Match Pictures | Matches: 2025 – 2026
Trivia
- KO: 20:00 UK Time Thursday, TNT Sports
- UEFA Cup, Round of 32, KO Stages, 1st leg of 2.
- Bernardo starting is a surprise, Oxlade–Chamberlain not registered in time. Hatate dropped, not unexpected.
- Martin O’Neill defended Kasper Schmeichel and voiced his displeasure at fan protests in his media interview
- Some fans protest at start of the game throwing tennis balls onto the pitch, which held up the game. Celtic interim chairman Brian Wilson has told mutinous supporters that their priority should be supporting the team in title race rather than disrupting matches with protests. Many in the support unhappy with the protest. Green Brigade still banned.
- Former Stuttgart and Celtic defender Andreas Hinkel gets a warm welcome attending the match.
- Former Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards was pictured at Celtic Park with partner Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who recently joined the Scottish champions, at Thursday’s match.
- Martin O’Neill to be inducted into the League Managers Association Hall of Fame 1,000 Club, celebrating his remarkable achievement of managing over 1,000 professional matches in a distinguished career spanning more than four decades. Following this match, he will join an elite group of just 40 managers.
- Arne Engels expected to miss at least nine matches as he recovers from a thigh strain.
- Postecoglou ruled out a return Celtic manager.
- Aston Villa & Scotland player John McGinn criticised VAR north of the border as “a mess” as his brother Paul’s Motherwell exited the Scottish Cup at the hands of Aberdeen in a tie featuring three red cards
- Reo Hatate does not have an attitude problem, says Celtic manager Martin O’Neill following talks with the Japan midfielder. O’Neill wants to see Hatate “knuckle down”.
- Winter Olympics: GB men (Scotland team) into Olympic curling final as women just squeezed out
- Politics: Andrew Windsor arrested (errant brother of the UK’s King)!
- Reports:
- Julian Araujo not ruling out making a permanent move to Celtic in the summer.
- Luis Palma has told Celtic he wants to leave permanently to stay on at loan club Lech Poznan.
Summary
It was a poor night from Celtic as Stuttgart took a commanding lead in this Europa League tie. Schmeichel concerns, a lack of fight and unhappy supporters. It was a grim, lifeless night at Celtic Park. Stuttgart all but through this Europa League tie after a 4-1 first leg result in Glasgow. Kasper needs replacing but how poor are our backup keepers if they are not mounting a challenge
BBC: Kasper Schmeichel is the big talking point, with the experienced goalie badly at fault for two of the Stuttgart goals. Defensively, Celtic were all over the place and there was a distinct lack of energy throughout the team. The Scottish champions have no time to feel sorry for themselves as they need to go again at home to Hibs on Sunday in an incredibly tight title race, then it’s off to Germany for the second leg of this tie.
‘Needs their heads examined’:
Martin O’Neill furiously slams Celtic fan protest after embarrassing Stuttgart defeat
“It’s a tough evening for us. On paper, 4-1 looks pretty poor. We were masters of our own downfall in many respects, conceded some poor goals. “Kasper [Schmeichel] has made some great saves while I’ve been here. This is a collective, there’s no doubt about that. “I will think about all sorts of things, but Kasper has done really well since I’ve arrived at the football club, in both spells.” “At some point, Celtic will become a top quality European team. That’s in the future. At this moment our battles are elsewhere. Our focus now is totally on Sunday. “It’s very difficult for Scottish teams. There’s no money. You’re talking about Premier League sides and Bundesliga sides buying players for £40m and them not playing.”
Martin O’Neill
“Everyone makes mistakes. Kasper has been amazing since he’s come to the club. He’ll dust that down. We win as a team and lose as a team. There’s no blame, he’s made so many big saves for us. He’ll bounce back for sure. “It’s a difficult night, but come Sunday [at home to Hibs] we have to be ready.”
McGregor
Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill was again asked about Kasper Schmeichel in his media conference: “We played Feyenoord in a game we probably had to win and he made an unbelievable save, otherwise we wouldn’t be here playing tonight. “This is a team game and we’ll all have to deal with it. “Kasper Schmeichel has had, I’m quite sure, some dips in his time and has come roaring back. “[Viljami] Sinisalo has played games in my time here. Kasper Schmeichel has done exceptionally well for me in my time here.”
Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill is also angry about the protest that halted play right on the first whistle. “Anyone who thinks that is a good idea, needs their head examined,” he told TNT Sports. “A way back, this was an incredibly difficult, intimidating place to come. Teams like Juventus were terrified coming here. “That sort of thing does not help at all. What it does do, is Stuttgart find out there’s a lot of infighting going on. It doesn’t make sense to me. If I’m a Stuttgart player, I’m pretty happy if that’s the case.”
Joebloggscity of TheCelticWiki:
One name springs out more than anyone else in this match and that was Schmeichel who had an appalling evening, and likely one of his worst in his professional careers. Clearly he is on the wane, with at least two of the goals certainly ones that should have been bread & butter for him to stop. The defence may not have been tip top but really he was very much a weak link there. When Nygren equalised for Celtic, it gave some hope but it the beleaguered side was clearly second best, but also in the stands too. The Ultras from Stuttgart took over the atmosphere with the loss of the Celtic ultras (barred) clearly having an impact, however that’s a bigger story. The game was held up at the start due to a pitch protest from some in the Celtic stands throwing tennis balls to disrupt the start, and even though plenty enough Celtic support criticised the action, it was too late and it was all to death ears.
Anyhow, the second leg is really a dead rubber match, and maybe for Celtic’s domestic struggles it might be for the best to concentrate on those matches going forward.
Feric of BlueSky: @feric7.bsky.social · Embarrassing Did we even have a plan of how we were going to score? A group of poor players being poorly coached. Schmeical horrendous but not a surprise Both centre halfs can’t pass a ball Tounetki back to his frustrating worst. Bernardo hopeless No positives at all.
Dave @hoops2020.bsky.social · This Celtic side doesn’t win the league unfortunately. An overweight keeper Leaky defence Dysfunctional midfield Misfiring strikers Fans banned Couple that with a toxic stadium and we’re in bother. We’ve all seen title winning Celtic teams this isn’t one of them. Hope I am totally wrong
Teams
Celtic
Manager: Martin O’Neill
Formation:
4 – 2 – 3 – 1
Starting lineup
01, K. Schmeichel
63, M. Saracchi 78′, subbed for M. Saracchi at 78 mins
05, L. Scales
06, A. Trusty
22, J. Araujo
28, R. Hatate 62′, subbed for R. Hatate at 62 mins
42, C. McGregor (c), Captain
23, S. Tounekti
08, L. McCowan 71′, subbed for L. McCowan at 71 mins
38, Yang Hyun-Jun 62′, subbed for Yang Hyun-Jun at 62 mins
11, K. Ịheanachọ 71′, subbed for K. Ịheanachọ at 71 mins
Subs:
09, J. Adamu
51, C. Donovan
31, R. Doohan
49, J. Forrest
41, R. Hatate
14, L. McCowan
47, D. Murray
56, A. Ralston
36, M. Saracchi
12, V. Sinisalo
13, Yang Hyun-Jun
17, K. Ịheanachọ
Goals:
B. Nygren (21′)
Stuttgart
Manager: Sebastian Hoeneß
Formation: 4 – 2 – 3 – 1
Starting lineup
33, A. Nübel
03, R. Hendriks
24, J. Chabot, Yellow Card at 50 min, subbed for L. Jaquez at 78 mins
29, F. Jeltsch
04, J. Vagnoman
06, Chema Andrés 91′, subbed for Chema Andrés at 91 mins
16, A. Karazor (c), Captain
18, C. Führich 72′, subbed for C. Führich at 72 mins
26, D. Undav
11, N. Nartey 72′, subbed for N. Nartey at 72 mins
09, Tiago Tomás 78′, subbed for Tiago Tomás at 78 mins
Subs:
02, A. Al Dakhil
30, Chema Andrés
22, L. Assignon
08, Tiago Tomás
27, B. Bouanani
01, F. Bredlow
10, C. Führich
44, F. Hellstern
14, L. Jaquez
07, M. Mittelstädt
28, N. Nartey
Goals:
B. El Khannouss (15′, 28′)
J. Leweling (57′)
Tiago Tomás (90′-3)
Assists:
D. Undav (15′, 57′)
N. Nartey (90′-3)
Match Officials
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
Video Assistant Referee: Bram van Driessche
