UEFA Europa League

FT Thursday, October 23, 2025
SK Sturm Graz LWWWW 1
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Celtic DDLWL 2
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STG101
CEL022
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Match Report

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Celtic fight back to beat Sturm Graz for first Europa League win

Two goals in three second-half minutes got Celtic motoring in the Europa League as Brendan Rodgers' side came from behind to beat 10-man Sturm Graz 2-1.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
9
4
Saves
0
33.8
Possession
66.2
8
SHOTS
20
1
ON GOAL
7
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
220
Accurate Passes
520
311
Passes
603
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
10
7
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
42
16
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
5
8
Effective Tackles
7
14
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
16
Interceptions
8
22
Effective Clearances
15
22
Clearances
15

Head to Head

CEL leads series 1-0

Lineups

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 20Cameron Carter-VickersCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 8Benjamin NygrenRM
  9. 17Kelechi IheanachoF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiLF
  11. 27Arne EngelsRF

STG · 4-2-3-1

  1. 40Matteo BignettiG
  2. 24Dimitri LaveléeCD-L
  3. 47Emanuel AiwuCD-R
  4. 17Emir KaricLB
  5. 5Tim OermannRB
  6. 10Otar KiteishviliAM
  7. 21Tochi Phil ChukwuaniLM
  8. 4Jon Gorenc StankovicRM
  9. 77Maurice MaloneF
  10. 8Filip KucharczykAM-L
  11. 19Tomi HorvatAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Substitution, Celtic. Johnny Kenny replaces Kelechi Iheanacho because of an injury.
  2. 15' Goal! Celtic 0, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Tomi Horvat (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Filip Rózga following a fast break.
  3. 26' Substitution, Celtic. Colby Donovan replaces Alistair Johnston because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jeyland Mitchell replaces Tim Oermann.
  5. 56' Jon Gorenc Stankovic (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 58' Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 59' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Jacob Peter Hödl replaces Filip Rózga.
  8. 60' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Seedy Jatta replaces Maurice Malone because of an injury.
  9. 61' Goal! Celtic 1, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Liam Scales (Celtic) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Colby Donovan following a corner.
  10. 64' Goal! Celtic 2, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1. Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a corner.
  11. 70' Tochi Chukwuani (SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz) is shown the red card.
  12. 78' Substitution, Celtic. Michel-Ange Balikwisha replaces Sebastian Tounekti.
  13. 78' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Leon Grgic replaces Otar Kiteishvili.
  14. 82' Substitution, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz. Axel Kayombo replaces Tomi Horvat.

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.