VfB Stuttgart star eager to sample electric atmosphere at Celtic Park

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·16 February 2026

VfB Stuttgart star eager to sample electric atmosphere at Celtic Park

VfB Stuttgart forward Ermedin Demirovic has revealed his eagerness to sample the electric atmosphere of a European night at Celtic Park later this week…

Chema Andres of VfB Stuttgart celebrates the team’s third goal with teammate Ermedin Demirovic during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between VfB Stuttgart and BSC Young Boys at Stuttgart Arena on January 29, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

The Bosnia international – who is enjoying a rich vein of form in the Bundesliga – also believes his side have the firepower to overcome Celtic.

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The German outfit head to Glasgow for the first leg of their Europa League play-off after securing a 3-1 victory over Cologne at the weekend.

Demirovic struck twice in that match to take his tally into double figures for the campaign, meaning he has now netted four times in his last five appearances.

He has openly expressed his excitement ahead of the upcoming clash against the Scottish champions.

Ermedin Demirovic of VfB Stuttgart reacts during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between VfB Stuttgart and BSC Young Boys at Stuttgart Arena on January 29, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Speaking via The National, Demirovic said: “The game at Celtic this week will be something special. I am really looking forward to it and it’s a highlight of the season for me.

“It will be a Europa League game with a Champions League atmosphere. There are few things better than being able to play a big European game at Celtic Park.

“It won’t be an easy game, that’s for sure and we will give Celtic all the respect they deserve. But I believe we can go there with confidence and bring a good result back from Glasgow.”

Ermedin Demirovic of VfB Stuttgart celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Bundesliga match between VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Köln at MHPArena on February 14, 2026 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images)

Stuttgart head coach Sebastian Hoeness also singled him out for praise, with the victory lifting Celtic’s opposition on Thursday into fourth spot in the Bundesliga table.

Head coach Sebastian Hoeness of VfB Stuttgart looks on during the Bundesliga match between FC St. Pauli and VfB Stuttgart at Millerntor Stadium on February 07, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Selim Sudheimer/Getty Images)

Hoeness said: “Ermedin has been playing well and is in good form and he showed that again. The team needs his energy and physicality. We knew it would be a challenging game and we could have made it easier for ourselves. But I think it’s a deserved victory.”

“The team believed in themselves until the very end, that was very important. Victories like this give you strength.”

Hopefully the Green Brigade will be back by Thursday night and the ban on Celtic Fan Media lifted by the club. Yesterday Celtic somehow managed to collect all three points at Rugby Park before leaders Hearts dropped three points at Ibrox, with theRangers having dropped two points in midweek at Fir Park. Two Celtic wins over Livingston and Kilmarnock – both involving stoppage time winners – gives Celtic real momentum in what is a dramatic and exciting title race. LIFT THE BANS for heaven’s sake.

Conor Spence

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