Celta Vigo vs Athletic Club – Result & match summary
Events
Goals, cards, substitutions and key match events.
Momentum
Who applied more pressure, minute by minute.
Celta Vigo
Match statistics
Top performers
About the match
Athletic Club defeated Celta Vigo 2–0 on 30 August 2026 at Abanca-Balaídos in La Liga.
Lineups
Celta Vigo: (3-4-3) Carl Starfelt, Abdoulaye Faye, Sergio Carreira, Ilaix Moriba, Ferran Jutglà, Ionuț Radu, Aleix Febas, Álvaro Núñez, Hugo González, Williot Swedberg, Javi Rodríguez.
Athletic Club: (4-2-3-1) Unai Simón, Aitor Paredes, Álex Berenguer, Oihan Sancet, Iñaki Williams, Jesús Areso, Aymeric Laporte, Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Yuri Berchiche, Robert Navarro, Beñat Gerenabarrena.
Substitutions
Celta Vigo: Iago Aspas for Hugo González, Yoel Lago for Abdoulaye Faye, Miguel Román for Ilaix Moriba, Javi Rueda for Javi Rodríguez, Hugo Álvarez for Williot Swedberg.
Athletic Club: Peio Canales for Oihan Sancet, Gorka Guruzeta for Iñaki Williams, Mikel Jauregizar for Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta, Nico Williams for Robert Navarro, J. Louis-Jean for Jesús Areso.
Sidelined players
Athletic Club: Unai Egiluz.
Match statistics
Celta Vigo had 54% of the possession, compared with 46% for Athletic Club.
Celta Vigo registered 8 shots, with 2 on target. Athletic Club had 17 shots, with 7 on target.
Celta Vigo won 4 corners, while Athletic Club won 7.
Top players
Celta Vigo: Ionuț Radu was the highest-rated player (7.3), Williot Swedberg had 2 shots on target, and Miguel Román created 2 chances.
Athletic Club: Álex Berenguer scored 1 goal, Iñaki Williams provided 1 assist, and Yuri Berchiche was the highest-rated player (7.5).