CASTLEBAR, Republic of Ireland (Interstat) — Celta Vigo erased a second-half deficit with two goals in four minutes and beat Celtic 2-1 on Thursday at Celtic Park. Javier Rodriguez Galiano scored in the 68th and 71st minutes, turning a match Celtic had led since early in the second half. Celta Vigo improved to 1-1 in the competition and to 2-1-1 across all competitions. Celtic dropped to 0-2 in the competition and to 8-3 overall.

Neither side scored before halftime. Celtic’s Duran C. was booked in the 23rd minute. Celtic broke through two minutes after the restart when Mika Baur scored in the 47th minute. Baur, who played 79 minutes, gave the home side the first goal and remained in the match until he was replaced in the 79th minute.

The lead lasted until Rodriguez struck for Celta Vigo in the 68th minute. Rodriguez scored again in the 71st, completing the comeback. Hugo Alvarez, who played 85 minutes, recorded an assist for Celta Vigo. Rodriguez was Celta Vigo’s top performer with two goals. Alvarez’s assist helped Celta Vigo secure the win after Celtic had held the advantage for much of the early second half. Baur had Celtic’s only goal and was substituted after 79 minutes.

Celtic received five yellow cards as the match wore on. O’Neill Ma. received a yellow card in the 67th minute. Scales L. was booked in the 85th, Sorensen O. followed in the 89th, and Donovan C. was cautioned in the 90+2nd minute. Those cards came as Celta Vigo protected its late lead. Celta Vigo’s late goals came after Celtic had held the lead early in the second half.

Rodriguez’s two goals came after Celta Vigo had trailed 1-0. His first goal arrived in the 68th minute, and his second came three minutes later. Alvarez’s assist was part of the visitors’ comeback. Celtic’s Baur had opened the scoring in the 47th minute. The five yellow cards against Celtic were the only cards listed in the match events.

Celtic made its first substitution in the 58th minute with Osmand C. Celta Vigo changed twice in the 63rd minute, bringing on Burcio H. and Aspas I. Celtic made another change in the 73rd minute with Hassan H. Celta Vigo brought on Jutgla F. in the 77th. Celtic replaced Baur in the 79th and Duran C. in the 80th. Celta Vigo made two more changes in the 85th minute, with Alvarez H. and Rueda J. entering. The substitutions did not change the final result, as Celta Vigo held on after Rodriguez’s quick double.

Celta Vigo had entered the match after a 2-1 home win over Alaves, a 2-1 loss at Juventus and a 0-0 draw at Elche CF Ilicitano. Celtic had beaten Hearts 7-1 at home, lost 4-1 at Benfica and won 2-0 at Motherwell in its previous three matches. Celtic’s next match is at Hibernian, followed by a home game against Dundee Utd. Celta Vigo’s competition record moved to one win and one loss, while Celtic’s competition record moved to two losses. The win was Celta Vigo’s first in the competition this season, while Celtic remained without a win in the competition. Celta Vigo’s overall record moved to two wins, one loss and one draw, while Celtic’s overall record moved to eight wins and three losses.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Celtic 2, Celta Vigo 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Celtic with an 81.8 percent probability to win. Celta Vigo had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 3 went under the over/under line of 2.5.