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00:00Philem Alkanus at the double for Stuttgart to give the German side the advantage as we get set to recommence
00:09at Celtic Park.
00:49So no changes from either of the managers at the interval.
00:57Celtic need a change in the way that the game is going because Sebastian Honest's side not only have the
01:02lead but they have had the better of the game as the contest has gone on.
01:39Back from Yeltsch, 19 years of age, looks very composed at the heart of that Stuttgart defence.
01:48He's given away though, that's a clip, no? Looks as though it might have been a foul on Joanchara but
01:57nothing in it and it's cleared by the head of Hendricks for a Celtic throw.
02:11Will it be a long one into the area? No, they've gone short instead. Trusty.
02:20Manuel Bernardo's flicked it on. Behinded goes for a Celtic corner at the start of this second half.
02:29In fact, it's not going to be a Celtic corner because the offside flag has been raised
02:56Room now for Nigra
03:11Hasn't done too much so far this evening, Tyson Maeda, but Celtic fans will know that he can just come
03:18to life in the blink of an eye
03:19And they're looking for some inspiration from him
03:29Scales
03:37Sebastian Hurnes deserves so much credit for what he's engineered in his near three years
03:44With VfB Stuttgart, runners-up finish in the Bundesliga in 2024
03:50Last year's DfV Cup triumph, both remarkable achievements
03:59In the thick of it for Champions League qualification via the Bundesliga this season and into the German Cup semis
04:06And in front here at Celtic Park
04:08A bit of defending to do here
04:12Tunecti has been a bit too robust in the challenge
04:17Rather than a super sub, he wants to be super Seb
04:20Does Sebastian Tunecti?
04:22Hasn't had loads of chances from the word go
04:27Really keen to make an impression tonight and there's a bit too much eagerness there in the challenge on Finn
04:32Jeltsch
04:47Visitors are among Germany's most informed teams, seven victories from their ten matches since the winter break in Germany
04:59Nine successes in their last 13
05:18It's a free kick and it's also going to be a yellow card for Jeff Chabot
05:22who is not best pleased with the decision
05:27He's disputing the merit of it, but he had his hands all over Tomas Chabonchera
05:35Not sure quite what the 28-year-old really expected
05:42Sebastian Hoene is making his point as well
05:46Looking around the block, Chabot has played
05:49In the Netherlands and Italy as well as in his homeland
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07:01Interesting subplot to the fact that Pinal Alcanus has been at the double for Stuttgart
07:07this evening, quite a few Scotland internationals in the Celtic set up and Scotland will play
07:13Morocco and the FIFA World Cup in the summer, this is an excellent run from Araujo
07:22Maeda, Araujo, good cross
07:27McGregor, well that's brought the crowd into it, here is the Mexican again here, back for McGregor
07:38Araujo's delivery, popped behind by Atakan Karazor
07:45but they've needed something like this to get their teeth into the home fans
07:50surging run from the Bournemouth Loney, that was briefly stunted before he could pop it back in
08:08it's not the most convincing punch from Neuville but it's done the job
08:18Genetti who can't hit them as we saw fairly recently, charging to the byline this time and Neuville
08:25gets a slap on it, in fact he didn't need to, it's drifted behind for a goal kick
08:39they only just etched their way into the playoffs didn't they
08:45Celtic with just three wins in the league phase
08:53this side finished 11th, missing out on automatic qualification by just a point, they won four of their last five
09:00league phase matches
09:02costly defeat to Roma on match day seven
09:06which saw the Serie A side leapfrog Stuttgart into the top eight
09:35that's a useful pass
09:39excellent strength throw from Hendricks, Dutchman has then lost out
09:48Chavanchara, there's a bit more bite to Celtic in this second period, Tierney
09:56Negrim is too casual and then too clumsy
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10:36Yeltsch, works it back to Nouveau.
10:55They've now scored 17 goals in the tournament so far, amongst the highest scorers in the Europa
11:04league this term while they've conceded 10 at the other end now.
11:13There's noise from the away end and some clump faces in the home support.
