Again, Mallo gets himself into a brilliant position deep down the right flank before swinging another dangerous cross into the heart of the penalty area, but this time Krasnodar's defence are just about able to deal with it.
90'
C. Beauvue has scored a goal for Celta Vigo! Assist by Hugo Mallo.
Mallo has consistently looked dangerous down the right wing, and he did wonderfully well to pick out Beauvue with his best cross of the evening.
GOAL! Beauvue surely steals a win for Celta! Mallo gets himself into a great position deep down the right wing before curling a beautiful cross into the middle of the Krasnodar box, where Beuavue beats Granqvist before making the net bulge with a bullet header.
The fourth official has indicated that there will be three minutes of added time.
88'
Vital tackle by Andreu Fontas! A Celta attack breaks down and allows Laborde to dart down the left wing on a quick counter, but just as it looks as he's about to penetrate the penalty area, he's dispossessed by an excellent interception from Fontas.
86'
Krasnodar have dropped deep as they try to hold on to their important away goal. They certainly seem happy with the draw, whilst Celta look desperate to try and find a way back in front again.
84'
A dangerous, curling cross from Sisto flies over to the far post and finds Jozabed in a great position, but the substitute is unable to find a team-mate with his downward header and loses out to Kritsyuk.
83'
D. Torbinskiy enters the game and replaces I. Zhigulev.
Krasnodar have made their final alteration of the night, with Zhigulev being replaced by Dmitri Torbinski.
81'
Ouch! Martynovich receives a thumping ball to the throat from just a few yards away, leaving him in a heap on the floor and in serious discomfort. It initially looks as if he may be in a lot of trouble but, thankfully, he's able to make a quick recovery.
79'
Mamaev cuts inside from the left wing and pokes a deft pass over to Zhigulev. The midfielder is in a good position just outside of the Celta box and quickly unleashes a shot, but it's poorly hit and bounces straight into the hands of Alvarez.
78'
R. Laborde enters the game and replaces Wanderson.
C. Beauvue enters the game and replaces J. Guidetti.
Celta have decided to make another change, with Guidetti making way for Claudio Beavue.
Meanwhile, Ricardo Laborde has come on to replace Wanderson.
77'
Jonny gets himself into a good position deep down the left wing and quickly whips a dangerous, bouncing cross into the heart of the Krasnodar penalty area. It almost finds Aspas but ends up flying past the forward, and the same happens for Guidetti a few seconds later.
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75'
P. Mamaev enters the game and replaces V. Podberezkin.
Krasnodar have made their first substitution of the evening, with Pavel Mamaev coming on to replace Podberezkin.
74'
Celta, who are back on the front foot after a disappointing period in the wake of Krasnodar's equaliser, continue putting pressure on the wall of dark shirts camped in front of them, but, despite their best efforts, they're unable to do so and the visitors hold on once again.
73'
Sisto twists and turns as he weaves his way in from the left wing. He does well to beat Martynovich before unleashing a curling strike, but it's closed down at the vital moment and deflects away from danger before it can test Kritsyuk.
71'
A lofted pass is fired into the Celta penalty area and finds Wanderson in a great position, but the Brazilian is unable to beat Cabral and loses out to a well-timed tackle from the centre-back.
70'
Jozabed enters the game and replaces D. Wass.
Wass receives a rousing round of applause from the home fans as he's replaced by Jozabed.
68'
Krasnodar have looked much better since managing to grab themselves an equaliser, and they're starting to cause Celta plenty of problems when they push forward. Once again, Wanderson plays an important role in a quick counter-attack as he tries to set up Podberezkin, but the latter's first touch is poor and denies him the opportunity to shoot.
66'
Big chance for Ramirez! The full-back somehow manages to find his way into the Celta box completely unmarked before unleashing a rocket of a shot from a few yards out, but Alvarez does really well to smother the Ecuadorian's effort.
64'
Radoja picks up the ball in a pocket of space midway inside the Krasnodar half of the pitch and tries to test Kritsyuk with a long-range strike, but he's unable to make decent contact with the ball and sends his 35-yard effort comfortably wide of the near post.
