Celtic 1–4 VfB Stuttgart
- Nygren 21'
- El Khannouss 15'
- El Khannouss 28'
- Leweling 57'
- Tomás 90+3'
19 February 2026
The match in data
A 4–1 win for VfB Stuttgart against Celtic on 19 February 2026, in the 2025-26 Europa League (Knockout Round Play-offs).
Player of the match: Auston Trusty (Celtic), rated 68, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 73 passes. Trusty produced 1.0 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For VfB Stuttgart, the highest-rated player was Angelo Stiller, with 64.
Bilal El Khannouss scored twice.
Auston Trusty
Celtic · 90'
Produced 1.04× and cost 0.24× their position's average
- 8 final-third passes 1.4×
- 73 passes 1.6×
- 4 aerials won 2.4×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 1 duel lost 0.3×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Trusty ★ | Defender | 90 | 68 |
| Callum McGregor | Midfielder | 90 | 67 |
| Benjamin Nygren | Midfielder | 72 | 66 |
| Kieran Tierney | Defender | 78 | 54 |
| Reo Hatate | Midfielder | 28 | 54 |
| Liam Scales | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Hyun-jun Yang | Forward | 28 | 52 |
| Tomas Cvancara | Forward | 71 | 34 |
| Julián Araujo | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Sebastian Tounekti | Midfielder | 90 | 29 |
| Daizen Maeda | Midfielder | 62 | 28 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | Goalkeeper | 90 | 25 |
| Paulo Bernardo | Midfielder | 62 | 25 |
| Kelechi Iheanacho | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Luke McCowan | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Marcelo Saracchi | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo Stiller | Midfielder | 90 | 64 |
| Jeff Chabot | Defender | 78 | 57 |
| Jamie Leweling | Forward | 71 | 56 |
| Deniz Undav | Forward | 90 | 53 |
| Alexander Nübel | Goalkeeper | 90 | 51 |
| Finn Jeltsch | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Atakan Karazor | Midfielder | 90 | 47 |
| Bilal El Khannouss | Midfielder | 72 | 40 |
| Josha Vagnoman | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Ermedin Demirovic | Forward | 78 | 36 |
| Ramon Hendriks | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Chris Führich | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Nikolas Nartey | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Luca Jaquez | Defender | 12 | no rating |
| Tiago Tomás | Forward | 12 | no rating |
| Chema Andrés | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which VfB Stuttgart player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Deniz Undav, with 4 key passes. Next: Josha Vagnoman 2, Atakan Karazor 2.
Deniz Undav topped VfB Stuttgart's creative output with 4 key passes, doubling Josha Vagnoman and Atakan Karazor (2 each). Undav's vision fueled a dominant 1–4 victory.
Which Celtic player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Kieran Tierney, with 3 key passes. Next: Sebastian Tounekti 1, Callum McGregor 1.
Kieran Tierney created 3 chances for Celtic, ahead of Sebastian Tounekti and Callum McGregor on 1 each. Tierney's creative edge was overshadowed by a heavy 1–4 loss.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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