Match report

Celta Vigo Defeats PAOK 2-1 in Europa League Clash

PAOK
PAOK
1–2
FT
Celta Vigo
Celta Vigo
Feb 19, 2026

Celta Vigo triumphed over PAOK in the UEFA Europa League with a final score of 2-1. Despite falling behind early on, Celta Vigo capitalized on two goals within ten minutes to secure their lead.

Key Facts

  • • Celta Vigo's I. Aspas scored the first goal in the 34th minute with an assist from M. Roman.
  • • W. Swedberg extended Celta Vigo’s lead with a goal at the 43rd minute, also assisted by I. Aspas.
  • • PAOK managed to pull one back through A. Jeremejeff in the 77th minute with an assist from Andrija Šivković.

Lineups

PAOK

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 99 Antonis Tsiftsis (G)
  • 3 Jonjoe Kenny (D)
  • 4 Alessandro Vogliacco (D)
  • 6 Dejan Lovren (D)
  • 32 Greg Taylor (D)
  • 2 Mady Camara (M)
  • 27 Magomed Ozdoev (M)
  • 14 Andrija Živković (M)
  • 20 Christos Zafeiris (M)
  • 11 Taison (M)
  • 19 Alexander Jeremejeff (F)

Substitutes

  • 5 Ioannis Michailidis
  • 21 Abdul Rahman Baba
  • 52 Dimitrios Chatsidis
  • 1 Jiří Pavlenka
  • 41 Dimitrios Monastirlis
  • 16 Tomasz Kędziora
  • 25 Konstantinos Thymianis
  • 35 Jorge Sánchez
  • 22 Alessandro Bianco
  • 39 Dimitrios Berdos
  • 56 Anestis Mythou

Celta Vigo

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 13 Ionuț Radu (G)
  • 32 Javi Rodríguez (D)
  • 2 Carl Starfelt (D)
  • 20 Marcos Alonso (D)
  • 5 Sergio Carreira (M)
  • 16 Miguel Román (M)
  • 6 Ilaix Moriba (M)
  • 3 Óscar Mingueza (M)
  • 10 Iago Aspas (F)
  • 7 Borja Iglesias (F)
  • 19 Williot Swedberg (F)

Substitutes

  • 17 Javier Rueda
  • 9 Ferran Jutglà
  • 23 Hugo Álvarez
  • 30 Fer López
  • 15 Matías Vecino
  • 1 Iván Villar
  • 12 Manu Fernández
  • 21 Mihailo Ristić
  • 24 Carlos Domínguez
  • 29 Yoel Lago
  • 39 Jones El-Abdellaoui
  • 18 Pablo Durán

Timeline

  1. Celta Vigo
    34' Celta Vigo Goal · Normal Goal
    I. Aspas · Assist: M. Roman
  2. Celta Vigo
    43' Celta Vigo Goal · Normal Goal
    W. Swedberg · Assist: I. Aspas
  3. Celta Vigo
    61' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Óscar Mingueza · On: J. Rueda
  4. Celta Vigo
    61' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 2
    Off: B. Iglesias · On: F. Jutgla
  5. Celta Vigo
    65' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 3
    Off: W. Swedberg · On: H. Alvarez
  6. Celta Vigo
    65' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 4
    Off: I. Aspas · On: F. Lopez
  7. Celta Vigo
    67' Celta Vigo Card · Yellow Card
    H. Alvarez

    Holding

  8. PAOK
    67' PAOK subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Vogliacco · On: Ioannis Michailidis
  9. PAOK
    67' PAOK subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Camara · On: D. Chatsidis
  10. PAOK
    67' PAOK subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Greg Taylor · On: A. R. Baba
  11. Celta Vigo
    72' Celta Vigo Card · Yellow Card
    J. Rueda

    Roughing

  12. PAOK
    77' PAOK Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Jeremejeff · Assist: Andrija Živković
  13. Celta Vigo
    86' Celta Vigo subst · Substitution 5
    Off: M. Roman · On: M. Vecino
  14. PAOK
    90' PAOK Card · Yellow Card
    Andrija Živković

Match Stats

Stat PAOK Celta Vigo
Fouls 10 11
Pass Accuracy 89% 86%
Offsides 4 4
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 5 10
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 567 433
Yellow Cards 1 2
Blocked Shots 2 0
Shots on Target 2 9
xG 0.62 1.00
Shots off Target 1 1
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 505 374
Shots Inside Box 2 8
Saves 7 1
Shots Outside Box 3 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Celta Vigo's quick goal-scoring streak between the 34th and 43rd minutes established a crucial early lead.
  • ▸ PAOK’s late goal in the 77th minute by A. Jeremejeff provided hope but was unable to overturn the deficit.