62'
Aspas, who hasn't been as influential as he was during the first half, skips past one defender before letting the ball run towards Guidetti, but the Swedish striker isn't on the same wavelength as the winger and fails to reach the ball in time.
60'
Sisto is presented with another opportunity to test the Krasnodar defence - this time over on the left flank - but he's out-muscled by Martynovich after penetrating the penalty area and can't keep the ball from running out of play.
58'
A Celta attack breaks down after Sisto is unable to dart his way into the Krasnodar penalty area. The ball bounces out to Wanderson, who then tries to beat Alvarez from inside the visitors' half of the pitch, but his audacious effort ends up sailing well wide of its intended target.
56'
V. Claesson has scored a goal for Krasnodar! Assist by Wanderson.
GOAL! Krasnodar are back in it! Claesson becomes the second Scandinavian to get his name on the scoresheet with a wonderful goal. He picks up the ball on the edge of the penalty area and easily skips past Cabral before poking a lovely shot through the legs of Alvarez and into the back of the net.
Wanderson linked up well with Claesson jut outside of the Krasnodar box, but the Swedish forward was excellent on the ball and left Cabral for dead with his fancy footwork.
55'
Wanderson, who has impressed on the rare occasions he's able to plough forward, charges towards the Celta penalty area on a rare attack for the visitors, but he's closed down by blue shirts and is dispossessed on the edge of the box.
54'
Aspas drifts out to the right wing and gets himself into a pocket of space deep down the flank. He plays a clever pass into the feet of Sisto and tries to play a quick one-two with the Dane, but he's unable to get the ball back and Krasnodar hold on.
52'
With 52 minutes on the clock, Krasnodar are finally able to unleash their first attempt on goal. It's well hit by Podberezkin and gives Alvarez a few things to worry about, but, luckily for the goalkeeper, it sails just over the top of the crossbar.
50'
D. Wass has scored a goal for Celta Vigo!
GOAL! What a strike by Wass! The Dane steps up and fires a brilliant bouncing strike that flies past the outstretched limbs of Kritsyuk and into the bottom left-hand corner of the net. The Krasnodar goalkeeper arguably should have got down quicker but that was excellently done by the Celta midfielder.
49'
Radoja is closed down quickly by Claesson, but the Swedish forward ends up handling the ball accidentally and concedes a free-kick midway inside the Krasnodar half of the pitch. Can Celta make it count?
47'
Celta, who look desperate to finally open the scoring, burst forward through Wass over on the right wing. The Dane then curls a teasing ball into the middle of the box, but Guidetti is beaten to it by Naldo before clattering into the centre-back.
46'
We're underway once again!
45' +2
Aspas drifts over to the left wing as he tries to carve out a late chance on goal for the home side, but he's well closed down by Krasnodar defenders and is dispossessed before he can penetrate the penalty area.
45'
The fourth official has indicated that there will be two minutes of added time.
44'
Krasnodar carve out another chance deep inside the Celta half of the pitch after a Ramirez cross is only headed as far as Claesson, but the Swede loses his footing at the vital moment and is unable to get a shot away.
42'
Cristian Ramirez, who has seen little of the ball so far, is presented with a rare opportunity to dart down the left wing and into the Celta half of the pitch. The Ecuadorian is unable to make the chance count, however, and ends up losing his footing on the edge of the box.
41'
Wass pokes a clever pass into the right-hand side of the Krasnodar penalty area and towards Guidetti, who takes a quick touch before fizzing a dangerous cross towards Sisto. It almost reaches the Dane on the edge of the six-yard box, but the ball is blasted away by Naldo at the vital moment.
39'
Another wicked cross - this time from Sisto - is fired into the Krasnodar box and towards the head of Guidetti, but just as the Swedish striker looks set to meet the ball with his head, he loses out to Granqvist once again.
