Bologna battled to an impressive 2-1 comeback victory on a rainy night in Galicia on Thursday against Celta Vigo.

Football Italia’s Player of the Match was Bologna hero Federico Bernardeschi.

Celta Vigo 1-2 Bologna – Player Ratings

Celta Vigo: Radu 5.5; Rodriguez 5, Starfelt 5.5, Ristic 6; Carreira 5.5, Beltran 6, Morbia 6, Mingueza 6.5; Swedberg 7, Iglesias 5.5, Zaragoza 7

Best Celta Vigo player: Williot Swedberg – Looked really dangerous and helped create Zaragoza’s goal. Contributed in both attack and defence and gave a really good showing of himself.

Lowest Celta Vigo rating: Javi Rodriguez – Sloppy to give away the penalty that brought Bologna back into the game.

Coach: Claudio Giraldez 5.5 – His side offered little to no answers to Bologna‘s dominance other than to hope for the best. Completely outmatched in midfield and this is where the game was lost.

Bologna: Ravaglia 5.5; Holm 7, Heggem 6.5, Lykogiannis 6.5, Miranda 7; Moro 7.5, Pobega 6.5; Bernardeschi 8.5, Fabbian 6, Rowe 6.5; Castro 6

Best Bologna player: Federico Bernardeschi – Led by example from the wing today, showing his experience and composure to propel his side to all three points. Scored twice and was a constant threat on the right flank.

Lowest Bologna rating: Ravaglia – Player of the Match at the weekend against Lazio, he’s only the lowest rated here by process of elimination. Maybe could have done better for Zaragoza’s opener.

Coach: Vincenzo Italiano 7.5 – Made some solid changes and set up his team very well to dominate Celta Vigo. The La Liga side are no pushovers, beating Real Madrid at the weekend, and Italiano made them look very weak.

Bologna fought back from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Celta Vigo on a very rainy night in Galicia.

The hosts took the lead after an incisive counter attack, with Bryan Zaragoza putting the La Liga side 1-0 up heading into the half-time interval. However, a second half penalty came shortly after a disallowed Bologna goal and Federico Bernardeschi converted it confidently.

With more life in them after the equaliser, Bologna went after the winner and were rewarded when Bernardeschi doubled his tally with a calm finish.

Bologna must now focus on their remaining two games as they face Celtic and Maccabi Tel Aviv in January.

Celta Vigo 1-2 Bologna – First half counter stuns dominant Rossoblu

For much of the first half, Bologna were the better side.

Vincenzo Italiano’s men were dominant in possession and spent much of the first forty-five minutes inside Vigo’s half. However, the Galician side’s defence were resolute, aside from a minor scare that allowed Jonathan Rowe to poke the ball wide after a dangerous piece of pressing from the Englishman.

In fact, Bologna’s press looked good for most of the half, except for when it allowed Vigo to spring forward and take the lead, much against the run of play.

However, Italiano’s side suffocated Vigo and the La Liga outfit really struggled to get the ball out of their half. However, unlike Bologna, they capitalised on their first chance of the game, to lead heading into the break.

Bernardeschi inspires second half comeback

Bologna thought they had equalised around the hour mark when a nice ball from Moro found Bernardeschi out on the right, who squared the ball for Pobega to score. However, Moro’s ball was judged to have been offside and Bologna were back to square one.

However, minutes later, the Rossoblu got their lucky break. After a foul in the box, the referee blew for a penalty before the offside flag went up, judging Pobega to have been offside before he was fouled.

A quick VAR check put this right, however, and Bernardeschi comfortably equalised from the spot.

With renewed spirit, it was not long until the experienced Italian found himself through on goal once again and calmly slotted the ball into the back of the net to put his side in the lead.

Vigo, looking tired from defending for a majority of the match, had nothing more to offer and Bologna saw out the rest of the match for a vital three points.

Relive all the action, as it happened, on our Liveblog.

Bologna are in Galicia tonight for match day six of the Europa League league phase, where they will face off against La  Liga side Celta Vigo.

The match kicks off at 20:00 GMT (21:00 local time).

You can follow all the action, as it happens, on our Liveblog.

Vigo vs Bologna – Lineups

Bologna have lined up with Jonathan Rowe starting on the wing, Santiago Castro as the centre-forward. Moro wears the captain’s armband and Ravaglia returns to the goal after his impressive performance against Lazio at the weekend.

