Celtic suffered a heavy 1–4 defeat at home to VfB Stuttgart in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League Round of 32 tie on Thursday, 19 February 2026. The match at Celtic Park kicked off at 20:00 UTC under the supervision of referee E. Lambrechts, and the German side held a 2–1 advantage at half-time before adding two more goals in the second period to take a commanding lead to Germany.

For Celtic, the result was a significant blow to their hopes of progressing past the first knockout round of...