80 minutes. Celta ended with 11 corners to one and 58% of the ball, but Union had more shots, 15 to 14, and more xG at 2.06 to 1.1.
Celta Vigo had 575 passes to Union St. Gilloise's 422 and 4 shots on target to 3, while the visitors had 3 saves to 1 and 16 fouls to 11. The corners were 11-1 and both sides had one offside.
There were two bookings. Guilherme Smith was booked for Union St. Gilloise in the 71st minute, and Pablo Durán Fernández was booked for Celta Vigo in the 90+5th minute.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Municipal de Balaídos, Vigo
- Referee
- Aliyar Agayev
- Match ID
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17 events
- 11’Goal!
Celta VigoPablo Durán FernándezAssist: Sergio Carreira Vilarino1 – 0 - 35’Goal!
Union St. GilloiseBesfort ZeneliAssist: Adem Zorgane1 – 1 - 49’Goal!
Union St. GilloiseBesfort ZeneliAssist: Kevin Rodriguez1 – 2 - 60’Substitution
Celta VigoIago Aspas ONAleix Febas OFF - 60’Substitution
Celta VigoIlaix Moriba ONHugo Alvarez Antunez OFF - 66’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDylan Aquino ONAdem Zorgane OFF - 66’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDenzel De Roeve ONKevin Rodriguez OFF - 71’Yellow card
Union St. GilloiseGuilherme Smith - 71’Substitution
Celta VigoCouhaib Driouech ONWilliot Swedberg OFF - 78’VAR check
Union St. GilloiseRelebohile MofokengPenalty confirmed - 80’Penalty missed
Union St. GilloiseBesfort Zeneli - 81’Substitution
Celta VigoFerran Jutglà ONJavier Rueda García OFF - 81’Substitution
Celta VigoAndrés Antañón Vieites ONHugo Burcio OFF - 81’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseIlan Hurtevent ONGuilherme Smith OFF - 81’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseRoss Sykes ONNikki Havenaar OFF - 86’Substitution
Union St. GilloiseDarius Olaru ONRelebohile Mofokeng OFF - 90+5’Yellow card
Celta VigoPablo Durán Fernández