11-12-2025 20:00

MatchDay 6

Estadio de Balaídos

Celta

Bologna

1 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

Bryan Zaragoza (Assist: Williot Swedberg)

17'

2nd half

		66'		Federico Bernardeschi
		74'		Federico Bernardeschi (Assist: Nicolò Cambiaghi)
		84'		Emil Holm
Ionuț Radu		87'
Javi Rueda		90+2'
Ilaix Moriba		90+6'

Match statistic

50

Possession %

50

3

Total shots

15

1

Shots on target

4

1

Shots off target

8

1

Blocked shots

3

0

Corners

5

0

Offsides

1

12

Fouls

15

Celta

Bologna

Starting lineups

13

Ionuț Radu

Goalkeeper

2

Carl Starfelt

Defender

32

Javi Rodríguez

Defender

3

Óscar Mingueza

Defender

66'

5

Sergio Carreira

Defender

8

Fran Beltrán

Midfielder

79'

6

Ilaix Moriba

Midfielder

21

Mihailo Ristić

Midfielder

19

Williot Swedberg

Midfielder

67'

7

Borja Iglesias

Attacker

67'

15

Bryan Zaragoza

Attacker

46'

13

Federico Ravaglia

Goalkeeper

22

Charalampos Lykogiannis

Defender

2

Emil Holm

Defender

33

Juan Miranda

Defender

14

Torbjørn Heggem

Defender

80

Giovanni Fabbian

Midfielder

11

Jonathan Rowe

Midfielder

67'

6

Nikola Moro

Midfielder

88'

4

Tommaso Pobega

Midfielder

88'

10

Federico Bernardeschi

Attacker

80'

9

Santiago Castro

Attacker

80'

Substitutes

20

Marcos Alonso

Defender

1

Iván Villar

Goalkeeper

22

Hugo Sotelo

Midfielder

29

Yoel Lago

Midfielder

14

Damián Rodríguez

Midfielder

12

Manu Fernández

Midfielder

39

Jones El-Abdellaoui

Attacker

23

Hugo Álvarez

Midfielder

46'

17

Javi Rueda

Defender

66'

9

Ferrán Jutglà

Attacker

67'

10

Iago Aspas

Attacker

67'

16

Miguel Román

Midfielder

79'

20

Nadir Zortea

Defender

26

Jhon Lucumí

Defender

30

Benja Domínguez

Attacker

25

Massimo Pessina

Goalkeeper

82

Matteo Franceschelli

Goalkeeper

28

Nicolò Cambiaghi

Attacker

67'

7

Riccardo Orsolini

Attacker

80'

24

Thijs Dallinga

Attacker

80'

21

Jens Odgaard

Attacker

88'

19

Lewis Ferguson

Midfielder

88'

Rocco Commisso moved to end speculation over a potential change of ownership at Fiorentina, using a wide-ranging interview with La Nazione to underline that the club “is not for sale” and to urge calm during what he admits is a “difficult moment” for the Viola.

The president said recent rumours of a takeover had only added “destabilisation” around the team, stressing that hardship is something every organisation must manage. “All companies go through difficult periods,” he said, with quotes via Sky Sport Italia.

“But the foresight of those who lead them lies in learning from dark moments so we can come out stronger. I have never given up in any of my businesses, and I certainly won’t start now.”

Fiorentina president Commisso: ‘We cannot allow the club to go down’

Commisso, currently unable to travel to Italy due to health reasons, said being away from Florence is “painful”, but he maintains full confidence in the club’s structure. He highlighted the daily involvement of his wife Catherine and his son Giuseppe, as well as the work of general director Alessandro Ferrari and newly-promoted sporting director Roberto Goretti.

The president also issued a firm message about the team’s predicament. “We’re in a difficult situation and we have to get out of it in any way,” he noted. “We cannot allow Fiorentina to go down. Everyone must feel responsible, the club, the players, everyone who works around the team.” He reiterated full backing for coach Paolo Vanoli, saying the coach “has my total trust” and is “working day and night” to lift the side.

Commisso also reflected on the departures of Stefano Pioli and Daniele Pradè, admitting the second Pioli spell “didn’t work” despite major investment, while praising Pradè as a “loyal and trusted” figure.

He closed with a message to supporters after the defeat to Sassuolo. “We must apologise. Four thousand of them came, and we didn’t respond as we should have. We need everyone: above all our fans. I miss you. Stay close to the team.”