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Stuttgart Defeats Celta in a Hard-Fought Europa League Match
Stuttgart, Germany – VfB Stuttgart secured an important victory over Celta Vigo in the opening match of the UEFA Europa League group stage, held on September 25, 2025. The German team demonstrated superiority in possession, controlling the ball for 59% of the time, and generating a higher number of scoring opportunities.
The match remained tense, with several yellow cards distributed between both teams. The first goal of the match came in the 51st minute, scored by B. Bouanani, following an assist from A. Nubel, giving Stuttgart the lead. The advantage was extended in the 68th minute thanks to B. El Khannouss, assisted by A. Stiller. Despite Stuttgart’s dominance, Celta Vigo did not give up and managed to narrow the gap in the 86th minute with a goal from B. Iglesias, assisted by I. Moriba, making it a final score of 2-1.
Stuttgart proved to be more effective in attack, with 19 shots taken compared to Celta’s 7. Although only 6 of Stuttgart’s shots were on target, they managed to convert two goals. Celta, on the other hand, struggled to generate real danger in the opponent’s area. The match, refereed by Nick Walsh from Scotland, saw a total of 11 fouls committed by Stuttgart and 12 by Celta.
Substitutions vfb stuttgart: at minute 25 F. Jeltsch came in and L. Jaquez went out., at minute 70 C. Andres came in and A. Karazor went out., at minute 70 B. El Khannouss came in and T. Tomas went out., at minute 80 J. Leweling came in and J. Vagnoman went out., at minute 80 B. Bouanani came in and C. Fuhrich went out.
Substitutions celta vigo: at minute 52 F. Jutgla came in and B. Iglesias went out., at minute 61 I. Aspas came in and W. Swedberg went out., at minute 61 P. Duran came in and B. Zaragoza went out., at minute 61 J. El Abdellaoui came in and J. Rueda went out., at minute 83 F. Beltran came in and H. Sotelo went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
VfB Stuttgart
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Celta Vigo
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