Assistant Referee 1: Mathias Hillaert
Assistant Referee 2: Kevin Monteny
Fourth Official: Jasper Vergoote
Assistant VAR Official: Pol van Boekel
Att:
Venue:Celtic Park
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Stats
Basic Stats
Overall possession
CEL
52.5%
VFB
47.5%
Celtic 52.5%
Stuttgart 47.5%
Shots
Celtic 11
Stuttgart 16
Shots on target
Celtic 2
Stuttgart 5
Total touches inside the opposition box
Celtic 32
Stuttgart 21
CEL
VFB
Goalkeeper saves
Celtic 1
Stuttgart 1
Aerial duels won
Celtic 13
Stuttgart 20
Fouls committed
Celtic 8
Stuttgart 7
Corners
Celtic 4
Stuttgart 2
In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Celtic 11
Stuttgart 16
Shots on target
Celtic 2
Stuttgart 5
Shots off target
Celtic 4
Stuttgart 6
Attempts out of box
Celtic 3
Stuttgart 6
One-on-one attempts
Celtic 0
Stuttgart 1
Total offsides
Celtic 2
Stuttgart 1
Distribution
Total passes
Celtic 554
Stuttgart 505
Pass accuracy %
Celtic 84.7
Stuttgart 83.4
Backward passes
Celtic 106
Stuttgart 92
Forward passes
Celtic 174
Stuttgart 135
Total long balls
Celtic 54
Stuttgart 58
Successful final third passes
Celtic 100
Stuttgart 99
Total crosses
Celtic 16
Stuttgart 10
Defence
Total tackles
Celtic 5
Stuttgart 13
Won tackle %
Celtic 100
Stuttgart 38.5
Fouls committed
Celtic 8
Stuttgart 7
Total yellow cards
Celtic 0
Stuttgart 1
Total clearances
Celtic 14
Stuttgart 22
Pre Match Facts
Celtic and
Stuttgart have faced twice before in major European competition, with the Scottish side winning 5-4 on aggregate in the last 16 of the 2002-03 UEFA Cup under Martin O’Neill (3-1 home, 2-3 away).
After losing each of their first five away European matches to Scottish opponents between 1964 and 2007,
Stuttgart won their last trip to Scotland 2-0 against Rangers in the UEFA Champions League group stage in November 2009.
Celtic have won just one of their last 10 home games in the knockout rounds of major European competition (D3 L6), losing each of their last four in succession whilst conceding 2- goals in each.
This is
Stuttgart’s first major European knockout round tie since losing 5-1 on aggregate to Lazio at the round of 16 stage of the UEFA Europa League in 2012-13. Overall, the Germans have won just one of their last 11 knockout matches (D3 L7).
Only FC Midtjylland (9) have scored more goals via set pieces in the UEFA Europa League this season than Celtic (8) – four of Celtic’s last five goals in the competition have been scored via that method (3x corners, one penalty).
Articles
Celtic fans turn on player who epitomises team struggles as Europa League hopes left in tatters
https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/celtic/latest-celtic-news/celtic-fans-turn-on-player-who-epitomises-team-struggles-as-europa-league-hopes-left-in-tatters-5605196
Mark Atkinson
By Mark Atkinson
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Published 19th Feb 2026, 22:21 GMT
Updated 19th Feb 2026, 22:39 GMT
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Celtic floored by Stuttgart in knockout play-off round first leg
In keeping with much of this season, Celtic inflicted pain upon themselves against VfB Stuttgart.
This Europa League play-off tie is on life-support. They head to Germany next week for the second leg trailing 4-1. They are fortunate the deficit is three goals.
Seconds into the game, some Celtic fans chucked multi-coloured tennis-style balls on to the pitch in protest against the board. Their ire then turned towards their poor goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, who had a night to forget and was jeered by a section of the fanbase.
Schmeichel epitomises the struggles of Celtic. A once excellent goalkeeper who at the age of 39 is showing uncomfortable signs of decline. He was at fault for two of Stuttgart’s goals, offering weak resistance to shots that one would expect him to do better with.
