Europa League · League phase · Matchday 3
Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo Result and match report
- Celtic Park, Glasgow
- Referee: Georgi Nikolov Kabakov
Live: Celtic v Celta Vigo minute by minute
Celta Vigo won 2-1 away at Celtic. Scorers: Baur (47') for Celtic and Galiano (68' and 71') for Celta Vigo.
Celta Vigo had more of the ball (56% possession) and shots on target were 4 each. Expected goals (xG): Celtic 0.59 - Celta Vigo 1.27.
- FT
Full-time: Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo. Celta Vigo take the win.
- 90+2'
Yellow card for Colby Donovan (Celtic).
- 89'
Yellow card for Oliver Sorensen (Celtic).
- 85'
Substitution for Celta Vigo: Andrés Antañón Vieites replaces Javier Rueda García.
- 85'
Substitution for Celta Vigo: Javi Galán replaces Hugo Alvarez Antunez.
- 85'
Liam Scales (Celtic) is booked.
- 80'
Substitution for Celtic: Sebastian Tounekti replaces Camilo Duran.
- 79'
Substitution for Celtic: Oliver Sorensen replaces Mika Baur.
- 77'
Substitution for Celta Vigo: Pablo Durán Fernández replaces Ferran Jutglà.
- 73'
Substitution for Celtic: Kasper Hogh replaces Haissem Hassan.
- 71'
Goal for Celta Vigo. Javier Rodríguez Galiano puts it away. Celta Vigo move ahead. Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo.
- 68'
Goal for Celta Vigo. Javier Rodríguez Galiano puts it away from Hugo Alvarez Antunez's pass. Celta Vigo are level. Celtic 1-1 Celta Vigo.
- 67'
Yellow card for M. O'Neill (Celtic).
- 63'
Substitution for Celta Vigo: Williot Swedberg replaces Iago Aspas.
- 63'
Substitution for Celta Vigo: Ilaix Moriba replaces Hugo Burcio.
- 58'
Substitution for Celtic: James Forrest replaces Callum Osmand.
- 47'
Goal for Celtic. Mika Baur scores. Celtic take the lead. Celtic 1-0 Celta Vigo.
- HT
Half-time: Celtic 0-0 Celta Vigo.
- 23'
Yellow card for Camilo Duran (Celtic).
- 0'
Kick-off: Celtic v Celta Vigo is under way.
Match report
Celta Vigo won 2-1 away at Celtic Park to claim their first three points of the campaign. The visitors mounted a comeback after going behind to Mika Baur's 47th-minute goal, with Javier Rodríguez Galiano scoring twice in four minutes—at 68 and 71—to secure the victory. The match remained goalless at the interval.
Celta Vigo dominated possession with 56 per cent to Celtic's 44 per cent and attempted 22 shots compared to eight, though both sides managed only four efforts on target. The expected goals tallied 1.27 to Celtic's 0.59, reflecting Celta Vigo's control of the encounter.
The result left Celta Vigo 25th in the table on three points, whilst Celtic remained 35th with zero points.
Report written with the help of AI from the official match data, with every figure checked automatically.
Match stats
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44%Possession56%
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8Shots22
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4Shots on target4
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0.59Expected goals (xG)1.27
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2Corners6
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4Yellow cards0
Celtic v Celta Vigo line-ups
Man of the match: Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo), rated 8.9.
Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).
Celtic
Manager: M. O'Neill
Substitutes: J. Haney (61), J. Forrest (49), K. Høgh (9), Liam Kennedy (62), J. Lotomba (3), S. McArdle (33), L. McCowan (14), A. Oxlade-Chamberlain (21), A. Ralston (56), V. Sinisalo (1), O. Sørensen (18), S. Tounekti (17)
Celta Vigo
Manager: Claudio Giráldez
Substitutes: G. Miller (35), I. Moriba (6), W. Swedberg (19), Yoel Lago (18), Javi Galán (22), A. Faye (4), Pablo Durán (11), C. Driouech (24), A. Bayındır (1), Andrés Antañón (28), Hugo González (16), Ángel Arcos (31)
Cards and substitutions
Cards
Celtic
- 23'Camilo Duran
- 67'M. O'Neill
- 85'Liam Scales
- 89'Oliver Sorensen
- 90+2'Colby Donovan
Celta Vigo
No cards
Substitutions
Celtic
- 58'On: James ForrestOff: Callum Osmand
- 73'On: Kasper HoghOff: Haissem Hassan
- 79'On: Oliver SorensenOff: Mika Baur
- 80'On: Sebastian TounektiOff: Camilo Duran
Celta Vigo
- 63'On: Ilaix MoribaOff: Hugo Burcio
- 63'On: Williot SwedbergOff: Iago Aspas
- 77'On: Pablo Durán FernándezOff: Ferran Jutglà
- 85'On: Javi GalánOff: Hugo Alvarez Antunez
- 85'On: Andrés Antañón VieitesOff: Javier Rueda García
FAQs
What was the score in Celtic v Celta Vigo?
Celta Vigo won 2-1 away at Celtic on Thursday 22 October, with goals from Mika Baur (47'), Javier Rodríguez Galiano (68') and Javier Rodríguez Galiano (71'). The match was played at Celtic Park (Europa League, League phase · Matchday 3).
What were the line-ups for Celtic v Celta Vigo?
Celtic (4-2-3-1): S. Johnstone, Colby Donovan, D. Murray, L. Scales, K. Tierney, C. McGregor, M. Baur, H. Hassan, B. Nygren, C. Osmand, C. Durán. Celta Vigo (3-4-3): I. Radu, Javi Rodríguez, S. Cáceres, Marcos Alonso, Javi Rueda, Aleix Febas, H. Burcio, Sergio Carreira, Iago Aspas, Ferran Jutglà, Hugo Álvarez.
Who was man of the match in Celtic v Celta Vigo?
Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) had the highest rating in the match: 8.9.