Stuttgart vs Celtic 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, Knockout Round Playoffs
Celtic fail to overcome Stuttgart deficit, exit Europa League
A much-changed Celtic team restored some pride with a 1-0 victory in Stuttgart as they exited the Europa League.
Match Commentary
- 1': Goal! VfB Stuttgart 0, Celtic 1. Luke McCowan (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Junior Adamu.
- 45': Colby Donovan (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, Celtic 1.
- 45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Jamie Leweling.
- 45': Second Half begins VfB Stuttgart 0, Celtic 1.
- 55': Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Colby Donovan.
- 55': Substitution, Celtic. Tomás Cvancara replaces Junior Adamu.
- 64': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Tiago Tomás.
- 64': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Angelo Stiller replaces Chema Andres.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. Benjamin Nygren replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
- 68': Substitution, Celtic. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Luke McCowan.
- 72': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Luca Jaquez.
- 78': Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Reo Hatate.
- 85': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Badredine Bouanani.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, VfB Stuttgart 0, Celtic 1.
Game Information
Venue: MHPArena
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Statistics
 CEL |
VFB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 6 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 13 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 522 |
| 312 | Passes | 600 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 14 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 41 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 41 | Clearances | 16 |
VfB Stuttgart (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Alexander Nübel (GK) |
| 14 | Luca Jaquez |
| 29 | Finn Jeltsch |
| 7 | Maximilian Mittelstädt |
| 4 | Josha Vagnoman |
| 30 | Chema Andrés |
| 16 | Atakan Karazor |
| 18 | Jamie Leweling |
| 27 | Badredine Bouanani |
| 8 | Tiago Tomás |
| 26 | Deniz Undav |
Celtic (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Viljami Sinisalo (GK) |
| 6 | Auston Trusty |
| 47 | Dane Murray |
| 36 | Marcelo Saracchi |
| 51 | Colby Donovan  |
| 14 | Luke McCowan |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 9 | Junior Adamu |
| 38 | Daizen Maeda |
| 13 | Yang Hyun-Jun |
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