• Valencia's Alvaro Negredo celebrates his goal with teammate Antonio Barragan against AS Monaco on night, the decisive strike to put the club through to the Champions League group round. Eric Gaillard / Reuters
    Valencia's Alvaro Negredo celebrates his goal with teammate Antonio Barragan against AS Monaco on night, the decisive strike to put the club through to the Champions League group round. Eric Gaillard / Reuters
  • Alvaro Negredo of Valencia celebrates after scoring against Monaco on Tuesday night in a 4-3 aggregate win in the Champions League play-off round. Vlaerio Pennicino / Getty Images
    Alvaro Negredo of Valencia celebrates after scoring against Monaco on Tuesday night in a 4-3 aggregate win in the Champions League play-off round. Vlaerio Pennicino / Getty Images
  • Celtic's Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons react after an own goal on Tuesday night in their 2-0 second-leg loss to exit the Champions League 4-3 on aggregate to Malmo. Andrew Boyers / Action Images / Reuters
    Celtic's Leigh Griffiths and Kris Commons react after an own goal on Tuesday night in their 2-0 second-leg loss to exit the Champions League 4-3 on aggregate to Malmo. Andrew Boyers / Action Images / Reuters
  • Celtic fans shown during the team's loss on Tuesday night to Malmo that prevented the Scottish champions from reaching the Champions League group stage. Andrew Boyers / Action Images / Reuters
    Celtic fans shown during the team's loss on Tuesday night to Malmo that prevented the Scottish champions from reaching the Champions League group stage. Andrew Boyers / Action Images / Reuters
  • Malmo captain Markus Rosenberg celebrates after his side's Champions League play-off second leg victory over Celtic on Tuesday to reach the group stage. Andreas Hillergren / TT News Agency / Reuters
    Malmo captain Markus Rosenberg celebrates after his side's Champions League play-off second leg victory over Celtic on Tuesday to reach the group stage. Andreas Hillergren / TT News Agency / Reuters
  • Jeremy Taravel of Dinamo Zagreb celebrates scoring against Skenderbeu on Tuesday night in a 4-1 victory that saw the Croatian side through to the Champions League group round. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
    Jeremy Taravel of Dinamo Zagreb celebrates scoring against Skenderbeu on Tuesday night in a 4-1 victory that saw the Croatian side through to the Champions League group round. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
  • El Arbi Hilal Soudani of Dinamo Zagreb celebrates victory, 6-2 on aggregate, in the Champions League play-off round over Skenderbeu on Tuesday. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
    El Arbi Hilal Soudani of Dinamo Zagreb celebrates victory, 6-2 on aggregate, in the Champions League play-off round over Skenderbeu on Tuesday. Srdjan Stevanovic / Getty Images
  • Shakhtar Donetsk's Olexandr Gladkiy celebrates his goal against Rapid Vienna during their 2-2 Champions League play-off second leg draw on Tuesday, Shakhtar advancing 3-2 on aggregate. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
    Shakhtar Donetsk's Olexandr Gladkiy celebrates his goal against Rapid Vienna during their 2-2 Champions League play-off second leg draw on Tuesday, Shakhtar advancing 3-2 on aggregate. Valentyn Ogirenko / Reuters
  • Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz and Tal Ben Haim celebrate after advancing to the group stages of the Champions League with a 3-3 aggregate draw, away goals victory over FC Basel. Baz Ratner / Reuters / August 25, 2015
    Maccabi Tel Aviv's Dor Peretz and Tal Ben Haim celebrate after advancing to the group stages of the Champions League with a 3-3 aggregate draw, away goals victory over FC Basel. Baz Ratner / Reuters / August 25, 2015

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Validation for Valencia; crushing disappointment for Celtic – UCL action in pictures

Jake Badger

August 26, 2015

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Images from Tuesday night's play in the Champions League, which saw Valencia through to the group stages for the first time in two seasons and Celtic crash out after holding a first-leg advantage. Click the arrows below to scroll through the photos.

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