38'
Granqvist slides into Nemanja Radoja on the edge of the Krasnodar penalty area and accidentally ends up handling the ball, resulting in a free-kick for Celta in a very dangerous position. Aspas steps up and shoots, but it's poorly hit and fails to beat the wall camped in front of him.
37'
Aspas twists and turns on the right-hand side of the Krasnodar penalty area before poking a pass back to Mallo. The captain then whips a curling cross towards Guidetti, but he loses out to Granqvist at the near post.
35'
Krasnodar enjoyed a few good opportunities earlier in the game, but they've really struggled to see much of the ball over the last quarter of an hour. Celta are comfortably bossing possession and look dangerous each and every time they break forward.
33'
Great strike by Sisto! The Dane moves into the middle of the pitch and causes more problems with a wonderful run forward, but he drags his 25-yard shot slightly too wide and is unable to hit the target.
31'
Guidetti again! Another great cross is curled into the Krasnodar box and finds Guidetti in front of goal, but this time his diving header flies a yard or two wide of the goal. Celta are getting closer to opening the scoring...
29'
Another big opportunity for Guidetti! Celta come back once again before Hugo Mallo sets up Guidetti with an excellent low cross, but the Swedish striker's first-time half-volley bounces agonisingly wide of the near post after beating the outstretched limbs of Kritsyuk.
27'
Sisto has arguably been Celta's best player so far, but Krasnodar are starting to deal well with him when he breaks down the left wing. Once again he tries to get himself into a good position after beating one defender, but he's dispossessed just as he's about to tee up Guidetti.
25'
After spending an age eyeing up his target, Wass decides to unleash a thumping strike from the set-piece, but it's sent straight to Kritsyuk and is well saved by the Krasnodar goalkeeper.
24'
V. Claesson gets yellow.
Aspas, who has looked bright whenever he's able to get on the ball, is bundled over by Claesson, resulting in another free-kick for the home side in a positive position. Can they make it count?
23'
Sisto gets himself into a great position over on the left wing and quickly fizzes a dangerous cross into the middle of the penalty area. It's well hit by the Dane but flies just past Guidetti, who was lurking with intent in front of goal.
22'
Vyacheslav Podberezkin and Wanderson play a quick one-two between themselves on the edge of the penalty area before the Russian tees up Viktor Claesson to his left, but the Swede's first touch is poor and sends the ball rolling to Alvarez, who then blasts it towards the halfway line.
20'
Great chance for Guidetti! Aspas and Sisto link up brilliantly on the break, but the Dane is unable to beat Granqvist with his strike from inside the penalty area. The ball flies over to Aspas, however, and the forward then tees up Guidetti, who tests Kritsyuk with a bullet header that's well saved.
18'
The game gets underway once again and Celta try to attack quickly down the right flank. Naldo, who has started well, denies them the opportunity to, however, as he does well to out-muscle Daniel Wass as he shepherds the ball out for a goal-kick.
16'
Ouch! Yury Gazinskiy rises high as he tries to beat Guidetti to a looping ball, and he does so only to be clattered into from behind by Martynovich. It looks as if he received a nasty cut, resulting in the medical team quickly bandaging him up over on the touchline.
14'
Wanderson gets himself into a good position just outside of the Celta penalty area as he tries to carve out a chance on goal with a charging run forward, but he's well closed down by three defenders and is unable to get a shot away before Sergio Alvarez collects the ball.
12'
Sisto flies down the left flank on a great run before whipping a low cross into the penalty area and towards Guidetti, who had made a good run towards goal. The Swedish striker is unable to meet it, however, and loses out to Naldo.
10'
First chance falls to Gustavo Cabral! The corner is swung into the heart of the penalty area and finds Cabral in a good position in front of goal, but he's unable to beat Stanislav Kritsyuk with his downward header.
9'
Aspas embarks on another tricky run as he darts into the right-hand side of the Krasnodar box and towards the byline. He has John Guidetti screaming for the ball in front of goal, but the Spaniard is unable to tee him up and has to settle for a corner.
