Celta Vigo have lost each of their last three games against German sides, while this will be the first time they have hosted a Bundesliga side since March 2007 – a 0-1 defeat to Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup.
Spanish teams have won 10 of their last 11 home major European matches against German teams – but the exception was Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League this month.
This will be the 14th time the second leg of a major European tie has seen Celta de Vigo play on home soil – they have won 12 of the previous 13 (D1), including the last 11 in a row.
Freiburg have failed to score in seven of their eight away knockout ties in major European competition (W1 D3 L4), with their one win coming at Swiss side St. Gallen in the UEFA Cup second round in November 2001.
Only Aston Villa (558:05) have spent more time in winning positions than Celta Vigo (514:55) in the UEFA Europa League this season. However, the Galician side trailed for 87 minutes (86:59) in last week’s 0-3 defeat at Freiburg.
Freiburg have the joint-most fast break attacks in the UEFA Europa League this season (22 – level with Ludogorets), and rank second overall for shots (incl. goals) following fast breaks (20).
No Celta Vigo player has more goal involvements than Iago Aspas (6 – 3 goals, 3 assists) in the UEFA Europa League this season (level with Williot Swedberg). When Aspas has started in this edition, Celta have won 67% of their games (6/9) and only lost once, but won just 25% (1/4) and lost three times when he hasn’t been in the starting XI.
Vincenzo Grifo has been directly involved in 15 goals for Freiburg in the UEFA Europa League, more than any other player. His 10 goals are also a team-high in the competition, while his five assists are the joint-most (also 5 for Christian Günter).