UEFA Europa LeagueMatchday 3Celtic vs Celta Vigo 1-2
- Mika Baur47'
- Javier Rodríguez Galiano68'
- Javier Rodríguez Galiano71'
- Kick-off
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026 · 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Celtic Park, Glasgow
- Referee
- Georgi Nikolov Kabakov
Match timeline
- 90+2’Yellow card
CelticColby Donovan - 89’Yellow card
CelticOliver Sorensen - 85’Yellow card
CelticLiam Scales - 85’Substitution
Celta VigoJavi Galán ONHugo Alvarez Antunez OFF - 85’Substitution
Celta VigoAndrés Antañón Vieites ONJavier Rueda García OFF - 80’Substitution
CelticSebastian Tounekti ONCamilo Duran OFF - 79’Substitution
CelticOliver Sorensen ONMika Baur OFF - 77’Substitution
Celta VigoPablo Durán Fernández ONFerran Jutglà OFF
Show 9 earlier events
- 73’Substitution
CelticKasper Hogh ONHaissem Hassan OFF - 71’Goal!
Celta VigoJavier Rodríguez Galiano1 – 2 - 68’Goal!
Celta VigoJavier Rodríguez GalianoAssist: Hugo Alvarez Antunez1 – 1 - 67’Yellow card
CelticM. O'Neill - 63’Substitution
Celta VigoIlaix Moriba ONHugo Burcio OFF - 63’Substitution
Celta VigoWilliot Swedberg ONIago Aspas OFF - 58’Substitution
CelticJames Forrest ONCallum Osmand OFF - 47’Goal!
CelticMika Baur1 – 0 - 23’Yellow card
CelticCamilo Duran - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 44%Possession56%
- 8Shots22
- 0.59xG1.27
- 4Shots on Target4
- 2Corners6
- 10Fouls5
- 3Offsides2
- 2Saves3
- 490Passes649
- 4Yellow Cards0
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Celtic4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 58’↑49 J. Forrest↓19 C. Osmand
- 73’↑9 K. Høgh↓23 H. Hassan
- 79’↑18 O. Sørensen↓22 M. Baur
- 80’↑17 S. Tounekti↓11 C. Durán
Unused substitutes 61 J. Haney, 62 Liam Kennedy, 3 J. Lotomba, 33 S. McArdle, 14 L. McCowan, 21 A. Oxlade-Chamberlain, 56 A. Ralston, 1 V. Sinisalo
Coach M. O'Neill
Celta Vigo3 - 4 - 3
Substitutions
- 63’↑6 I. Moriba↓30 H. Burcio
- 63’↑19 W. Swedberg↓10 Iago Aspas
- 77’↑ Pablo Durán Fernández↓9 Ferran Jutglà
- 85’↑22 Javi Galán↓ Hugo Alvarez Antunez
- 85’↑ Andrés Antañón Vieites↓ Javier Rueda García
Unused substitutes 35 G. Miller, 18 Yoel Lago, 4 A. Faye, 11 Pablo Durán, 24 C. Driouech, 1 A. Bayındır, 28 Andrés Antañón, 16 Hugo González, 31 Ángel Arcos
Coach Claudio Giráldez
Match facts
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Date
- Thu, 22 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 19:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Celtic Park, Glasgow
- Referee
- Georgi Nikolov Kabakov
- Celtic coach
- M. O'Neill
- Celta Vigo coach
- Claudio Giráldez
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 | |
| 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
M. Baur7.7 - 2
L. Scales7.0 - 3
D. Murray6.8 - 4
K. Tierney6.7 - 5
Colby Donovan6.6 - 6
C. McGregor6.6 - 7
C. Osmand6.5 - 8
C. Durán6.4 - 9
H. Hassan6.4 - 10
B. Nygren6.3 - 11
J. Forrest6.2 - 12
S. Johnstone6.2 - 13
S. Tounekti6.1 - 14
K. Høgh6.0 - 15
O. Sørensen5.9 - 16
J. Haney0.0 - 17Liam Kennedy0.0
- 18
J. Lotomba0.0 - 19
S. McArdle0.0 - 20
L. McCowan0.0 - 21
A. Oxlade-Chamberlain0.0 - 22
A. Ralston0.0 - 23
V. Sinisalo0.0
- 1
Javi Rodríguez8.9 - 2
Marcos Alonso7.2 - 3
W. Swedberg7.1 - 4
Hugo Álvarez7.0 - 5
Aleix Febas6.9 - 6
S. Cáceres6.8 - 7
Ferran Jutglà6.8 - 8
H. Burcio6.7 - 9
