Celta Vigo-Juventus (Europa League 2026)
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Celta Vigo-Juventus is the football match for matchday two of the 2025–2026 Europa League league phase, played on Thursday 15 October 2026 at 9pm at the Abanca Balaídos in Vigo. For Juventus, the Turin club, it marked a return to European competition against the Galician side after 26 years since their only two previous meetings, in the 1999/2000 UEFA Cup [1].
The context for the two sides
Juventus, coached by Luciano Spalletti, arrived for the trip to Spain after opening their Europa League league phase with a 5-0 win over NEC Nijmegen at the Allianz Stadium, with goals from Nico Gonzalez, Alajbegovic, Woltemade, Celik and Kolo Muani, and after a 1-1 draw in the league at Cagliari, with the equaliser scored by Kolo Muani late on [1]. Celta Vigo, managed by Claudio Giráldez, had instead lost 1-0 away to Omonia Nicosia on matchday one of the league phase and had drawn 0-0 away to Elche in the league [1].
Previous European meetings
The two clubs had already met in the UEFA Cup in the 1999/2000 season, on two occasions only. In the first leg, played in Turin on 2 March 2000, Juventus won 1-0 with a goal from Darko Kovacevic [1]. A week later, in the return leg at the Balaídos, Celta Vigo won 4-0, overturning the first-leg result in what sources describe as one of the heaviest European defeats in the club's history [1]. The 2026 match was the third official meeting between the two sides and Juventus's first return to Vigo in over a quarter of a century [1].
Lineups and broadcast
According to the probable lineups released the day before, Celta Vigo set up in a 3-4-3 formation with Radu in goal, while Juventus went with a 4-2-3-1 under Spalletti; sources report some differences in the announced probable lineups [1][2]. The match was broadcast live on Sky Sport and streamed on NOW and Sky Go [1][2].
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Sources
- Celta Vigo-Juventus, i bianconeri cercano il bis in Europa: probabili formazioni e dove vederla — TorinoToday, 13 October 2026
- Europa League, oggi Celta Vigo-Juventus: orario, probabili formazioni e dove vederla in tv — TorinOggi, 15 October 2026