UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 19, 2026
VfB Stuttgart WWWLW 4
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Celtic WWWWW 1
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VFB224
CEL101
1st Leg · Celtic Park · 52,901 att. · Paramount+

Match Report

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Stuttgart trounce Celtic to start Europa League playoff

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.

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Team Stats

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
423
Accurate Passes
472
507
Passes
555
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
1
9
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
53
28
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
5
4
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
5
0.3
Tackle %
1.0
8
Interceptions
12
21
Effective Clearances
14
21
Clearances
14

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 22Julián AraujoRB
  6. 8Benjamin NygrenAM
  7. 28Paulo BernardoLM
  8. 42Callum McGregorRM
  9. 11Tomas CvancaraF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiAM-L
  11. 38Daizen MaedaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Kelechi IheanachoSUB
  2. 12Viljami SinisaloSUB
  3. 47Dane MurraySUB
  4. 41Reo HatateSUB
  5. 31Ross DoohanSUB
  6. 49James ForrestSUB
  7. 51Colby DonovanSUB
  8. 56Anthony RalstonSUB
  9. 14Luke McCowanSUB
  10. 13Yang Hyun-JunSUB
  11. 36Marcelo SaracchiSUB
  12. 9Junior AdamuSUB

VFB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 24Jeff ChabotCD-L
  3. 29Finn JeltschCD-R
  4. 3Ramon HendriksLB
  5. 4Josha VagnomanRB
  6. 26Deniz UndavAM
  7. 6Angelo StillerLM
  8. 16Atakan KarazorRM
  9. 9Ermedin DemirovicF
  10. 18Jamie LewelingAM-L
  11. 11Bilal El KhannoussAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 28Nikolas NarteySUB
  2. 8Tiago TomásSUB
  3. 7Maximilian MittelstädtSUB
  4. 27Badredine BouananiSUB
  5. 44Florian HellsternSUB
  6. 1Fabian BredlowSUB
  7. 22Lorenz AssignonSUB
  8. 30Chema AndrésSUB
  9. 14Luca JaquezSUB
  10. 2Ameen Al DakhilSUB
  11. 10Chris FührichSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 28' Goal! Celtic 1, VfB Stuttgart 2. Bilal El Khannouss (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  4. 50' Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 62' Substitution, Celtic. Reo Hatate replaces Paulo Bernardo.
  7. 62' Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Daizen Maeda.
  8. 71' Substitution, Celtic. Luke McCowan replaces Benjamin Nygren.
  9. 71' Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Tomás Cvancara.
  10. 72' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nikolas Nartey replaces Bilal El Khannouss.
  11. 72' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Jamie Leweling.
  12. 78' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tiago Tomás replaces Ermedin Demirovic.
  13. 78' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Jaquez replaces Jeff Chabot.
  14. 78' Substitution, Celtic. Marcelo Saracchi replaces Kieran Tierney.
  15. 90'+1' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chema Andres replaces Angelo Stiller because of an injury.
  16. 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.

UEFA Europa League News

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News ESPN News Services AC Milan condemn racist abuse of Mike Maignan after red card vs. Bournemouth AC Milan have condemned what they called "serious and unacceptable racist abuse" directed at goalkeeper Mike Maignan on social media following his red card in Thursday's Europa League loss to Bournemouth. News PA 'If Mo Salah scores three...' - Hearts boss on puzzle to mark Trabzonspor star Wouter Vrancken hailed auxiliary left-back Rogers Mato for the way he stepped into the breach against Mohamed Salah as injury-hit Hearts produced a spirited display in a 2-0 Conference League defeat away to Trabzonspor. News Tom Hamilton Rose urges humility after Bournemouth rout Milan as Amorim rues red card Marco Rose said his Bournemouth team will stay humble after they dominated AC Milan 3-0 in the Europa League while Ruben Amorim said the match was over as a contest for his team after Mike Maignan's red card in the first half. ESPN Tom Hamilton Bournemouth fairytale condemns Ruben Amorim to another nightmare in England Bournemouth never wanted this night to end. Ruben Amorim, however, would be happy to forget this evening on the south coast ever happened.