Martin O'Neill goes into his 1000th match as a manager expecting the hardest test of this season as Celtic take on Stuttgart in a Europa League play-off. "Stuttgart are flying at this moment, they're fourth in the Bundesliga, they're in a Champions League position," the 73-year-old said before Thursday's first leg in Glasgow. O'Neill has lost just once in 18 games across two spells at Celtic this term, away to Midtjylland in this tournament. O'Neill's 300th match as Celtic boss came on Sunday, with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Kilmarnock. "It's nice to do and it's really pleasing, but I have to thank Celtic for doing it otherwise it wouldn't have happened.

Source: BBC February 18, 2026 16:50 UTC