Football news - Valencia outclass sorry Celtic

TALKING POINT Where do Celtic go from here?

MAN OF THE MATCH Daniel Wass (Valencia)

PLAYER RATINGS

• Celtic: Bain 6, Toljan 6, Simunovic 5, Boyata 5, Izaguirre 5, Borwn 4, McGregor 5, Forrest 6, Christie 4, Sinclair 5, Burke 4..subs: Edouard 6, Weah 6
• Valencia: Neto 6, Piccini 5, Garay 6, Diakhaby 6, Lato 6, Soler 6, Parejo 8, Kondogbia 8, Wass 8, Cheryshev 7, Sobrino 7..subs: Coquelin 6, Gameiro 6, Guedes 6

KEY STAT

• In their last 10 European knockout games, Celtic have only kept one clean sheet, and have also failed to win any of the last eight, losing seven and drawing one.
• Celtic suffered their first home defeat in the UEFA Cup/Europa League Round of 32 since November 1992 (1-2 v Borussia Dortmund), ending a run of seven home games without defeat at this stage.
• Valencia manager Marcelino has only lost one of his last nine knockout stage games in the Europa League (W6 D2), with that lone defeat coming in the semi-final second leg in 2015-16 while in charge of Villarreal (0-3 v Liverpool).
• Celtic have lost three of their five meetings with Valencia in European competition (W1 D1), with this their first defeat against them on home soil.
• Brendan Rodgers suffered his first home defeat in the knockout stages of the Europa League – the Celtic manager had won each of his previous three such games (two with Liverpool and one with Celtic).
• Valencia’s Denis Cheryshev scored his first ever away goal in European competition – his previous three goals had all come in home games at former club Villarreal.
• Ruben Sobrino is the first Valencia player to score on his European competition debut for the club since September 2015, when Andre Gomes and Joao Cancelo both scored against Zenit St Petersburg in the Champions League.

KEY MOMENTS

• 18’ - But here come Valencia down the right, Piccini crossing, Sobrino flicking on ... and here's Wass, leaping into a brilliant header - he's to generate all the power himself, a fair way out - and Bain does superbly to claw it behind.
• 37’ - But this is better! McGregor wins the ball outside the Celtic box and finds Sinclair, who moves forward and slides a pass between the centre-backs for Burke! But Neto is out quickly and slides into a clearance. Still, though, that was something and more than the home side has mustered in about half an hour. Can they build on it?
• 42’ - GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Valencia (Cheryshev) Parejo, with the outside of his right boot, curls a lovely ball in behind the Celtic defence after McGregor is robbed in midfield, and Sobrino races away at inside-left, draws the keeper - it's a pretty good likeness, too - and rolls in Cheryshev, who taps into the empty net. That was coming, and if Celrtic don't pick things up, this tie will be as good as over tonight.
• 49’ - GOAL! Celtic 0-2 Valencia (Sobrino) That half-time pep talk worked well, then. Coquelin wins the ball outside his own box and muddles through midfield before finding Wass on the left. He slides down the line for Cheryshev, who slings over a gorgeous cross just before Boyata arrives - it's not dissimilar to Vertonghen's for Son last night - and between the posts, Sobrino tap-volleys home a debut goal. If Celtic can't score in the next 40 minutes, thus is over.
• 61’ - Forrest with a rare chance to stretch his legs down the right, and his cross is headed away weakly by Diakhaby. The ball drops to Weah, but he can't his knee over the ball and slices a shot over the bar. Still, this is better from Celtic.
• 89’ - Izaguirre hangs up a rubbish cross and Weah is underneath it beyond the far post, on the line ... and Lato shoves him over. Somehow, the ref and man behind the goal are looking right at it but don't bother giving a penalty, but it was a stonewaller.