Celtic vs Stuttgart 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs

Celtic

21': Benjamin Nygren

FT
1 - 4
1st Leg

VfB Stuttgart

15': Bilal El Khannouss
28': Bilal El Khannouss
57': Jamie Leweling
90'+3': Tiago Tomás

Stuttgart trounce Celtic to start Europa League playoff

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Kasper Schmeichel's every touch was booed by a section of Celtic fans in the aftermath of conceding two soft goals in a 4-1 Europa League defeat by Stuttgart.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Goal! Celtic 0, VfB Stuttgart 1. Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
21': Goal! Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 1. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
28': Goal! Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
45': Second Half begins Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 2.
50': Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Goal! Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 3. Jamie Leweling (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Deniz Undav.
62': Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Paulo Bernardo.
62': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Daizen Maeda.
71': Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Benjamin Nygren.
71': Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Tomás Cvancara.
72': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
72': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Jamie Leweling.
78': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
78': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Jaquez replaces Jeff Chabot.
78': Substitution, Celtic. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Kieran Tierney.
90'+1': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chema Andres replaces Angelo Stiller because of an injury.
90'+3': Goal! Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 4. Tiago Tomás (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nikolas Nartey.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Statistics

VFB		CEL
7	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
1	Saves	1
47.5	Possession	52.5
16	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
421	Accurate Passes	469
505	Passes	554
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	1
10	Crosses	16
0.2	Cross %	0.1
58	Long Balls	54
27	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	5
5	Effective Tackles	5
13	Tackles	5
0.4	Tackle %	1.0
8	Interceptions	12
22	Effective Clearances	14
22	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
6	Auston Trusty
63	Kieran Tierney
22	Julián Araujo
8	Benjamin Nygren
28	Paulo Bernardo
42	Callum McGregor
11	Tomas Cvancara
23	Sebastian Tounekti
38	Daizen Maeda

Substitutes:

Kelechi Iheanacho, Viljami Sinisalo, Dane Murray, Reo Hatate, Ross Doohan, James Forrest, Colby Donovan, Anthony Ralston, Luke McCowan, Yang Hyun-Jun, Marcelo Saracchi, Junior Adamu.

VfB Stuttgart (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Alexander Nübel (GK)
24	Jeff Chabot
29	Finn Jeltsch
3	Ramon Hendriks
4	Josha Vagnoman
26	Deniz Undav
6	Angelo Stiller
16	Atakan Karazor
9	Ermedin Demirovic
18	Jamie Leweling
11	Bilal El Khannouss

Substitutes:

Nikolas Nartey, Tiago Tomás, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Badredine Bouanani, Florian Hellstern, Fabian Bredlow, Lorenz Assignon, Chema Andrés, Luca Jaquez, Ameen Al Dakhil, Chris Führich.