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Juventus left it late, but they left Spain with their perfect Europa League record intact. Randal Kolo Muani struck in stoppage time to complete a remarkable comeback against Celta Vigo, sealing a 2-1 victory after the hosts had threatened to derail the Bianconeri's European campaign.After opening their continental season with a ruthless 5-0 demolition of NEC, Juventus arrived in Spain looking to put a frustrating domestic draw at Cagliari behind them (Kolo Muani scored the equaliser ten minutes from time). Their long injury list offered little help, but Luciano Spalletti's side found a way to turn a difficult evening into three more points.๐Ÿšจ Randal Kolo Muani sealed comaback at stoppage times. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Celta 1-2 Juventus ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น https://t.co/aLoWH9PBAoโ€” Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) October 15, 2026 Celta, beaten by Omonia Nicosia in their opening European fixture, made the stronger start. Williot Swedberg tested Guglielmo Vicario with an early header before the Swedish forward helped create the breakthrough. A slick move across the pitch ended with Swedberg laying the ball off for Hugo Alvarez to tap in at the far post.Juventus struggled to find their rhythm before the break. Teun Koopmeiners wasted opportunities, while Nick Woltemade fired over after failing to bring a long ball under control. The visitors needed a response after half-time - and eventually found one.Kolo Muani rescues Juve with his maiden goal of the seasonFrancisco Conceicao forced Radu into an excellent save soon after the restart, but Juventus' pressure finally paid off when Koopmeiners sent a cross into the area. Marcos Alonso made a mess of his attempted clearance, inadvertently teeing up Woltemade, who swept the ball home from 12 yards.The equaliser shifted the momentum, although Celta remained dangerous on the counter. Rueda struck the side netting, and Pierre Kalulu had to intervene to deny Jutgla. At the other end, Nico Gonzalez came close to completing the turnaround, curling a shot narrowly wide after working space inside the box.The decisive moment arrived in stoppage time. Andrea Cambiaso delivered a dangerous cross from the left, and Kolo Muani slipped between the defenders to head home from point-blank range at the back post.๐Ÿšจ Nick Woltemade draws level. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Celta 1-1 Juventus ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น https://t.co/BeUv6U6ScVโ€” Goals Xtra (@GoalsXtra) October 15, 2026 It was a cruel ending for Celta and a huge relief for Juventus, who had spent much of the night chasing the game before producing their decisive blow at the last possible moment.The result also offered a sharp contrast with the clubs' previous meeting in March 2000, when Celta famously thrashed Juventus 4-0 in the UEFA Cup after losing the first leg 1-0, with two goals from the current Harambee Stars' boss Benni McCarthy. This time, the Spanish side were left to rue a late collapse, while Juventus marched on with their perfect European record intact.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 2ThursdayAZ Alkmaar - Hapoel Beer Sheva 2-1 (0-0)/Koopmeiners 49, Meerdink 77 pen - Amankwah 55/Celje - Omonia 0-3 (0-1)/Montnor 16, Tankovic 59, Coulibaly 84/Lech Poznan - Bayer Leverkusen 0-4 (0-3)/Schick 29 pen, 41 pen, Tillman 32, Maza 88/Olympique Lyon - Crystal Palace 3-2 (2-0)/Tolisso 8, Nuamah 45+2, Sulc 76 - Pino 50, Kamada 81/RB Salzburg - AC Milan 0-4 (0-2)/Cisse 15,32,49, Ramos 72/Sparta Prague - Lillestrom 1-1 (0-0)/Alcocer 56 - Olsen 90+1/St. Gilloise - Real Sociedad 1-1 (0-0)/Keita 88 - Turrientes 46/Torreense - Sunderland 1-2 (1-0)/Volnei 37 - Ahoka 67, Sadiki 90+3/Benfica - Celtic 4-1 (3-0)/Duran 5 pen, 36, Bah 23, Pavlidis 89 - Duran 63/Bournemouth - Sturm Graz 3-0 (1-0)/Evanilson 43, Rayan 76, Rodriguez 90+2 pen/Celta Vigo - Juventus 1-2 (1-0)/Alvarez 18 - Woltemade 58, Kolo Muani 90+2/Dinamo Zagreb - Anderlecht 1-0 (0-0)/Beljo 90+6 pen/Ferencvaros - Viktoria Plzen 2-1 (0-0)/Zachariassen 49,81 pen - Visinsky 90/Hoffenheim - Besiktas 2-3 (0-0)/Asllani 68, Machida 87 - Murillo 60, Hyeon-gyo 72,79/Jagiellonia - Ararat 3-1 (2-1)/Jozwiak 13, Conceicao 38, Sow 51 - Banjaqui 11/NEC Nijmegen - Levski Sofia 1-1 (0-1)/Chery 64 - Reinaldo 35/Olympique Marseille - Olympiacos 0-1 (0-1)/Hezze 42/Rennes - OFI Crete 2-1 (0-1)/Nagida 76, Ait Boudlal 90 - Fountas 10/

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