Those moments came a few days after the Denmark internationalist was susceptible for a goal at Kilmarnock. These are not isolated affairs. Celtic fans have been grumbling about their keeper for some weeks. Manager Martin O’Neill has a big decision on his hands as to whether to stick with Schmeichel – one of the leaders in the dressing room – or go with his deputy Viljami Sinisalo.
Schmeichel was not helped, as has been the case all season, by a jittery defence in front of him. The result and the performance were not fitting ways to celebrate interim boss O’Neill’s 1000th game in management. The 73-year-old watched on sternly from his dugout as Stuttgart reduced his team to ribbons.
A year ago, Celtic were facing another Bundesliga side but in far more exalted surroundings. That Champions League tie against Bayern Munich, where they ran the German giants close, must feel like a world away for their supporters.
Stuttgart drew first blood on 15 minutes. Schmeichel’s sand-wedge clearance wasn’t strong enough and Sebastian Tounekti lost the aerial duel to Dennis Undav. The ball fell to Leicester City loanee Bilal El Khannouss and he skirted across the Celtic defence and fired a low effort past a meek dive from Schmeichel to his left.
Stuttgart returned the favour five minutes later when midfielder Atakan Karazor blindly hit the ball back towards his own goal. Benjamin Nygren nipped in, rounded a stranded Stuttgart keeper Alex Nubel and the scores were level.
It was to Stuttgart’s credit that they were barely rocked by such a mistake. They were back in front on 29 minutes. Angelo Stiller’s cross deflected off Tounekti and El Khannouss was left all alone deep in the penalty box to head past Schmeichel.
Celtic played with little more zip at the start of the second period. A surging run from right-back by Julian Araujo sparked his teammates into life. Tomas Cvancara was causing consternation with his physicality. But there was a lack of quality where it really mattered.
Stuttgart had the clinical edge. They added a third on 57 minutes. The ball was worked out to Jamie Lewelling and he belted a strike past Schmeichel, who was slow to get down the ball. The next time he touched the ball, an element of the fanbase booed him. The Dane’s confidence is clearly low and that moment did not help.
Two minutes later, Emir Demirovic was sent through and he clipped the ball home. The offside flag spared Celtic – although some fans had already decided another half-hour of this was too much to bear.
Nubel then showed Schmeichel how it should be done with a sprawling stop to deny Nygren but Celtic looked just as likely to concede again as score.
The tin lid was put on the tie in stoppage time as Stuttgart substitute Tiago Tomas drove in a clipped home. “Always look on the bright side of life,” sang the away support. “Sack the board,” retorted the few home fans that remained.
Manager: We have to learn from Euro defeat and be ready to go on Sunday
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2026/february/19/manager–we-have-to-learn-from-euro-defeat-and-be-ready-to-go-on-sunday/
First Team
By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor
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19 Feb 2026, 10:58 pm
Martin O’Neill admitted that it had been a difficult night for his Celtic side as they lost 4-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League play-off tie.
It makes the visit to Germany next week a very difficult one for the Hoops, though before then, they face a home match against Hibernian this Sunday in the Premiership.
Speaking to Celtic TV after the game, the Celtic manager said: “It was going to be a tough game anyway to begin with, but we didn’t help ourselves. We conceded some very poor goals.
“We got back into the game and even at half-time I felt we could conjure up something but we conceded not long after that and the game goes beyond you at that stage.
“The very obvious thing is we didn’t defend strongly enough in the course of it, and I thought the goals were avoidable.
“That’s gone now, and much as I can push it to the side and learn a great deal, as I did from the Midtjylland game, that they are difficult games.
“European football is tough and when you’re playing a side in the top four of the Bundesliga, it doesn’t matter if it’s home or away, it’s going to be hard.
“But we can learn things from that but our focus now has to be Sunday, which is massive for us.”
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First Team
By Paul Cuddihy, Celtic View Editor
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19 Feb 2026, 10:00 pm
UEFA Europa League
Play-off round, first leg
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Celtic Park, Glasgow
CELTIC…1
(Nygren 21)
VfB STUTTGART…4
(Khannouss 15 & 28, Leweling 57, Tomas 90-2)
Celtic face an extremely tough task in Germany next week in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League play-off following a 4-1 home defeat at home tonight (Thursday).
Both sides started the game in a positive vein, but it was the visitors who grabbed the opening goal after 15 minutes.