11:57The format has since changed but Celtic's last Europa League playoff came in 2020, that finished in disappointment.
12:04This could get worse for them here as well, it's another.
12:08And questions asked of Kasper Schmeichel again.
12:12Jamie Levelling gives Stuttgart breathing space at Celtic.
12:24Another long-range hit that the Celtic keepers have been unable to deal with.
12:34Stuttgart's in form forwards has rattled the back of the net.
12:40They don't need the goals of Duberovic and have this.
12:46Jamie Levelling gets in on the act.
12:51steadied himself and then smashed it goalwards.
12:55It's close enough to Schmeichel that you'd back him to make the save but it just goes straight through him.
13:01I think as with Elkanus' first, that will have to go down as a goalkeeping error.
13:08Delight for the travelling fans.
13:12And they are firmly on course for a spot in the last 16 now.
13:33Well, Kasper Schmeichel being booed by I think some of the home supporters who have...
13:42Obviously seen calls for criticism and there could be another here.
13:48It's four.
13:49Celtic are falling apart.
13:52Stuttgart are shredding them.
13:56Finally, one of their three scoring forwards does find the net tonight.
14:04Ermadin Demirovic, part of the destruction of Celtic tonight.
14:114-1 down inside of an hour.
14:14And he struggled to see a way back now for the Scottish side.
14:19Again, the defending is slack.
14:21They might, might have a get out of jail card.
14:26As they will need to inspect whether he was onside.
14:30It looks a close call.
14:32And the check has now just commenced.
14:38Demirovic on the end of the 1-2.
14:40Instant control.
14:41And then the second touch to bend it into the net.
14:45In fact, it might have been known goal from Trusty.
14:49Either way, it ended up in the back of the net for the fourth time tonight.
14:53But he is waiting to find out whether Demirovic made his dash just a tad too early.
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15:36the goal is disallowed it walks offside so some respite for Celtic that the
15:43deficits reduced to just 3-1 but there will still be concerned at the ease with
15:51which Duttgart slice their way through
16:09Tunecti, McGregor, Tierney, Callum McGregor
16:23Maeda pretty much sums up how this evening's going for Celtic
16:47they're now gone and Celtic make their first changes
16:58Maeda departs, Atate comes on
17:11Yang is the other introduced with Paolo Bernardo going off and
17:18Anthony O'Neill said that it was a big night for Paolo Bernardo who hasn't really had many chances from
17:24the start
17:25really been able to grasp on tonight either
17:42still attracting the hire of some Celtic supporters
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17:53One, two, three
17:59One, two, three
18:24McGregor.
18:43Tierney feeds it forwards to the next team.
18:51Madoff here, Atante's effort, and then the follow-up is well saved, Tunecti get the angle for the strike, Tierney's
19:03in there, Tunecti can hit them and has hit that one but sends it well wide.
19:11What looked like being a potential embarrassment for Celtic nearly, saw them get back within a goal there after that.
19:20Madoff had to react smartly to prevent Negron getting his second of the game, it's a good save.
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20:14Oh, nearly an own goal there, that really would have rubbed salt in the wounds for the Celtic fans.
20:51Oh, nearly an own goal there, that really would have rubbed salt in the wounds for the Celtic fans.
21:12And Tionetti nearing for glory, it has been a bit of an improvement from Celtic, just when it looked as
21:23though the tie was going to be put out of their grasp.
21:26VAR came to their rescue and Tionetti and Co. maybe spurred on by the fact that they've been spared conceding
21:32a fourth, although that wasn't exactly the best effort.
21:36Although that man in the crowd was pretty happy with what he provided.
21:43Maybe Martin O'Neill's casting a glance across him.
22:07Tionetti looking to make things happen. He's having some joy down that left-hand side, although he's been snuffed out
22:12very quickly by Magnemann there.
22:14It will be a goal kick as well after some solid defending from the German.
22:22He's played all of his club football in his homeland, joined Stuttgart from Hamburg in the summer of 2022.
