Javi Rodríguez leads Celta Vigo to come-from-behind 2-1 win over Celtic

Celta Vigo beat hosts Celtic 2-1 in a match played at 22:00 Saudi time as part of matchday three of the Europa League league phase.

Mika Baur opened the scoring for Celtic in the 47th minute, before Javi Rodríguez turned the match around by scoring two goals in a row in the 68th and 71st minutes for Celta Vigo.

Javi Rodríguez won the man of the match award with a rating of 8.93, after playing the full match and scoring two goals.

In terms of statistics, Celta Vigo dominated possession with 56 per cent against 44 per cent for Celtic, and had 22 attempts compared to 8 for their opponents, with 4 shots on target for each team. Celta Vigo also had more corners, 6 against 2, and led in expected goals by 1.27 to 0.59.

Celtic received 4 yellow cards while Celta Vigo received none, and there were no red cards for either team in the match.

With this result, Celtic remain stuck on zero points after two defeats in their matches, having scored 2 goals and conceded 7, while Celta Vigo also remain without points after two defeats, scoring 1 goal and conceding 3.