EL-KP-L1: PAOK - Celta Vigo (19.02.26, 19:45 EET)

[Blackhawk]

  VS  

MATCHUP:              PAOK Thessaloniki – RC Celta Vigo
COMPETITION:     Europa League – Knockout Phase – Leg 1
DATE:                       19-February-2026
TIME:                       19:45 EET (17:45 UTC, 11:45 CST, 04:45 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium Stadium (28,708)
REFEREES:             Ivan kruzliak - Branislav hancko, Jan Pozor (Slovakia)
TELEVISION:         COSMOTE Sport (Greece), Stan Sport (Australia), DAZN (Canada), Paramount+, ViX (USA)

PAOK’s History against teams from Spain in European Competitions

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2025-2026:  PAOK – Real Betis  2:0 – (67. Zivkovic, 86. Giakoumakis-p) - Att: 22,221 – Europa League (Group Phase – MD2)
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2025-2026:  RC Celta Vigo – PAOK  3:1 – (37. Giakoumakis) - Att: 20,849 – Europa League (Group Phase – MD2)
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2024-2025:  Real Sociedad – PAOK  2:0 – Att: 23,872 – Europa League (Group Phase – MD8)
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2020-2021:  PAOK – Granada CF      0:0 - Att: no fans - Europa League (Group Stage - Round 6)
2020-2021:  Granada CF – PAOK      0:0 – Att: nf – Europa League (Group Stage - Round 2)
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2010-2011:  PAOK – Villareal CF      1:0 – (69. Vieirinha) - Att: 22,779 - Europa League (Group Stage - Round 4)
2010-2011:  Villareal CF – PAOK      1:0 – Att: 14,760 – Europa League (Group Stage - Round 3)
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1997-1998:  Atletico Madrid – PAOK   5:2 – (20. Frantzeskos, 65. Maragos) - Att: 28,000 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 2)
1997-1998:  PAOK – Atletico Madrid   4:4 – (15. Frantzeskos, 55. Olivares, 75. Zagorakis, 82. Zouboulis) – Att: 25,378 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 1)
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1990-1991:  PAOK – Sevilla FC        0:0 (3:4 pen) – Att: 35,000 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 2)
1990-1991:  Sevilla FC – PAOK        0:0 – Att: 40,000 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 2)
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1982-1983:  Sevilla FC – PAOK        4:0 –- Att: 52,532 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 2)
1982-1983:  PAOK – Sevilla FC        2:0 – (49. Dimopoulos C., 61. Kostikos) – Att: 17,725 – UEFA Cup (Round 2, Leg 1)
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1975-1976:  FC Barcelona – PAOK     6:1 – (77. Anastasiadis) - Att: 30,000 – UEFA Cup (Round 1, Leg 2)
1975-1976:  PAOK – FC Barcelona     1:0 – (73. Koudas) - Att: 45,020 – UEFA Cup (Round 1, Leg 1)
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GAMES:  15    WINS:  4    TIES:  5    LOSSES:  6

[Blackhawk]

Referees from Slovakia for this game. Also, UEFA president Ceferin will be in attendance at Toumba on Thursday.

Lucescu, Giakoumakis and the injured Konstantelias are serving 1 game ban in this match due to red/yellow cards.

Other injuries preventing them from playing in this game are to Ivanusec, Pelkas, and Despodov.

There will most likely be some kind of rotation as players like Meite, Baba, Zivkovic, Kenny and Taison need some rest.

[Dutch Eagle]

Starting 11:

Tσιφτσής, Κένι, Βολιάκο, Λόβρεν, Τέιλορ, Καμαρά, Οζντόεφ, Ζίβκοβιτς, Ζαφείρης, Τάισον, Γερεμέγεφ.

And I can watch it on the Dutch Novasports without looking for a dodgy stream. Woohoo. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Tsiftsis to the rescue in two attempts. 

[Blackhawk]

Big saves by Tsiftsis to keep us in the game.

[Dutch Eagle]

Damn. 0-1.

[Blackhawk]

Such a cheap goal.

[Dutch Eagle]

And 0-2. Over and out.

[PaokCT]

I hate that whole go back to the keeper then CB then LB then CB then LB and clear BS that we do. It never works, and leads to many counters

[PAOKARA]

We have been absolutely terrible 

[Blackhawk]

We are so slow on defense. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Triple substitution. Michailidis, Chatsidis and Baba coming in for Vogliacco, Camara and Taylor.

[Blackhawk]

1:2 Jeremejeff

Could be offside though.

[Dutch Eagle]

Beautiful goal Jeremejeff 1-2. Might be offside though.

[Dutch Eagle]

VAR check is over and the goal stands.

[Blackhawk]

It counts.

[Dutch Eagle]

Stupid yellow Zivkovic and he misses the next match.

[Dutch Eagle]

+5 to avoid defeat. 

[Blackhawk]

There was no reason for that yellow at all.

[Dutch Eagle]

Andrija almost. 

[Dutch Eagle]

FT. 1-2 just like last year.

This ends our unbeaten run at home since February 13th 2025 (the lost match against FCSB)

[Blackhawk]

Time to forget about this game. We need to concentrate on winning against Larisa on Sunday.

[italosPAOK4]

better concentrate for the double in Greece this year