UEFA Cup: Celtic fail to hold on against Valencia

Celtic were unable to survive a constant barrage from Valencia, as Rodriguez Vicente's late strike gave the Spaniards a 1-0 victory.

He got the crucial breakthrough with 15 minutes to go in the first leg of their Uefa Cup third-round tie.

Celtic's hopes were thrown into chaos just hours before kick off when Chris Sutton was forced to miss the game because of a family illness.

Despite the pressure from the Spanish side, Celtic looked like holding on, especially with goalkeeper Robert Douglas in heroic form.

Celtic will hope to overturn the deficit in Glasgow in a fortnight.