22:32Well, they're still in the tie just, you would say, if that goal had been allowed a three goal margin
22:41going to Stuttgart next week, which surely have felt like an impossible mountain for Celtic to try and scale.
22:52I've only won one of their six previous Europa League knockout stage games have Stuttgart that came at Genk back
23:00in 2013 looking good for a victory on the night tonight at the very least.
23:11Yelch.
23:15Yelch.
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23:32McGregor, Ataté.
24:02That's a nice shuffle, and a good charge, and the comeback is cleared well, Karazor in the right place, needed
24:11to be too, from being obliterated, Celtic might have found themselves back within the goal here.
24:39It's a free kick, which will just stunt the momentum.
25:02You won't have to take a while, Karazor.
25:06You won't have to take them!
25:49McGregor.
25:51Araujo, a bit of a poor pass from here.
25:53We're into the last 20 minutes of the 90 now.
26:13So Negren is heading off here.
26:19And also Tomas Chavanchara, Iheanacho and McCown coming on.
26:25And that's interesting because there was some talk in the Scottish press about Luke McCown being perhaps unfortunate not to
26:32be in from the word go tonight.
26:36Chris Furick is replacing one of the Stuttgart goal scorers, Jamie Leveling.
26:44And the other man to net tonight, Philel Elkanus, will take his leave.
26:49Nicholas Nati steps in for him.
26:52That means all of the scorers so far this evening are now off the pitch.
27:13Iheanacho.
27:14Iheanacho.
27:36Iheanacho.
27:39Iheanacho.
27:40It's a poor pass.
27:42Good day.
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28:56Kieran Tierney, good vision to spot the pass there, McCowan advancing, lets himself down
29:04with the pass, rolled across here for Demirovic, back it goes from Tierney, gets a few crones
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29:44Two net team, Iheanacho, that was a bad try from Hattate and they're asking for a handball in there
30:00Hattate was Celtic's joint top scorer in the Europa League this season with three goals,
30:06Negrin now nudging ahead of him with his strike earlier on tonight
30:20Hattate
30:21very quickly checked and cleared, that was clearly off the chest
30:31Hattate
30:39Scales, McGregor, Araujo sets it on
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30:48Safe hands from Alexander Neuvelen, you'd say that that's been the major difference between the sides
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30:58All of the long range efforts out, so Schmeichel beaten by two from distance
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31:30By and by and large they've been able to do that without too much disruption from Celtic
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32:43Popped on now for Ternetti, running at pace, lost his balance and the ball lost the direction he was hoping
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32:56Well he made changes after a lacklustre first-half performance against Kilmarnock on Sunday, Martin O'Neill, the Celtic interim
33:04boss has now shuffled his pack fully tonight as well and you would say that changes have just injected something
33:13into this Celtic performance that has stopped it completely petering out.
33:19Demerovic doesn't get a goal this evening after that VAR overruled effort.
33:35So Soracchi has come on with Kieran Tierney the player to depart.
33:59Two changes for Stuttgart, Schaffer and Demerovic departing.
34:06Checkers and Thiago Tomas on for Sebastian Hernes.
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40:40Fruirik, five to play.
40:48Grieger gets it half clear. Stuttgart pushing for another as Celtic club begins to empty,
40:53at least with regard to the home fans, but they might miss something.
40:57Iheanacho is waiting for some green and white support to arrive, has to retreat to
41:10McGregor who is fired in across field.
41:18Having quite the introduction from the bench for Marcela Saracci there.
41:27Well, you assumed he was going to cross here, the Uruguayan.
41:31I think he did mean it. Scored in the victory against Livingston here
41:36earlier on this month and obviously has a taste for it now. That was his
41:40first goal for the club.
41:52It's a poor clearance from Newville, but no harm done for Stuttgart.
42:03lost four of their previous five away games against Scottish clubs, but they were victorious in their
42:09most recent one at Rangers back in 2009, and it's almost certainly going to be another victory in
42:16Glasgow for them tonight.
42:22Only a second win in there.
