UEFA Europa League

Season 2025/2026

UEFA Europa League

Celta Vigo vs PAOK – Lineups & Match Details

Celta Vigo beat PAOK 1-0. Goals: W. Swedberg (63'). Celta Vigo had 55% possession against PAOK's 45%. Shots on target: 3-0.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 32

Thursday, 26 February 2026

Celta VigoCelta Vigo

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

PAOKPAOK

Referee: M. Guida

Lineups

Celta VigoCelta Vigo3-4-2-1
I. Radu13I. RaduG
J. Rodriguez32J. RodriguezD
C. Starfelt2C. StarfeltD
M. Alonso20M. AlonsoD
J. Rueda17J. RuedaM
M. Vecino15M. VecinoM
I. Moriba6I. MoribaM
S. Carreira5S. CarreiraM
I. Aspas10I. AspasF
W. Swedberg19W. SwedbergF
B. Iglesias7B. IglesiasF

Substitutes

3O. MinguezaD
9F. JutglaF
12M. FernandezD
16M. RomanM
21M. RisticD
23H. AlvarezM
24C. DominguezD
39J. El AbdellaouiF
1I. VillarG
4J. AidooD
14A. NunezD
30F. LopezM
PAOKPAOK4-2-3-1
A. Tsiftsis99A. TsiftsisG
J. Kenny3J. KennyD
T. Kedziora16T. KedzioraD
G. Michailidis5G. MichailidisD
A. R. Baba21A. R. BabaD
M. Ozdoev27M. OzdoevM
C. Zafeiris20C. ZafeirisM
J. Sanchez35J. SanchezM
A. Bianco22A. BiancoM
D. Chatsidis52D. ChatsidisM
G. Giakoumakis7G. GiakoumakisF

Substitutes

41D. MonastirlisG
81V. NikolakoulisG
2M. CamaraM
4A. VogliaccoD
19A. JeremejeffF
25K. ThymianisD
32G. TaylorD
39D. BerdosF
37B. DungaD

Match Events

40'Y

I. Moriba

46'S

I. Moriba

Substitution 1

63'G

W. Swedberg

Assist: Borja Iglesias

64'S

A. Bianco

Substitution 1

67'S

Iago Aspas

Substitution 2

74'S

D. Chatsidis

Substitution 2

77'S

W. Swedberg

Substitution 3

77'S

Borja Iglesias

Substitution 4

80'S

G. Giakoumakis

Substitution 3

89'S

Marcos Alonso

Substitution 5

Statistics

Celta Vigo
55%45%
PAOK
1.35Expected Goals (xG)0.35
14Total Shots4
3Shots on Target0
6Corners2
9Fouls9
4Offsides0
91Pass Accuracy (%)84
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Celta Vigo host PAOK on Thursday, 26 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 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 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. PAOK have collected 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 2 times recently. Past results: 19 Feb 2026: Celta Vigo 2-1 PAOK; 2 Oct 2025: Celta Vigo 3-1 PAOK. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Celta Vigo beat PAOK 1-0. Celta Vigo scored through W. Swedberg 63'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 63 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celta Vigo held 55% of the ball against 45% for PAOK. Shots on target finished 3-0. Expected goals read 1.35 for Celta Vigo, 0.35 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.