With Celtic preparing for their Europa League showdown with La Liga’s Valencia on Thursday evening, we’ve made up a handy list of everything you need to know for the highly-anticipated knockout clash.
What time is kick-off?
The match will kick off on Thursday night at 8pm at Celtic Park.
What channel is it on?
BT Sport will be showing the match on Bt Sport 3 and in ultra-HD on BT Sport 4K UHD, with the broadcaster’s coverage beginning at 7:15pm.
When is the second leg?
The return leg of the knockout tie will be played on Thursday 21 February, at Valencia’s Mestalla stadium. The second leg will kick off at 5:55pm.
What do the bookies think will happen?
Valencia are the favourites to win the match, with bet365 offering odds of 5/4 for a win for the Spanish side, while Celtic are at 5/2. Valencia’s Kevin Gameiro is the favourite to open the scoring for the away side at 5/1, and you can get the same odds on Celtic’s Odsonne Edouard breaking the deadlock.
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