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Celtic vs Valencia Prediction & Betting tips
It promises to be a great European night on Thursday, when the big names Celtic and Valencia face each other in the sixteenth finals of the Europa League at Celtic Park in Glasgow. The 60,000 Scottish fans in the stands will undoubtedly provide a wonderful football atmosphere.
Celtic:
Celtic has been at a lonely height in its own Scottish Premier League for many years, but once outside its own national borders, the green-house level can often keep up with difficulty. This season, the team of coach Brendan Rodgers seized against AEK Athens after a diptych alongside a coveted ticket for the Champions League, but managed to survive in a tough pool in the group stage of the Europa League. In a group with RB Salzburg, RB Leipzig and Rosenborg, the Scots ended up in second place, so they managed to overwinter in Europe for the second season.
However, Celtic must play two top matches in order to survive against Valencia. Thanks to a hat trick from Scott Sinclair, The Hoops had a great dress rehearsal last weekend with a 5-0 cup victory over St. Johnstone, but Valencia is a team of a different caliber. The Scots can make their chests wet, because in the last ten years they only managed to reach the eighth finals of a major European tournament.
Valencia:
The Europa League is also extremely important for Valencia. The Spaniards also want to be able to qualify for the Champions League this season, something that they will probably not achieve with a provisional eighth place via La Liga. However, by winning the Europa League, Los Che could still qualify for the European champions ball through the back door.
Valencia is in any case fine in shape. Last weekend, the club from the orange city in its own Mestalla against Real Sociedad did not go further than a goalless draw, but in the weeks before, the team of coach Marcelino was able to stay upright at FC Barcelona (2-2) and won from Villarreal (3-0) and Celta de Vigo (1-2). With the self-confidence it is therefore mustache, although Marcelino can not appeal to attacker Santi Mina (injured) and winter gain Facundo Roncaglia (suspended) on Thursday-evening. However, the selection of Los Che on paper is broad enough to accommodate their absence.
Celtic vs Valencia head to head matches
06.12.01 EL Celtic Valencia 1 : 1 (1 : 0)
22.11.01 EL Valencia Celtic 1 : 0