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Chris Sutton and John Hartson react to Celtic defeat to Valencia

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Brendan Rodgers’s Celtic have lost to Valencia.

Emilio Izaguirre of Celtic looks on after Celtic concede their second goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 First Leg match between Celtic and Valencia at Celtic Park on February...

Chris Sutton has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to the performance of Celtic against Valencia this evening.

Celtic have suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Valencia at Celtic Park in the first leg of their Europa League Round of 32.

Denis Cheryshev put the visiting team in the lead in the 42nd minute, and Ruben Sobrino doubled the advantage for the Spanish club in the 49th minute.

Former Celtic striker Sutton was following the match, and he was not impressed with the performance of the Hoops and has given his take on Brendan Rodgers’s team on Twitter.

John Hartson was following the game, and the former Celtic striker was not impressed with the Hoops at all.

Hartson said on BT Sport 3 after the match at full time on Thursday evening (9:51pm, February 14, 2019): “They just looked really flat for me.”

The former Wales international added: “There were so many Celtic players just not there tonight. It was a really frustrating evening to watch it.”

Celtic line up for a minute's silence for Emiliano Sala during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 First Leg match between Celtic and Valencia at Celtic Park on February 14, 2019 in Glasgow,...

Stats

Over the course of the 90 minutes at Celtic Park on Thursday evening, hosts Celtic had 64% of the possession, took five shots of which two were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.

Visitors Valencia had 36% of the possession, took eight shots of which five were on target, and earned seven corners, according to BBC Sport.

Marcelino Garcia Toral of Valencia is embraces by Brendan Rodgers, Manager of Celtic ahead of the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 First Leg match between Celtic and Valencia at Celtic Park...