7'
Iago Aspas makes a nuisance of himself as he weaves towards the Krasnodar penalty area, and he does well to force Andreas Granqvist into bringing him down for a free-kick. It's chipped into the box and towards a group of blue shirts, but they all lose out to a towering header from Naldo.
5'
An attempted Celta attack breaks down, allowing Krasnodar to counter quickly. Aleksandr Martynovich darts down the right flank and does well to win an early corner for the visitors, but it's comfortably defended by Celta and fails to result in a chance on goal.
3'
Celta quickly push forward on a series of attempted attacking moves as they try to put Krasnodar under early pressure, but Pione Sisto is quickly closed down by dark shirts over on the left wing and loses out before he can unleash a cross.
1'
We're off! Celta get us underway, attacking from right to left.
Good evening and welcome to our live text commentary of today’s Europa League last-16 first leg tie between Celta Vigo and Krasnodar at the Estadio de Balaidos.
Celta showed impressive grit and determination to see off a strong Shakhtar Donetsk side in the last round of the Europa League, but it took them until the 108th minute of their second-leg tie to score what would prove to be the winner after losing 1-0 a week earlier. Nonetheless, their performance in Ukraine will no doubt have filled them with confidence heading into tonight’s clash.
It’s been a slighty tough few weeks for Celta, who have only managed to pick up one victory from their last five league games, resulting in them dropping down the table and into 10th place. As a result, they’ll be looking for a positive result this evening as they face a Krasnodar side who are facing problems of their own.
As for Krasnodar, they are without a victory in each of their previous three Russian Premier League encounters, although they too impressed against strong opposition last time out. Fenerbahce, one of the favourites to at least reach the quarter-finals, were sent packing by Igor Shalimov’s men, who beat them 1-0 at home before drawing 1-1 six days later.
Krasnodar have proven to be a tough team at home but have struggled on their travels in recent months. None of their previous eight competitive away games have ended in victories, with their most recent trip seeing them surrender a 3-0 lead before being beaten on penalties by Ural. Celta haven’t been at their best at home, however, so tonight’s game should be a closely fought one.
Celta Vigo substitutes: Bongonda, Beauvue, Jozabed, Roncaglia, Rossi, Villar, Diop.
There’s just over 15 minutes left to go until kick-off, so let’s have a look at how the two teams will be lining up this evening…
Celta Vigo XI (4-3-3): Alvarez; Mallo, Fontas, Cabral, Castro; Diaz, Radoja, Wass; Aspas, Guidetti, Sisto.
Eduardo Berizzo has decided to make three changes to the Celta side that started the defeat against Barcelona on the weekend, with Andreu Fontas, Marcelo Diaz and Pione Sisto coming into the starting line-up to replace Facundo Roncaglia, Sergio Gomez and Theo Bongonda, respectively.
The two sides are making their way out onto the pitch, with just a few minutes to go until kick-off.
Meanwhile, Krasnodar boss Igor Shalimov has made two alterations to the team that featured in their last outing, with Roman Shiskin and Fyodor Smolov making way for Ilya Zhigulev and Mauricio Pereyra.
HALF-TIME: CELTA VIGO 0-0 KRASNODAR
It's been a difficult game for Celta so far, as they've comfortably dominated possession without being able to find the back of the net. Krasnodar, who have clearly come set up for a draw, have defended well to deny the home side an opening goal, with Granqvist and Naldo both putting in strong performances in the middle of the back four to frustrate Guidetti. Out wide, however, Sisto and Aspas have looked dangerous, and that is surely set to continue to be the case after the break.
The two teams are making their way back out on to the pitch ahead of the start of the second half. Neither side have made any substitutions during the half-time break.
FULL-TIME: CELTA VIGO 2-1 KRASNODAR
The referee blows his whistle for the final time and the Celta fans all erupt with joy. They were given a tough game by Krasnodar, who defended resolutely for most of the game to frustrate the home side. However, in the end, the Spanish side just about had enough to find a way through their opponents' sturdy defence, although the away goal conceded could prove costly come the end of the second leg.
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