Feyenoord struck first in their UEFA Europa League Group Stage clash, opening the scoring in the 11th minute when a precise long pass from Sam Stein split the defence and Ayase Ueda calmly slotted home for 1–0. But Celtic refused to crumble. On 31 minutes, Yang Hyun-Jun met a driven cross from the flank to level the match, and just before the break, Reo Hatate capitalised on a goalkeeper error to give the Scottish side a 2–1 lead.

Feyenoord pushed hard in the second half, generating several threatening moments, yet they failed to find the finishing touch. Celtic, meanwhile, remained resilient and punished the hosts late on. In the 82nd minute, Benjamin Nygren delivered a composed strike to seal a remarkable 3–1 comeback victory for the visitors.

2025-26, Europa League

Feyenoord - Celtic 1:3 (1:2)
Goals: Ueda A., 11 (1:0); Hyun-jun Yang, 31 (1:1); Hatate, 43 (1:2); Nygren, 82 (1:3)

Feyenoord: Wellenreuther; Watanabe T.; Smal (Nieuwkoop, 62); Ahmedhodžić; Steijn S.; Targhalline; Lotomba; Sauer L. (Diarra G., 62); Hadj Moussa; Valente (Timber Q., 76); Ueda A.
Substitution: Nieuwkoop (from 62); Diarra G. (from 62); Timber Q. (from 76)
Bench: Bijlow; Bossin; Plug; Borges G.; Kraaijeveld; Sliti; Tengstedt C.
Yellow Cards: Targhalline 56

Celtic: Schmeichel; Scales; Trusty; Hatate (Bernardo P., 83); Donovan C. (Ralston, 84); Tierney (Murray D., 70); Engels; McGregor C.; Hyun-jun Yang (Tounekti, 71); McCowan (Nygren, 63); Maeda
Substitution: Nygren (from 63); Murray D. (from 70); Tounekti (from 71); Bernardo P. (from 83); Ralston (from 84)
Bench: Sinisalo; Doohan; Balikwisha M-A.; Iheanacho; Kenny J.
Yellow Cards: Hatate 39; Engels 78; McGregor C. 86