<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Swedish side Malmo beat Celtic 4-3 on aggregate while Monaco, last season's quarter-finalists, failed to recover from a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of the tie in last night's Champions League qualifiers.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">A header by Markus Rosenberg and an own goal from Dedryck Boyata condemned Scottish champions Celtic to a second successive season without the riches to be accrued from the Champions League group stage as Malmo beat them 2-0 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate in their play-off on Tuesday.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">They were not the only high profile casualties as last season's quarter-finalists Monaco exited despite coming from behind to beat Valencia 2-1 at home -- they have lost just once in their last 12 European club games at Stade Louis II -- but lost 4-3 on aggregate.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Maccabi Tel-Avi beat FC Basel on away goals, Shakhtar Dontesk beat Rapid Vienna</strong></h3> <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04898139.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-202403" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04898139-1024x768.jpg" alt="Maccabi Tel Aviv vs FC Basel 1893" width="800" height="600" /></a> <p style="text-align: justify">Another side who reached the knockout stages last season also failed to get over the play-off hurdle this time round as Basel, who progressed at the expense of Liverpool in last season's competition, exited after a 1-1 draw in Israel against Maccabi Tel-Avi saw the hosts progress on the away goals rule, the tie finishing 3-3 on aggregate.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk did make it through -- they have appeared in the group stage on every occasions since the 2009/10 campaign -- but were made to work hard for it drawing 2-2 at home to Rapid Vienna to qualify 3-2 on aggregate.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The cost to Celtic may be felt immediately as it could prompt talented defender Virgil van Dijk to jump at the chance of a prestigious move to English Premier League side Southampton.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">Celtic manager Ronny Deila, though, is loathe to part with him.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"We don't have to sell Virgil van Dijk, but you never know in football," said the Norwegian.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"The hype about the Champions League is a big thing. Everybody wants it so badly.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"You have to deal with it but we looked very stressed. We didn't look like we wanted to go out and play football. We have a lot of young players coming through but this was a hard lesson for us."</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Alvaro Negredo scored a brilliant lob against Monaco's Subasic to give his side an early lead</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Valencia had all but wrapped up business after four minutes, Alvaro Negredo chipping Subasic brilliantly with the ball going into the far corner.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The hosts, needing three goals to even take it to extra-time, replied almost immediately, Italian defender Andrea Raggi firing the ball past Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan from the edge of the area.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Monaco gave themselves a glimmer of hope with 15 minutes remaining as Nigerian defender Elderson knocked the ball into the net after Ryan had saved from Thomas Lemar.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It hurts, but Monaco put up a great performance tonight," said Raggi.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">"It was the game in Valencia that did for us but our target now is to compete strongly for the league title," added the 31-year-old. <a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04897947.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-202312" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04897947-1024x644.jpg" alt="AS Monaco vs Valencia CF" width="800" height="503" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: justify">Shakhtar Donetsk too looked to have all but sealed their place in the group stage when impressive Brazilian Marlos curled a beauty of a shot past the Rapid Vienna goalkeeper in the 10th minute.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">However, the visitors drew level three minutes later 20-year-old Louis Schaub refusing to be denied as he rifled home his second attempt for his third goal of the competition.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Their joy knew no bounds just five minutes later as 34-year-old skipper Steffen Hofmann curled a superb freekick past the flailing arm of goalkeeper Ukrainian international Andriy Pyatov for the two-time Austrian league player of the year's 22nd goal in 64 European matches.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">A thrilling match -- in contrast to the dour opening leg which saw eight players booked -- took another twist when a day after his 28th birthday Olexander Gladkiy nipped in to score for the hosts and put the match on the night all square at 2-2 and with the hosts noses just in front.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The second-half was less of a ripper and the visitors frustrations ended with Mario Sonnleitner being red-carded four minutes from time for a second bookable offence -- he hurled the captains armband that he had assumed after Hofmann went off to the ground in fury.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Even so there was still time for Pyatov to pull off a remarkable point blank block to Philipp Prosenik's close range shot with the game five minutes into time-added on and ensured the Austrian side's absence from the group stage was extended to 10 years.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->