Denis Undav fed the ball to Bilal El Khannouss who fired a low, left-footed shot into the Celtic net, and though the Hoops players claimed the Stuttgart player was offside, a VAR check ruled the goal a legitimate one.
But that lead lasted only six minutes before Celtic equalised through Benjamin Nygren, with the Swede netting his 17th goal of the season.
The Hoops capitalised on slack play at the back from the German side, and he surged into the box, rounded the keeper and slotted the ball into the net for his fourth European goal of the campaign to make it 1-1.
However, that parity in the scoreline didn’t last long as Stuttgart scored again just before the half-hour mark.
A looping cross from the right found El Khannouss on the edge of the six-yard box, and he directed his header beyond Kasper Schmeichel and into the net.
That second goal gave Stuttgart renewed confidence and they began to control possession, creating a couple of chances which ultimately came to nothing, while Celtic were finding the Stuttgart defence difficult to break down.
52%
Possession
48%
12
Shots
16
2
Shots On Target
5
4
Corners
2
8
Fouls
7
0
0
Cards
1
0
Celtic looked to find a way back into the game after the break and Julian Araujo made a driving run from inside his own half up to the edge of the Stuttgart area, eventually forcing a corner, though the set-piece came to nothing.
And the Hoops were punished when Stuttgart scored a third goal on 57 minutes.
Denis Undav again provided the assist, this time for Jamie Leweling, who fired in a shot from the edge of the area.
And just two minutes later, the German side thought they had made it 4-1 when Ermedin Demirovic finished off a great move but a VAR check disallowed the goal for offside.
At the other end, Benjamin Nygren had a shot from inside the area well-saved by Alexander Nübel, while Sebastian Tounekti had a couple of efforts from the edge of the area which went wide of the target.
With 10 minutes remaining, Kasper Schmeichel saved well to deny Tiago Tomás, while Marcelo Saracchi’s cross almost deceived the keeper, but just went over the bar.
However, Stuttgart remained dangerous every time they attacked and they added a fourth goal in added time when substitute Tiago Tomas surged into the box and lifted the ball over Schmeichel and into the net to make it 4-1 on the night.
Celtic: Schmeichel, Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney (Saracchi 78′), Nygren (McCowan 71′), McGregor, Paulo Bernardo (Hatate 62′), Maeda (Hyunjun Yang 62′), Čvančara (Iheanacho 71′), Tounekti
Subs: Adamu, Sinisalo, Hyunjun Yang, McCowan, Iheanacho, Doohan, Saracchi, Hatate, Murray, Forrest, Donovan, Ralston
VfB Stuttgart: Nübel, Vagnoman, Jeltsch, Chabot (Jaquez 78′), Hendriks, Karazor, Stiller (Chema Andres 91′), El Khannouss (Nartey 72′), Undav, Leweling (Führich 72′), Demirovic (Tiago Tomás 78′)
Subs: Bredlow, Al Dakhil, Mittelstädt, Tiago Tomás, Führich, Jaquez, Assignon, Bouanani, Nartey, Chema Andres, Hellstern
BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx2gky7gjm9t
At a glance
Bilal El Khannouss’ first-half double, Jamie Leweling strike and late Tiago Tomas effort hands Stuttgart huge advantage in play-off tie
Defensive frailty costs Celtic despite Benjamin Nygren’s 18th goal of the campaign
Martin O’Neill tastes defeat in his 1,000th match as a manager and must now lead Celtic to a first ever win in Germany to have a chance of progression
ByMartin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter at Celtic Park
Celtic suffered a damaging and likely decisive Europa League knockout round play-off first-leg defeat to Stuttgart as Martin O’Neill’s 1,000th match as a manager ended in disappointment.
Bilal El Khannouss’ first-half double sandwiched Benjamin Nygren’s cool finish put Stuttgart in control as they punished defensive fragility to leave the home side with a mountain to climb to progress.
Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had a night to forget, looking at fault for the first and third goals as he tamely failed to stop Jamie Leweling’s second-half strike that earned Stuttgart a commanding cushion.
A fine late fourth finish from Tiago Tomas ended Celtic’s 10-game unbeaten run since Wilfried Nancy’s exit and leaves them with little hope of progression.
