Javi Rodríguez’s double completes Celta Vigo’s Europa League comeback on October 22, 2026

Celta Vigo overturn Celtic’s lead

Celta Vigo came from behind to beat Celtic 2-1 in the UEFA Europa League League Stage - 3 on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The visitors recovered from Mika Baur’s opener through two goals from Javier Rodríguez Galiano in a decisive three-minute spell.

Celtic took the lead at 47', when Baur scored to make it 1-0. Celta Vigo levelled at 68' as Rodríguez Galiano made it 1-1, assisted by Hugo Alvarez Antunez. Rodríguez Galiano struck again at 71' to complete the turnaround and set the final score at Celtic 1-2 Celta Vigo.

Celta controlled the volume

The scoreline reflected Celta Vigo’s greater attacking output. They held 56% possession, completed 579 accurate passes and attempted 22 shots, compared with Celtic’s 44%, 433 accurate passes and 8 shots. Celta also led expected goals 1.27 to 0.59 and had six corners to Celtic’s two. Both teams registered four shots on goal, showing that Celtic remained capable of testing the visitors despite the difference in total attempts.

Bookings and table impact

The event list records Celtic yellow cards for Camilo Duran, M. O'Neill, Liam Scales, Oliver Sorensen and Colby Donovan; the match-statistics line records four Celtic yellow cards. No red cards were listed.

Celta Vigo went into the match on two losses and now have 3 points from 3 games, while Celtic’s pre-match two-loss run was extended and they remain on 0 points from 3 games. Celta are 3 points ahead of Celtic, with post-match league positions provisional because other results may not yet be included.

Rodríguez was the standout performer, earning an 8.9 rating after 90 minutes and scoring twice.