Werder Bremen 2 - Celta 0

Werder: Wiese; Fritz, Mertesacker, Naldo, Womé; Schulz, Frings, Diego (Bischoff 75'), Vranjes (Owomoyela 63'); Almeida, Hunt (Schindler 46'). 4-4-2.
Celta: Esteban; Yago, Tamas, Lequi; Jonathan Aspas, Angel (Jonathan Vila 69'), Pablo García, Placente; Guayre (Jesús Perera 35'), Jorge (Canobbio 73'), Nené. 3-4-3.

Goals:
1-0. 48. Almeida. Beat offside trap to head cross from left over Esteban.
2-0. 61. Fritz. Won ball in midfield and ran on to fire angled shot wide of keeper.

Celta Vigo are the only one of the four Spanish sides to be knocked out of the competition at the last 16 stage after losing 2-0 at Werder Bremen. Needing to overturn a 1-0 first leg result, and with his side languishing near the foot of the table, Fernando Vázquez rested some of his key players And put out an attacking 3-4-3 formation. And they were unlucky not to get the goal they wanted when Italian referee Stefano Farina turned down a clear penalty by Naldo on Guayre, who had to leave the field of play injured a few minutes later.

Just three minutes in to the second half though Almeida headed the German side into the lead from Schulz's cross, the referee waving away claims from the Spanish players that the striker was offside. And Farina further upset the visitors when he ruled out a goal by Jesús Perera in an identical position. Soon afterwards Fritz put the game out of the Galicians' reach, winning the ball off Nené and running on to strike an angled shot past Esteban, and although Perera and Canobbio both tested Wiese late on, the tie was already over.