PAOK vs Celta Vigo 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
1 - 2
1st Leg
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 34': Goal! PAOK Salonika 0, Celta Vigo 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Román with a through ball.
- 43': Goal! PAOK Salonika 0, Celta Vigo 2. Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, PAOK Salonika 0, Celta Vigo 2.
- 61': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Ferran Jutglà replaces Borja Iglesias.
- 61': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Javi Rueda replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 66': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Álvarez replaces Williot Swedberg.
- 66': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fer López replaces Iago Aspas.
- 67': Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Abdul Baba replaces Greg Taylor.
- 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Dimitrios Chatsidis replaces Mady Camara.
- 67': Substitution, PAOK Salonika. Giannis Michailidis replaces Alessandro Vogliacco.
- 72': Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Goal! PAOK Salonika 1, Celta Vigo 2. Alexander Jeremejeff (PAOK Salonika) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a through ball.
- 86': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Matías Vecino replaces Miguel Román.
- 90': Andrija Zivkovic (PAOK Salonika) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, PAOK Salonika 1, Celta Vigo 2.
Game Information
Venue: Toumba Stadium
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
Attendance: 20,448
Statistics
CEL |
PAOK![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 42.6 | Possession | 57.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.9 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 374 | Accurate Passes | 505 |
| 433 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 7 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 34 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 32 | Clearances | 11 |
PAOK Salonika (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Antonis Tsiftsis (GK) |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 4 | Alessandro Vogliacco |
| 32 | Greg Taylor |
| 3 | Jonjoe Kenny |
| 20 | Christos Zafeiris |
| 27 | Magomed Ozdoev |
| 2 | Mady Camara |
| 19 | Alexander Jeremejeff |
| 11 | Taison |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
Celta Vigo (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Andrei Radu (GK) |
| 2 | Carl Starfelt |
| 20 | Marcos Alonso |
| 32 | Javi Rodríguez |
| 6 | Ilaix Moriba |
| 16 | Miguel Román |
| 3 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 5 | Sergio Carreira |
| 7 | Borja Iglesias |
| 19 | Williot Swedberg |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
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