VfB Stuttgart welcomes Celta Vigo: Europa League live on RTL!

VfB Stuttgart welcomes Celta Vigo: Europa League live on RTL!

Today VfB Stuttgart plays against Celta Vigo, ringing in the new UEFA Europa League season 2025/26. Kick-off is at 9 p.m., the broadcast will run live on free TV on RTL and stream on RTL+. The fans can look forward to an exciting evening of football, which starts at 8:35 p.m. on RTL RTL reported.

For Stuttgart, this is the start on the international stage. Last season they were left behind in the Champions League preliminary round, but they were able to win 2-1 in the friendly against Celta. That gives us courage for today's match. That too stern.de points out that Stuttgart and the Bundesliga as a whole are well represented, after all SC Freiburg also takes part in this Europa League and FSV Mainz 05 in the Conference League.

An exciting group phase is just around the corner

In the group stage of the Europa League, VfB Stuttgart will face well-known opponents such as Fenerbahce, Feyenoord, AS Roma, Young Boys Bern and FC Basel. The upcoming games are already firmly anchored in the calendar:

• 2. Spieltag: FC Basel gegen VfB Stuttgart (2. Oktober 2025)
• 3. Spieltag: Fenerbahce gegen VfB Stuttgart (23. Oktober 2025)
• 4. Spieltag: VfB Stuttgart gegen Feyenoord (6. November 2025)
• 5. Spieltag: Go Ahead Eagles gegen VfB Stuttgart (27. November 2025)
• 6. Spieltag: VfB Stuttgart gegen Maccabi Tel Aviv (11. Dezember 2025)
• 7. Spieltag: AS Rom gegen VfB Stuttgart (22. Januar 2026)
• 8. Spieltag: VfB Stuttgart gegen Young Boys Bern (29. Januar 2026)

How Sports Illustrated explains, a total of 36 teams are taking part in this exciting Europa League season, and each club has the chance to play eight games in the league phase. The broadcast rights lie entirely with RTL, and every match day brings at least one game with German participation to free TV. So the hope remains that our German teams will give the spectators exciting moments.

Today's duel between Stuttgart and Celta Vigo can turn out to be an experience not only because of the exciting encounter on the television screens, but also because of the promising group constellation. We wish all football fans an exciting evening and keep our fingers crossed for the teams!