UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, February 26, 2026
Celtic WWWLL 1
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VfB Stuttgart WLWWD 0
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
6
7
Corner Kicks
13
6
Saves
1
34.2
Possession
65.8
3
SHOTS
24
2
ON GOAL
8
0.7
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
241
Accurate Passes
523
311
Passes
600
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
14
Crosses
32
0.1
Cross %
0.3
49
Long Balls
64
24
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
10
9
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
9
Interceptions
7
42
Effective Clearances
16
42
Clearances
16

Head to Head

VFB leads series 2-1

Lineups

VFB · 4-4-1-1

  1. 33Alexander NübelG
  2. 14Luca JaquezCD-L
  3. 29Finn JeltschCD-R
  4. 7Maximilian MittelstädtLB
  5. 4Josha VagnomanRB
  6. 30Chema AndrésCM-L
  7. 16Atakan KarazorCM-R
  8. 18Jamie LewelingLM
  9. 27Badredine BouananiRM
  10. 8Tiago TomásF
  11. 26Deniz UndavRCF

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Viljami SinisaloG
  2. 6Auston TrustyCD-L
  3. 47Dane MurrayCD-R
  4. 36Marcelo SaracchiLB
  5. 51Colby DonovanRB
  6. 14Luke McCowanAM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 42Callum McGregorRM
  9. 9Junior AdamuF
  10. 38Daizen MaedaAM-L
  11. 13Yang Hyun-JunAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 45' Colby Donovan (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Chris Führich replaces Jamie Leweling.
  4. 55' Substitution, Celtic. Anthony Ralston replaces Colby Donovan.
  5. 55' Substitution, Celtic. Tomás Cvancara replaces Junior Adamu.
  6. 64' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ermedin Demirovic replaces Tiago Tomás.
  7. 64' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Angelo Stiller replaces Chema Andres.
  8. 68' Substitution, Celtic. Benjamin Nygren replaces Yang Hyun-Jun.
  9. 68' Substitution, Celtic. Sebastian Tounekti replaces Luke McCowan.
  10. 72' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Ramon Hendriks replaces Luca Jaquez.
  11. 78' Substitution, Celtic. Kelechi Iheanacho replaces Reo Hatate.
  12. 85' Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Bilal El Khannouss replaces Badredine Bouanani.

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.