PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs PAOK - team news, lineups, predictions

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·24 February 2026

PREVIEW | Celta de Vigo vs PAOK - team news, lineups, predictions

Celta de Vigo and PAOK face off this Thursday at the Municipal de Balaídos in UEFA Europa League.

In their last game, Celta de Vigo won 2-0 against Mallorca (La Liga 2025/26). In their last fixture, PAOK shared the spoils 1-1 with Larissa (Greek League 2025/26).

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The last meeting between the two teams ended with Celta de Vigo winning 2-1.

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Celta de Vigo

PAOK

Dejan Lovren - Inner Ligament Injury
Luka Ivanusec - Toe Injury
Dimitrios Kottas - Unknown Injury

Last starting XIs

Celta de Vigo ( vs Mallorca 2026-02-22): Ionut Radu, Javi Rodríguez, Joseph Aidoo, Marcos Alonso, Javier Rueda, Matías Vecino, Miguel Román, Hugo Álvarez, Fer López, Ferrán Jutglà, Pablo Durán

PAOK ( vs Larissa 2026-02-22): Jiri Pavlenka, Jorge Sánchez, Tomasz Kedziora, Ioannis Michailidis, Baba Rahman, Andrija Zivkovic, Christos Zafeiris, Magomed Ozdoev, Dimitrios Chatsidis, Taison, Giorgos Giakoumakis

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MANAGERS

Claudio Giráldez faced Razvan Lucescu on two occasions, recording only victories.
Razvan Lucescu faced Celta de Vigo on two occasions, recording only defeats.
Claudio Giráldez faced PAOK on two occasions, recording only victories.

TEAMS

Away, PAOK currently has one defeat in the last six games.
Away, PAOK comes from two consecutive games without winning.
Away, PAOK comes from three consecutive games without losing.
PAOK currently has four defeats in the last 30 games.
PAOK comes from three consecutive games without winning.
At home, Celta de Vigo currently has one defeat in the last six games.
At home, Celta de Vigo currently has one draw in the last 11 games.
At home, Celta de Vigo comes from seven consecutive games scoring goals.
Celta de Vigo currently has two defeats in the last 14 games.
Celta de Vigo comes from four consecutive games scoring goals.
Celta de Vigo comes from three consecutive games without losing.
Celta de Vigo comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

Celta de Vigo and PAOK have faced each other twice, with Celta de Vigo having the advantage: two victories
At the Municipal de Balaídos, Celta de Vigo has an advantage in the clashes against PAOK: one victory in one match.
In the Europa League, there were two matches between the two teams, with two victories for Celta de Vigo.