Pablo Durán6.7 - 10
Iago Aspas6.6 - 11
Sergio Carreira6.6 - 12
Javi Rueda6.5 - 13
Javi Galán6.5 - 14
Andrés Antañón6.4 - 15
I. Moriba6.4 - 16
I. Radu6.2 - 17
Ángel Arcos0.0 - 18
A. Bayındır0.0 - 19
C. Driouech0.0 - 20
A. Faye0.0 - 21
Yoel Lago0.0 - 22
G. Miller0.0 - 23
Hugo González0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match

Javi Rodríguez
Celta Vigo
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.9, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 2.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
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Match report
Celta Vigo came from behind to beat Celtic 2-1 in Glasgow after Javier Rodríguez Galiano struck twice in the space of three minutes. Celtic had led through Mika Baur, but the visitors turned it around quickly and held on.
The first half finished goalless, with the breakthrough coming from Baur on 47 minutes. James Forrest had already come on for Callum Osmand on 58 minutes before Celtic went in front, and the half-time score had been Celtic 0-0 Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo levelled in the 68th minute when Javier Rodríguez Galiano finished from Hugo Alvarez Antunez, then made it 2-1 on 71 minutes for his second of the match. Celta Vigo had made two changes on 63 minutes, bringing on Ilaix Moriba and Williot Swedberg, and used two more on 85 minutes. Celtic also changed things, but could not find a second goal, with Haissem Hassan replaced by Kasper Hogh on 73 minutes, Mika Baur by Oliver Sorensen on 79 minutes and Camilo Duran by Sebastian Tounekti on 80 minutes.
Celta Vigo had 56% of the ball, 649 passes to Celtic’s 490 and 22 shots to eight, while both sides had four shots on target. The visitors also led 1.27 to 0.59 on xG, won six corners to two and had three saves to Celtic’s two. Celtic had more fouls, 10 to five, and were caught offside three times to two.
Celtic were booked four times, with Camilo Duran cautioned on 23 minutes, M. O'Neill on 67, Liam Scales on 85 and Colby Donovan in the second minute of stoppage time. Celta Vigo finished without a booking.
Match record
- Competition
- UEFA Europa League
- Round
- Matchday 3
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Celtic Park, Glasgow
- Referee
- Georgi Nikolov Kabakov
- Match ID
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17 events
- 23’Yellow card
CelticCamilo Duran - 47’Goal!
CelticMika Baur1 – 0 - 58’Substitution
CelticJames Forrest ONCallum Osmand OFF - 63’Substitution
Celta VigoIlaix Moriba ONHugo Burcio OFF - 63’Substitution
Celta VigoWilliot Swedberg ONIago Aspas OFF - 67’Yellow card
CelticM. O'Neill - 68’Goal!
Celta VigoJavier Rodríguez GalianoAssist: Hugo Alvarez Antunez1 – 1 - 71’Goal!
Celta VigoJavier Rodríguez Galiano1 – 2 - 73’Substitution
CelticKasper Hogh ONHaissem Hassan OFF - 77’Substitution
Celta VigoPablo Durán Fernández ONFerran Jutglà OFF - 79’Substitution
CelticOliver Sorensen ONMika Baur OFF - 80’Substitution
CelticSebastian Tounekti ONCamilo Duran OFF - 85’Yellow card
CelticLiam Scales - 85’Substitution
Celta VigoJavi Galán ONHugo Alvarez Antunez OFF - 85’Substitution
Celta VigoAndrés Antañón Vieites ONJavier Rueda García OFF - 89’Yellow card
CelticOliver Sorensen - 90+2’Yellow card
CelticColby Donovan









