VfB Stuttgart vs Celta Vigo

The only previous meetings between VfB Stuttgart and Celta de Vigo in European competition came in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup round of 16, the Spanish side winning 2-1 in the second leg after a 0-0 draw in the first leg in Germany.

VfB Stuttgart have won two of their last 15 meetings with Spanish opposition in European competition (D4 L9), losing 3-1 away to Real Madrid in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League last season.

VfB Stuttgart are competing in major European competition in back-to-back campaigns for the first time since four straight seasons from 2007-08 to 2010-11. This will be their first appearance in the UEFA Europa League since 2012-13, when they failed to win any of their five home games (D3 L2).

Celta de Vigo are appearing in major European competition for the first time since the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League, when they reached the semi-final before losing to Manchester United, their best ever run in such competitions.

Iago Aspas is the only current Celta de Vigo outfielder that was in the squad for their most recent European game against Manchester United at Old Trafford back in May 2017, starting their 1-1 draw (GK Ivan Villar was on the bench); the 38-year-old could become the sixth oldest scorer in the competition and fourth oldest to do so away from home (38 years, 55 days).