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Steven Bloor

Champions League: Round of 16, Wednesday's matches - in pictures

Wed champions league: Supporters wave flags under an heavy rain at the Juventus Stadium
It's raining heavily at the Juventus Stadium but Neil Lennon's team must be hoping that it isn't also raining goals like it was at Celtic Park where Juve as good as qualified for the quarter-finals with a 3-0 victory Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Celtic players line up
However the Celtic players look focused and ready to give it a go Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Wed champions league: Celtic's midfielder Giorgios Samaras
The heavy rain will make for a skiddy surface and play havoc with Giorgios Samaras's hair Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Pirlo is tackled by Beram Kayal
Juve start to take charge of the game after a bright start by the visiting side with Andrea Pirlo beginning to fling a few passes around, though on this occasion he's disposssed by Beram Kayal Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Alessandro Matri scores
Midway through the first half the tie is definitely dead and buried after Alessandro Matri opens the scoring with an easy tap in. Gary Hooper dwells on the ball and is dispossessed by Arturo Vidal, who evades a couple of challenges, maybe 40 yards from goal and slips a low ball inside Adam Matthews and outside Kelvin Wilson for Fabio Quagliarella, wide on the left. He fires in a low shot that zips between Wilson's legs, which Fraser Forster can only palm out a yard, to where Matri is waiting Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Juventus' forward Alessandro Matri celebrates scoring
He's well pleased as are the Juventus fans Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Adam Matthews is fouled by Federico Peluso
Adam Matthews sets off upfield but Federico Peluso fouls him and consequently finds himself in the ref's book Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Wed champions league: Matthews doesn't take kindly to Peluso's methods
Matthews doesn't take kindly to Peluso's methods Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Wed champions league: Juventus' Vidal and Celtic's Joe Ledley go shoulder to shoulder
Juventus's Arturo Vidal and Celtic's Joe Ledley go shoulder to shoulder Photograph: Massimo Pinca/AP
Wed champions league: Celtic's Kelvin Wilson finds out as he's marked by Federico Peluso
Good news grapple fans, Juve's first leg tactics are back for the second leg as Celtic's Kelvin Wilson finds out as he's marked by Federico Peluso Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Wed champions league: Juventus' forward Fabio Quagliarella celebrates
Just after the hour mark Pirlo fires a pinpoint pass to Vidal, who's piling in on top of Kayal and suddenly in front of goal. He could shoot, but elects to make sure, squaring for Quagliarella to tap in Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Neil Lennon
Neil Lennon is rather disappointed Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Wed champions league: Kwadwo Asamoah and Beram Kayal
Kwadwo Asamoah comes on for Peluso just before the hour mark. Here he challenges Celtic's Beram Kayal Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Juventus FC players celebrate
After the final whistle the Juventus players celebrate in front of their fans Photograph: Di Marco/EPA
Wed champions league: Celtic players applaud their fans
And the Celtic players and boss Neil Lennon go to show their appreciation to the fans who trekked out to Italy for the match. Final score: Juventus 2-0 Celtic (aggregate 5-0) Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
Wed champions league: David Beckham warms up
Over in Paris David Beckham endulges in a spot of warm up, he starts the game on the bench Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
Wed champions league: Clement Chantome, Lucas and Sofiane Feghouli
Paris Saint-Germain are generally keeping it tight and challenging Valencia to infiltrate them, but do break with speed and numbers when given the chance. Here PSG's Clement Chantome, bottom, and Lucas, right, jump for the ball with to Valencia's Sofiane Feghouli Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP
Wed champions league: PSG's Ezequiel Lavezzi and Valencia's Sofiane Feghouli
PSG's Ezequiel Lavezzi, right, and Sofiane Feghouli keep their eyes on the ball as they tussle for possession Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Wed champions league: Valencia's forward Jonas
Valencia's Jonas is disappointed to see his 20 yard thumper bundled out for a corner by PSG keeper Sirigu. At half-time it's 0-0 on the night but PSG still have the upper hand leading 2-1 on aggregate Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
Wed champions league: Valencia's Tino Costa skips past PSG's Gregory Van Der Wiel
Valencia's Tino Costa skips past Gregory Van Der Wiel Photograph: Jean-paul Pelissier/Reuters
Wed champions league: Jonas controls the ball
Things get better for Jonas 10 minutes into the second half as he collects the ball after Blaise Matuidi was dispossessed midway inside his own half and then rockets the ball into the net from 25 yards. That's what the game and Valencia needed, one more goal and they'll be through Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Wed champions league: Ezequiel Lavezzi scores
Eleven minutes later the tie swings back in PSG's favour when they equalise with their first shot on target. Substitute Kevin Gameiro ran at Valencia with speed and menace and when the ball was poked off his toe it broke to Lavezzi right in front of the goal. Vicente Guatia saved his first shot but it rebounded kindly to the striker, who nudged it into the net with his thigh Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA
Wed champions league: The PSG supporters celebrate
The PSG supporters go wild Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Wed champions league: Ezequiel Lavezzi celebrates
As does the goalscorer and he shows off his impressive collection of tattoos Photograph: Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport
Wed champions league: Gregory Van Der Wiel blocks a cross from Valencia's Aly Cissokho
Gregory van der Wiel blocks a cross from Aly Cissokho as Valencia push forward searching for a goal that will take the tie into extra-time Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP
Wed champions league: Paris Saint-Germain's players celebrate
The home side hold out and are through to the quarter-finals. Final score: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Valencia (aggregate 3-2) Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
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