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Evening all, and welcome to Celtic v Valencia!

Europa League / 1/16 Final
Celtic Park / 14.02.2019
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The Editorial Team

Updated 14/02/2019 at 21:54 GMT


21:53
That was an outclassing, more or less. Valencia were far too good for Celtic, too quick, too clever and too composed. Celtic never got going and created not a single decent chance, unable to find momentum or energy. Unless something remarkable happens, they're going out of this competition next week.
Thanks for your company - night.
21:52
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Full-time: Celtic 0-2 Valencia
90'
There'll be three added minutes, as Brown gets an important header to take a cross away from Gameiro.
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.
89'
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Toljan pulls back Guedes and is booked.
88'
But here's Forrest - he's looked Celtic's most likely - breaking down the right. But when he crosses, only one man is in the box, and Garay heads away easily.
87'
Valecia have done a good job of disappearing the second half, and mainly without timewasting.
84'
Celtic are doing nothing now. They're just not anywhere near as good as Valencia are.
82'
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Kondogiba waits ages taking a free-kick so he's booked. He'll miss the second leg, but perhaps that's part of the plan because if Celtic don't score, this is did.
81'
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Finally, a yellow card: Burke lifts a leg to poke the ball away from a stooping Garay. I'm not sure why that's deemed a booking, all the more so given what's not been.
81'
Good from Forrest, driving for the line and standing up a cross for Burke. But Wass strains every sinew to get a flick, which is enough to take it away.
80'
Valencia win a corner down the left which Soler hits to the near post; Gameiro heads over the top.
80'
Malmo have pulled one back against Chelsea.
78'
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Final change for Valencia, Gameiro - who's won four of the last five Europa Leagues - replaces Piccini. Wass, who's played well, goes to right-back.I think Kondogbia will shuffle over to replace him on the left.
77'
Ball out to Edouard down the left and he drives into the box, moving across it before shooting into shins. I'm not sure what he hoped would come of that.
74'
Brown and Kondogbia puts hands on one another, so the ref stops play before the corner comes in. It goes just over the head of Diakhaby, Simunovic heads out, and Kondogbia thrashes miles away.
73'
Piccini weaves around Izaguirre, whose half-arsed tackle does not look good, and he forces a corner off Simunovic.
71'
Aargh! Edouard runs in the channel, squares up Garay and gasses away, crossing low ... Valencia can't clear, but Weah can't quite arrange his body to shoot and eventually the ball goes behind for a corner which comes to nowt.
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67'
After that little flurry, Celtic have gone quiet again, Valencia back in control.