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Celta Vigo seek historic Europa League comeback against Freiburg at Balaídos

Thursday, 16 April 2026, 06:13 · 1 min read

Spanish club Celta Vigo (based in Vigo, northwestern Spain) face a daunting task in tonight's Europa League quarter-final second leg at their Balaídos stadium, needing to overturn a 3–0 first-leg deficit against Germany's SC Freiburg to reach the semi-finals for the first time in nine years. The club and its supporters have rallied behind the campaign slogan "Eu creo no Celta" (I believe in Celta), drawing on memories of historic European nights at Balaídos, including a famous 4–0 comeback win over Juventus in 2000 and a 7–0 thrashing of Benfica in 1999. Coach Claudio Giráldez is without key midfielder Miguel Román and likely also defender Carl Starfelt through injury, but the tie remains alive as Celta have never previously overturned a three-goal deficit in European competition.

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El PaísEl Celta persigue una tarde mágica en Balaídos para regresar a las semifinales de la Europa League nueve años después ↗︎
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