Valencia beats Monaco 3-1 in Champions League playoff

Feghouli has been in talks about a move to Fenerbahce recently, but he was the hero at the Mestalla on Wednesday night as Valencia beat Monaco 3-1 in the first leg of their play-off encounter.

The Algerian’s 86th minute intervention gave two-times runners-up Valencia a reasonable cushion for next week’s second leg across the Mediterranean as they attempt to return to the group stage after a two-year absence.

Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths celebrates his goal during their Champions League qualifying round, first leg soccer match between Celtic and Malmo at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday August 19, 2015.

Celtic edged Swedish side Malmo 3-2 after squandering a two-goal lead and letting Jo Inge Berget score twice, including a second goal late in injury time for the visitors.

Eran Zahavi scored in the sixth minute added on to give Maccabi Tel Aviv a 2-2 draw at Basle.

Marlos’ 44th minute strike was enough to hand Shakhtar Donetsk a narrow 1-0 win over Rapid Vienna at the Ernst-Happel-Stadium.

Dinamo Zagreb had to come from behind to claim a 2-1 victory at the home of Albanian underdogs Skenderbeu Korce.