Under O’Neill, Celtic had produced some memorable displays and results in this competition.
They struggled to hit those heights despite playing well at times and now travel for the return leg against a side who sit fourth in the Bundesliga needing to record a first-ever win in Germany.
O’Neill stated in the build up that this would be a very tough test. It proved that but, in truth, Celtic’s biggest obstacle seemed themselves.
They looked comfortable until Schmeichel was short with a clearance. The ball found El Khannouss whose reversed strike seemed tame, but the goalkeeper looked very laboured as he failed to get down to save.
Stuttgart captain Atakan Karazor was equally accommodating shortly after as he gifted Celtic a lifeline when he passed straight to Nygren who did superbly to round the goalkeeper and tap home.
That was his 18th goal of the season – a spectacular return from the Swedish midfielder.
Just as the home crowd sensed that reprieve may inspire something, they were undone once more. A cross deflected kindly to El Khannouss all alone in the penalty area and he planted a header home.
It was all far too easy.
Not for the first time of late, O’Neill was left with a half-time rousing mission to get Celtic back on track.
There was a response, but again Schmeichel looked at fault when Lewling struck from outside the box.
A fourth was ruled out when Ermedin Demirovic lifted home but the video assistant referee (VAR) deemed him offside to Celtic’s relief.
Nygren was close to reducing the margin as the home side performed well enough and ploughed on but they were caught out in injury time when Tomas ghosted in to loft home.
The damage was done in those defensive moments with no miracle under O’Neill on this occasion.
Analysis: Case for defence weak with Europa progression now almost out of sight
Celtic have revelled in doing it the hard way of late. Defensive frailty is the reason and it cost them once again. This time they couldn’t respond, albeit they tried.
They need to make astonishing history by earning a first win in Germany by a big, big margin. Not many will back this scoreline being overturned.
Memories of Munich in last season’s Champions League play-off may offer very slim hope but Celtic seem a stretch away from that level of performance right now when they agonisingly lost out to Bayern’s late, late leveller.
The chance to progress seems gone.
The display, overall, was not bad. Stuttgart didn’t actually create that much for the most part but a late push looks to have got them over the line.
A lot of this outcome was down to Schmeichel. The are increasing question marks around Celtic’s goalkeeper.
His distribution for the opening goal was poor but his dive for the strike looked laboured to say the least. The Denmark legend has looked less than comfortable this season.
Collectively, the second concession was also weak with El Khannous inexplicably left alone as Celtic sat far too deep.
The third was simply a shot that Schmeichel should have saved and the late concession making this look a bridge too far.
Progression now is a very tall order against a side who are very strong on home soil with the weight of history very much not in Celtic’s favour.
What they said
Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill tells TNT Sports: “It’s a tough evening for us. On paper, 4-1 looks pretty poor. We were masters of our own downfall in many respects, conceded some poor goals.
“Kasper [Schmeichel] has made some great saves while I’ve been here. This is a collective, there’s no doubt about that.
“I will think about all sorts of things, but Kasper has done really well since I’ve arrived at the football club, in both spells.”
“At some point, Celtic will become a top quality European team. That’s in the future. At this moment our battles are elsewhere. Our focus now is totally on Sunday.
“It’s very difficult for Scottish teams. There’s no money. You’re talking about Premier League sides and Bundesliga sides buying players for £40m and them not playing.”
What’s next?
Celtic return to the defence of their Premiership title when they host Hibernian on Sunday, 22 February (15:00 GMT), before the return leg against Stuttgart on Thursday, 26 February (17:45).
Match stats
Celtic have lost four of their last six home games in major European competition (W2), as many as in their previous 13 matches combined (W6 D3 L4).
This is just Martin O’Neill’s second defeat in charge of Celtic in 2025-26, after losing 1-3 to FC Midtjylland in November. Indeed, it’s O’Neill’s first loss at Celtic Park since a 1-3 defeat to Hibernian in April 2005.
Only Tawanda Maswanhise (18) has more goals among Scottish Premiership players in all competitions this season than Celtic’s Benjamin Nyrgen (17), with his seven in 2026 more than any other player.
Since the Fifa Club World Cup, no Bundesliga player in all competitions this season has scored more goals from outside the penalty area than Jamie Leweling (4).