Celta Vigo – PAOK: Balaidos, 90 minutes from the last 16 
One foot in the last 16. Celta host PAOK on Thursday in a return that actually matters. The Spaniards nicked a 2-1 win in Greece, so PAOK must go for it. Expect a tense night — balancing control with stubborn ambition will decide it.
Celta Vigo: finish the job at home 
Celta did the hard part away, grinding out a valuable win in a tight tie. That result counts on the board and in the heads. Form looks healthy: two wins, two draws and one defeat in their last five across all competitions, including a solid 2-0 win over Mallorca in La Liga.
Sixth in the table, Claudio Giraldez’s side have taken steps this season. Balaidos is a proper fortress — three wins in four European home games. That home record matters in a do-or-die night. Still, don’t pretend everything’s done. Their continental form can wobble. The advantage helps, but it doesn’t seal anything.
PAOK: attack without getting caught out 
Beaten at home, PAOK land in Spain under pressure. Results haven’t been kind — one win in five and a 1-1 draw with Larissa last weekend. Their away record in Europe is thin too: one win from four trips.
Razvan Lucescu has a nasty job: force the issue and avoid getting exposed. That’s hard against a Spanish side happy to weather storms and hit on the break. Celta have already beaten them twice, so the psychological edge is clear.
Likely lineups
Celta Vigo : Radu ; Carreira, Aidoo, Alonso, Rodriguez ; Mingueza, Roman Gonzalez, Moriba ; Aspas, Iglesias, Swedberg
PAOK : Tsiftsis ; Taylor, Kedziora, Michailidis, Kenny ; Ozdoyev, Camara ; Taison, Zafeiris, Chatsidis ; Giakoumakis
Football Prediction Celta Vigo vs PAOK
Celta Vigo to win
They’ve got the away goal cushion, better consistency and a solid home ground. Everything points to Celta closing it out. PAOK will have to open up to chase the tie — and that could hand Celta the spaces to finish the job.
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