UEFA Europa League

Celta Vigo vs Nice, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League, League Phase

· UEFA Europa League
Celta Vigo
  • 2': Iago Aspas
  • 75': Kojo Peprah Oppong (OG)
FT
2 - 1
Nice
  • 16': Mohamed-Ali Cho
  • Red Card 38': Jonathan Clauss

About

Celta Vigo are hosting Nice at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo, Spain, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Nice 0. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 9': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 9': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Melvin Bard (Nice).
  • 13': Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
  • 14': Juma Bah (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Hugo Álvarez (Celta Vigo).
  • 16': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Nice 1. Mohamed-Ali Cho (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed with a through ball.
  • 17': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
  • 17': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo).
  • 18': Kevin Carlos (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Ali Abdi (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Foul by Miguel Román (Celta Vigo).
  • 22': Salis Abdul Samed (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Foul by Manu Fernández (Celta Vigo).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ali Abdi (Nice) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ali Abdi (Nice) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Juma Bah (Nice) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ionut Radu (Celta Vigo). Assisted by Jonathan Clauss with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
  • 24': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).
  • 26': Kevin Carlos (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice).
  • 29': Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 29': Jonathan Clauss (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Offside, Celta Vigo. Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
  • 31': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo).
  • 32': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hugo Álvarez.
  • 35': Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Nice).
  • 35': Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Jonathan Clauss (Nice).
  • 38': Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Second yellow card to Jonathan Clauss (Nice) for a bad foul.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Román.
  • 41': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Tom Louchet.
  • 42': Ali Abdi (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Manu Fernández (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Miguel Román (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bryan Zaragoza.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Nice 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 1, Nice 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Borja Iglesias replaces Hugo Álvarez.
  • 45': Substitution, Nice. Antoine Mendy replaces Mohamed-Ali Cho.
  • 46': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo).
  • 46': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Kevin Carlos (Nice) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Louchet with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 47': Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Antoine Mendy (Nice).
  • 47': Antoine Mendy (Nice) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Bryan Zaragoza.
  • 49': Offside, Celta Vigo. Marcos Alonso is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo).
  • 52': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Kojo Peprah Oppong (Nice) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Carlos.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ali Abdi (Nice) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Miguel Román (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Durán.
  • 58': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Melvin Bard.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Román with a cross following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
  • 61': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fran Beltrán following a corner.
  • 61': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marcos Alonso following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Manu Fernández (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 62': Offside, Celta Vigo. Bryan Zaragoza is caught offside.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 64': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 65': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Antoine Mendy.
  • 65': Foul by Pablo Durán (Celta Vigo).
  • 65': Morgan Sanson (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Melvin Bard (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 66': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Javi Rueda replaces Pablo Durán.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Miguel Román (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Manu Fernández with a headed pass.
  • 70': Substitution, Nice. Tiago Gouveia replaces Ali Abdi.
  • 70': Substitution, Nice. Charles Vanhoutte replaces Morgan Sanson.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 72': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Hugo Sotelo replaces Fran Beltrán.
  • 72': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergio Carreira.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Javi Rueda.
  • 72': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Juma Bah.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Bryan Zaragoza (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Rueda.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Yehvann Diouf (Nice). Assisted by Óscar Mingueza with a through ball.
  • 75': Own Goal by Kojo Peprah Oppong, Nice. Celta Vigo 2, Nice 1.
  • 78': Antoine Mendy (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Foul by Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo).
  • 78': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Bryan Zaragoza.
  • 79': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
  • 79': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Manu Fernández (Celta Vigo).
  • 80': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Manu Fernández (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Substitution, Nice. Jérémie Boga replaces Tom Louchet.
  • 81': Substitution, Nice. Bernard Nguene replaces Kevin Carlos.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Óscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iago Aspas.
  • 85': Foul by Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo).
  • 85': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
  • 86': Melvin Bard (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Charles Vanhoutte (Nice) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
  • 90': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Óscar Mingueza.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Franco Cervi.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Melvin Bard (Nice) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Nice. Conceded by Hugo Sotelo.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 2, Nice 1.
  • 90'+4': Tom Louchet (Nice) is shown the yellow card.
  • 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 2, Nice 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 20
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 7
4 Saves 2
35.1 Possession 64.9
9 SHOTS 25
3 ON GOAL 6
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
264 Accurate Passes 550
324 Passes 607
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.1
45 Long Balls 28
19 Accurate Long Balls 17
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 10
6 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 5
36 Effective Clearances 17
36 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 20,631

UEFA Europa League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Lyon 6 +10 15
2 FC Midtjylland 6 +8 15
3 Aston Villa 6 +6 15
4 Real Betis 6 +7 14
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Line-Ups

CEL Celta Vigo (3-4-3)

No. Name
13 Andrei Radu (GK)
2 Carl Starfelt
20 Marcos Alonso
12 Manuel Fernández Yellow Card
16 Miguel Román
8 Fran Beltrán
5 Sergio Carreira
23 Hugo Álvarez
18 Pablo Durán
15 Bryan Zaragoza
10 Iago Aspas
Celta Vigo Substitutes:
Javi Rueda, Mihailo Ristic, Carlos Domínguez, Ferran Jutglà, Hugo Sotelo, Borja Iglesias, Franco Cervi, Javi Rodríguez, Damián Rodríguez, Ilaix Moriba, Óscar Mingueza, Iván Villar.

NICE Nice (3-4-3)

No. Name
80 Yehvann Diouf (GK)
28 Juma Bah
26 Melvin Bard Yellow Card
37 Kojo Peprah Oppong
99 Salis Abdul Samed
20 Tom Louchet
2 Ali Abdi
92 Jonathan Clauss Yellow Card
90 Kevin Carlos
8 Morgan Sanson
25 Mohamed-Ali Cho
Nice Substitutes:
Bernard Nguene, Charles Vanhoutte, Tanguy Ndombele, Laurenzo Monteiro, Sofiane Diop, Djibril Coulibaly, Maxime Dupé, Bartosz Zelazowski, Isak Jansson, Jérémie Boga, Antoine Mendy, Tiago Gouveia.

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