42:25Now seven Europa League knockout stage matches.
42:30Last coming at Genk in 2013.
42:33And it could get better for Stuttgart here as well.
42:36Undav! It's a good block.
42:40Undav's got it back though.
42:42And Undav's effort is charged down again.
43:27It's going to be a third straight Europa League knockout stage home defeat for Celtic.
43:37Only one win from their last nine at the knockout stage of this competition.
43:42That came here against Zenit in 2018.
43:47Hard yards for them at the business end of this competition.
43:50And it's going to be a tough task for them away in Germany next Thursday too.
43:55Will it get even tougher?
43:57Stiller's corner.
44:00They're back in and nearly nudged in.
44:08They're back in and they're back in and they're back in.
44:09Thiago Tomas throwing himself at the ball here.
44:12After some more questionable Celtic defending.
44:22He'll be satisfied with his night's work as their good form in 2026 continues.
44:31Tie against Braga or Porto awaiting the winners and Stuttgart will be favourites to be the victors.
44:39given the state of play towards the end of this one.
44:44And it again could have got even better as Celtic start to loosen up at the back later on.
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45:43We're going to have a minimum of five added minutes at the end of the 90 here.
45:48And those Stuttgart supporters have had a night to save her here in Snelting.
46:15Andres for Stille is the injury time alteration for Stuttgart.
46:49Slip through for Iheanacho.
46:51Nouvelle alert and out quickly.
47:14That was a tug and Stuttgart will have the free kick and a chance to just take their time over
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47:46Andres for Stuttgart.
47:57It's going to be another perhaps. Here it is. That could be the killer blow.
48:07Thiago Tomas gives Stuttgart a three goal advantage to take back to Germany.
48:15And surely there's no way back for Celtic now.
48:25Well, it's a stick it up for Martin O'Neill and all of a Celtic persuasion.
48:30But you would say on the balance of play Stuttgart a good value for their three goal lead.
48:39Thiago Tomas charging through. Nobody tracked him. Still had plenty of work to do though, didn't he?
48:46Because of the way that he was running and lost his footing but maintained his composure.
48:53And ensured that he got just the right contact on it to lift it beyond Schmeichel and in.
49:04Expertly taken.
49:09The last goal came in the Europa League in December when he scored in the 4-1 win at home
49:15to Maccabee Tel Aviv.
49:16He has scored in a 4-1 victory for Stuttgart away at Celtic tonight.
49:37Celtic Park has emptied as you can see.
49:42Plenty of green and white seats on show now.
49:483-1 wouldn't have been a great scoreline to take.
49:52To Germany next week but there would have still just been a bit of a flicker.
49:58Some hope of an improbable turnaround but now you feel that it is mission impossible.
50:07Stuttgart have come here and shown their class.
50:14Also their sense of adventure to still look for a fourth when leading 3-1.
50:19They have to defend here though.
50:21And have done.
50:33Tate.
50:35McGregor.
50:37Laid off nicely.
50:48Good feet.
50:49Good feet.
50:50Good ball as well.
50:52Chucks!
50:54That might be the last act of the game.
50:57Blazed over by Sirachi.
51:02Kind of sums up the difference between the sides this evening.
51:05Stuttgart Clinical and Celtic when they have had their few openings have been fairly wasteful.
51:16A blue mood amongst those in green and white.
51:20Good feet.
51:49Tudekti, last player of the game coming up here, oh and it's nearly in for a goal, somehow it doesn't
51:56drift in and that is the last action of the match, Araujo couldn't quite smuggle it in.
52:06Stuttgart take a sizeable step towards the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League with a thumping victory at Celtic
52:16Park, Bilal Elkanus' first half double helped them get into the ascendancy and then further goals followed from the boot
52:29of levelling and Tiago Thomas in stoppage time.
52:32A tall order for Celtic to say the very least, but Sebastian Hernandez's side fully deserving of their win here
52:40in the first leg by four goals to one.
53:03Round two.
53:07Goal, goal, goal, goal, goal.
53:41Goal, goal.
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