UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Celta Vigo vs PAOK – Lineups & Match Details

Celta Vigo beat PAOK 3-1. Goals: G. Giakoumakis (37'), Iago Aspas (45'), Borja Iglesias (53'), W. Swedberg (70'). Celta Vigo had 63% possession against PAOK's 37%. Shots on target: 9-2.

UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 2

Thursday, 2 October 2025

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

PAOKPAOK

Referee: Igor PajaÄŤ, Croatia

Lineups

Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-3
I. Radu13I. RaduG
M. Fernandez12M. FernandezD
C. Starfelt2C. StarfeltD
M. Alonso20M. AlonsoD
J. Rueda17J. RuedaM
D. Rodriguez14D. RodriguezM
I. Moriba6I. MoribaM
O. Mingueza3O. MinguezaM
I. Aspas10I. AspasF
B. Iglesias7B. IglesiasF
W. Swedberg19W. SwedbergF

Substitutes

1I. VillarG
8F. BeltranM
9F. JutglaF
15B. ZaragozaF
16M. RomanM
18P. DuranF
22H. SoteloM
23H. AlvarezM
24C. DominguezD
29Y. LagoD
32J. RodriguezD
39J. El AbdellaouiF
PAOKPAOK4-2-3-1
J. Pavlenka1J. PavlenkaG
J. Sastre23J. SastreD
A. Vogliacco4A. VogliaccoD
G. Michailidis5G. MichailidisD
A. R. Baba21A. R. BabaD
A. Bianco22A. BiancoM
M. Ozdoev27M. OzdoevM
K. Despodov77K. DespodovM
M. Camara2M. CamaraM
G. Konstantelias65G. KonstanteliasM
G. Giakoumakis7G. GiakoumakisF

Substitutes

41D. MonastirlisG
99A. TsiftsisG
3J. KennyD
6D. LovrenD
8S. MeiteM
9F. ChalovF
11TaisonF
14A. ZivkovicF
16T. KedzioraD
25K. ThymianisD
32G. TaylorD
52D. ChatsidisF

Match Events

37'G

G. Giakoumakis

Assist: G. Konstantelias

41'Y

Óscar Mingueza

43'Y

W. Swedberg

45'G

Iago Aspas

Assist: Óscar Mingueza

51'Y

G. Giakoumakis

53'G

Borja Iglesias

Assist: W. Swedberg

61'S

A. Bianco

Substitution 1

61'S

G. Giakoumakis

Substitution 2

67'S

Borja Iglesias

Substitution 1

67'S

Óscar Mingueza

Substitution 2

70'S

M. Camara

Substitution 3

70'S

K. Despodov

Substitution 4

70'G

W. Swedberg

Assist: Javi Rueda

74'S

Iago Aspas

Substitution 3

74'S

W. Swedberg

Substitution 4

74'S

A. Vogliacco

Substitution 5

79'Y

I. Moriba

83'S

Javi Rueda

Substitution 5

90'+2Y

M. Ozdoev

Statistics

Celta Vigo
63%37%
PAOK
2.7Expected Goals (xG)0.75
15Total Shots5
9Shots on Target2
5Corners1
9Fouls13
2Offsides1
89Pass Accuracy (%)83
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Celta Vigo host PAOK on Thursday, 2 October 2025. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Celta Vigo go into the match 16th in the table; PAOK sit 17th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Celta Vigo have taken 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 losses in a row. PAOK have collected 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 draw.

Match recap

Celta Vigo beat PAOK 3-1. Celta Vigo scored through Iago Aspas 45', Borja Iglesias 53', W. Swedberg 70'. PAOK replied with G. Giakoumakis 37'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 70 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celta Vigo held 63% of the ball against 37% for PAOK. Shots on target finished 9-2. Expected goals read 2.70 for Celta Vigo, 0.75 for PAOK.

Verdict

The win nudges Celta Vigo forward and leaves PAOK with work to do. Celta Vigo sat 16th and PAOK 17th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.