Match report

Celta Vigo Defeats PAOK 1–0 in Europa League Clash

Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo
1–0
FT
PAOK
PAOK
Feb 26, 2026

Celta Vigo secured a hard-fought win over PAOK in their UEFA Europa League clash on February 26th, winning 1–0 thanks to a crucial goal by W. Swedberg. The match featured several key substitutions and yellow cards but remained tightly contested until the final whistle.

Key Facts

  • • Celta Vigo defeats PAOK with a score of 1–0.
  • • W. Swedberg scores the winning goal at minute 63, assisted by I. Aspas.
  • • I. Moriba receives a yellow card for Celta Vigo at minute 40.
  • • Several substitutions made in both teams during the second half to adjust tactics.

Lineups

Celta Vigo

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 13 Ionuț Radu (G)
  • 32 Javi Rodríguez (D)
  • 2 Carl Starfelt (D)
  • 20 Marcos Alonso (D)
  • 17 Javier Rueda (M)
  • 15 Matías Vecino (M)
  • 6 Ilaix Moriba (M)
  • 5 Sergio Carreira (M)
  • 10 Iago Aspas (F)
  • 19 Williot Swedberg (F)
  • 7 Borja Iglesias (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Miguel Román
  • 9 Ferran Jutglà
  • 1 Iván Villar
  • 4 Joseph Aidoo
  • 12 Manu Fernández
  • 14 Alvaro Núñez
  • 21 Mihailo Ristić
  • 24 Carlos Domínguez
  • 3 Óscar Mingueza
  • 23 Hugo Álvarez
  • 39 Jones El-Abdellaoui
  • 30 Fer López

PAOK

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 99 Antonis Tsiftsis (G)
  • 3 Jonjoe Kenny (D)
  • 16 Tomasz Kędziora (D)
  • 5 Ioannis Michailidis (D)
  • 21 Abdul Rahman Baba (D)
  • 27 Magomed Ozdoev (M)
  • 20 Christos Zafeiris (M)
  • 35 Jorge Sánchez (M)
  • 22 Alessandro Bianco (M)
  • 52 Dimitrios Chatsidis (M)
  • 7 Giorgos Giakoumakis (F)

Substitutes

  • 2 Mady Camara
  • 41 Dimitrios Monastirlis
  • 81 Vasilios Nikolakoulis
  • 4 Alessandro Vogliacco
  • 25 Konstantinos Thymianis
  • 32 Greg Taylor
  • 37 Bedri Dunga
  • 19 Alexander Jeremejeff
  • 39 Dimitrios Berdos

Timeline

  1. Celta Vigo
    40' Celta Vigo Card · Yellow Card
    I. Moriba

    Delay of game

  2. Celta Vigo
    46' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: I. Moriba · On: M. Roman
  3. Celta Vigo
    63' Celta Vigo Goal · Normal Goal
    W. Swedberg · Assist: I. Aspas
  4. PAOK
    64' PAOK subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Bianco · On: M. Camara
  5. Celta Vigo
    67' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: I. Aspas · On: F. Jutgla
  6. PAOK
    74' PAOK subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Chatsidis · On: Greg Taylor
  7. Celta Vigo
    77' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 3
    Off: B. Iglesias · On: F. Lopez
  8. Celta Vigo
    77' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 4
    Off: W. Swedberg · On: J. El Abdellaoui
  9. PAOK
    80' PAOK subst · Substitution 3
    Off: G. Giakoumakis · On: A. Jeremejeff
  10. Celta Vigo
    89' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Marcos Alonso · On: C. Dominguez

Match Stats

Stat Celta Vigo PAOK
Fouls 9 9
Pass Accuracy 91% 84%
Offsides 4 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 4
Corners 6 2
Total Passes 563 467
Yellow Cards 1 0
Blocked Shots 4 2
Shots on Target 3 0
xG 0.84 0.35
Shots off Target 7 2
Possession 55% 45%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 515 392
Shots Inside Box 10 3
Saves 0 2
Shots Outside Box 4 1

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ The game's turning point came when W. Swedberg scored a goal at minute 63, assisted by I. Aspas, which broke the deadlock and gave Celta Vigo the lead.
  • ▸ PAOK made multiple substitutions in an attempt to level the score but could not overcome Celta Vigo’s defensive tactics.