Overview
- Kick-off is at 21:00 CEST at the MHP Arena in Stuttgart on Thursday, 25 September.
- RTL broadcasts the match free-to-air in Germany with pre-show coverage from 20:35, and the livestream is available on the subscription service RTL+.
- The on-air team features presenter Laura Papendick, commentator Wolff Fuss and expert Lothar Matthäus.
- Stuttgart qualified by winning the 2024/25 DFB-Pokal and enter with six Bundesliga points from four matches, placing ninth.
- Celta Vigo arrive with five points from six La Liga games to sit 15th, and the clubs have met only twice before, yielding one Celta win and one draw.