Celtic FC News: Valencia midfielder Denis Cheryshev has praised Celtic ahead of their Europa League clash.
The Spaniards visited Celtic Park for the first leg and delivered a hammer blow as the hosts suffered a 2-0 defeat.
Cheryshev provided the breakthrough as he found the net right before half time. And Ruben Sobrino’s goal early in the second half gave the the away side a massive advantage.
The victory ended the long-running winning streak for the Scottish side in 2019.
Following the victory, Brendan Rodgers expressed his side’s mistakes were the real loophole and the Spaniard had taken care of it.
The Russian world cup star spoke about the Hoops prior to the game while speaking to Super Deporte (h/t HITC)
“Celtic is a dangerous opponent, many fans are coming.
“We play at home and we want to show that we want to keep going, the team is playing good games, on Sunday we missed the goal, but we have full hopes of moving forward in this competition.”
Cheryshev in great form for Valencia
The former Real Madrid midfielder who is currently on loan from Villarreal has scored four goals and provided three assists this season.
The Spaniards have produced four draws in their last four matches and are ninth in the La Liga table.
On the other hand, the Hoops are dominating the Scottish league and have set
Yet, European competition continues to be a nightmare for Rodgers and a mountainous task awaits him to overcome the odds.
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The manager and the players like Jeremy Toljan are still confident over the European glory and they believe they could pull off a miracle.