Celta Vigo 2-1 Lille
Updated
Celta Vigo won: Celta Vigo 2-1 Lille in the Europa League (Round 7) on Thu, 22 Jan 2026 at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo. Celta Vigo goals: Williot Swedberg 1', Carl Starfelt 69'. Lille goals: Olivier Giroud 86'. Sent off: Hugo Sotelo (29'). Expected goals: 1.27-1.54. Possession: 26-74. Player of the match: Carl Starfelt (8).
Match report
Celta Vigo beat Lille 2-1
Celta Vigo narrowly beat Lille 2-1 at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos on Thursday 22 January in the Europa League.
Williot Swedberg put Celta Vigo ahead on 1' (1-0), Carl Starfelt made it 2-0 on 69' and Olivier Giroud pulled one back for Lille on 86' (2-1).
Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo) was sent off on 29'.
Celta Vigo had 26% of the ball, shots were 7-20 (4-4 on target) and expected goals finished 1.27-1.54.
Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) was player of the match with an 8 rating.
Attendance: 20,015. Referee: Harm Osmers.
Match stats
| Celta Vigo | Lille | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 26 | 74 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.27 | 1.54 |
| Total shots | 7 | 20 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Touches in opposition box | 7 | 39 |
| Big chances | 1 | 2 |
| Big chances missed | 0 | 1 |
| Accurate passes | 145 (66%) | 551 (91%) |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 3 | 7 |
| Total shots | 7 | 20 |
| Shots off target | 2 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 3 | 8 |
Lineups
Celta Vigo (5-2-3): Ionut Andrei Radu, Javi Rueda, Javi Rodriguez, Carl Starfelt, Marcos Alonso, Oscar Mingueza, Hugo Sotelo, Miguel Román, Iago Aspas, Williot Swedberg, Borja Iglesias
Lille (4-4-1-1): Berke Özer, Thomas Meunier, Nathan Ngoy, Alexsandro Ribeiro, Romain Perraud, Marius Broholm, Ngal Ayel Mukau, Nabil Bentaleb, Felix Correia, Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Olivier Giroud
Key events
- 1' · Goal · Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo)
- 10' · Substitution · Aissa Mandi for Nabil Bentaleb (Lille)
- 29' · Red card · Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo)
- 31' · Yellow card · Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo)
- 32' · Yellow card · Nathan Ngoy (Lille)
- 33' · Yellow card · Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)
- 40' · Yellow card · Aissa Mandi (Lille)
- 46' · Substitution · Pablo Durán for Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo)
- 46' · Substitution · Sergio Carreira for Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)
- 46' · Substitution · Tiago Santos for Alexsandro Ribeiro (Lille)
- 46' · Substitution · Matias Fernandez-Pardo for Thomas Meunier (Lille)
- 64' · Yellow card · Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo)
- 69' · Goal · Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo)
- 71' · Substitution · Jones El-Abdellaoui for Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo)
- 74' · Substitution · Soriba Diaoune for Felix Correia (Lille)
- 82' · Yellow card · Ionut Andrei Radu (Celta Vigo)
- 86' · Goal · Olivier Giroud (Lille)
- 87' · Substitution · Calvin Verdonk for Marius Broholm (Lille)
- 89' · Substitution · Hugo Álvarez for Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)
- 90'+2 · Substitution · Mihailo Ristic for Javi Rueda (Celta Vigo)
All-time head-to-head
Questions
Who won Celta Vigo vs Lille?
Celta Vigo won, 2-1 (Europa League) on Thu, 22 Jan 2026.
When and where is Celta Vigo vs Lille?
Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 20:00 UTC at Estadio Abanca-Balaídos, Vigo, Europa League.