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UEFA Europa League

Celtic vs VfB Stuttgart – Lineups & Match Details

VfB Stuttgart beat Celtic 4-1. Goals: B. El Khannouss (15'), B. Nygren (21'), B. El Khannouss (28'), J. Leweling (57'), Tiago Tomás (90'). Celtic had 53% possession against VfB Stuttgart's 47%. Shots on target: 2-5.

UEFA Europa League · Round of 32

Thursday, 19 February 2026

CelticCeltic

1 - 4

Full Time

HT: 1 - 2

VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart

Referee: E. Lambrechts

Lineups

CelticCeltic4-2-3-1
K. Schmeichel1K. SchmeichelG
J. Araujo22J. AraujoD
A. Trusty6A. TrustyD
L. Scales5L. ScalesD
K. Tierney63K. TierneyD
C. McGregor42C. McGregorM
P. Bernardo28P. BernardoM
D. Maeda38D. MaedaM
B. Nygren8B. NygrenM
S. Tounekti23S. TounektiM
T. Cvancara11T. CvancaraF

Substitutes

12V. SinisaloG
31R. DoohanG
9J. AdamuF
13Yang Hyun-JunF
14L. McCowanM
17K. IheanachoF
36M. SaracchiD
41R. HatateM
47D. MurrayD
49J. ForrestM
51C. DonovanD
56A. RalstonD
VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart4-2-3-1
A. Nubel33A. NubelG
J. Vagnoman4J. VagnomanD
F. Jeltsch29F. JeltschD
J. Chabot24J. ChabotD
R. Hendriks3R. HendriksD
A. Karazor16A. KarazorM
A. Stiller6A. StillerM
B. El Khannouss11B. El KhannoussM
D. Undav26D. UndavM
J. Leweling18J. LewelingM
E. Demirovic9E. DemirovicF

Substitutes

1F. BredlowG
44F. HellsternG
2A. Al DakhilD
7M. MittelstadtD
8T. TomasF
10C. FuhrichM
14L. JaquezD
22L. AssignonD
27B. BouananiF
28N. NarteyM
30C. AndresM

Match Events

15'G

B. El Khannouss

Assist: D. Undav

21'G

B. Nygren

28'G

B. El Khannouss

Assist: A. Stiller

50'Y

J. Chabot

57'G

J. Leweling

Assist: D. Undav

62'S

D. Maeda

Substitution 1

62'S

Paulo Bernardo

Substitution 2

71'S

B. Nygren

Substitution 3

71'S

T. Čvančara

Substitution 4

71'S

J. Leweling

Substitution 1

71'S

B. El Khannouss

Substitution 2

78'S

K. Tierney

Substitution 5

78'S

E. Demirović

Substitution 3

78'S

J. Chabot

Substitution 4

90'+1S

A. Stiller

Substitution 5

90'G

Tiago Tomás

Assist: N. Nartey

Statistics

Celtic
53%47%
VfB Stuttgart
2.09Expected Goals (xG)1.88
11Total Shots16
2Shots on Target5
4Corners2
8Fouls7
2Offsides1
85Pass Accuracy (%)83
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Celtic host VfB Stuttgart on Thursday, 19 February 2026. The kick-off time is 20:00 local. The fixture is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule. Celtic go into the match 21st in the table; VfB Stuttgart sit 11th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Celtic have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. VfB Stuttgart have collected 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Match recap

VfB Stuttgart beat Celtic 4-1. Celtic scored through B. Nygren 21'. VfB Stuttgart replied with B. El Khannouss 15', B. El Khannouss 28', J. Leweling 57', Tiago Tomás 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Celtic held 53% of the ball against 47% for VfB Stuttgart. Shots on target finished 2-5. Expected goals read 2.09 for Celtic, 1.88 for VfB Stuttgart.

Verdict

VfB Stuttgart take the three points; Celtic look at a thin night for the home crowd. Celtic sat 21st and VfB Stuttgart 11th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.