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As for the locals, El Abdellaoui (sick), Lago (leg) and Swedberg (ankle) are still convalescing.
Scorer against OL last weekend, Boudaoui is ill and absent for this European meeting. Abdelmomem (knee), Bombito (leg), Dante (knee), Moffi (calf) and Ndayishimiye (knee) are also absent, which will not make the Aiglons' task easier.
Like their evening opponents, Franck Haise's Aiglons are arranged in 3-4-3 but the French technician chose the rotation compared to the winning eleven against Lyon last weekend. Peprah, Bah and Bard form the hinge in front of Diouf. In the midfield, a dense midfielder composed of Clauss in piston, Louchet, Abdul Samed and Abdi is aligned. Up front, it is a trio of Cho, Kevin and Sanson who will be responsible for leading the Nice attack.
True to form, the Galicians are aligned in 3-4-3 by their coach, Claudio Giráldez. The Spaniard keeps the same defenders as against Sociedad in La Liga, but changes his midfielder with the tenure of Alvarez, Roman, Beltran and Carreira. The attack is also modified with the presence of Zaragoza and captain Aspas who will support Duran up front.
These two teams have never faced each other. Celta have not won any of their previous four meetings with French clubs (2d, 2d), while Nice have lost their four major European trips to Spanish opponents.
For the Spaniards, their victory on the 2nd day of C3 against PAOK remains their only success in all competitions this season, compensating for a disappointing 2-1 defeat on the first day of the Europa League against Stuttgart. Celta has in fact seven draws in their last ten meetings, all with a score of 1-1!
Claudio Giráldez's men have not achieved the slightest clean sheet this season. However, they have never lost a home match in the group stage of a major European competition (4v, 5d), a history which works in their favor here.
For this edition of the 2025/26 Europa League, the Niçois lost their first two matches, against Fenerbahce (2-1) and AS Roma (2-1). The Azuréens (31st out of 36) are one of the six teams who enter this 3rd day of C3 without a single point. But it is especially away from home that the problem is deep, since they have lost each of their last 11 trips in the main phase of the Europa League.
After 14 games without a win in the European Cup (four draws and ten defeats), Franck Haise's Aiglons will try to recover and finally show an interesting face in the Europa League.
At home, the Galicians (13th), who have so far taken 3 points in two games, will look to stock up on points against a team that has been struggling on the European scene lately.
Hello everyone and welcome to our site to follow live this match counting for the 3rd day of the Europa League between Celta Vigo and Nice. Kick-off at 9 p.m.