Juventus cruise, Ibra red card could cost PSG dear

Paris, Feb 13 (AFP) Juventus took a huge step towards the Champions League quarter-finals by beating Celtic 3-0 away, and although French outfit Paris Saint-Germain also won away, 2-1 at Valencia, it came at a cost. The huge investment made in players by PSG's Qatari owners was paying handsome dividends until a catastrophic final few minutes which saw them concede a goal and then have star Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic rather harshly sent off last night. The volatile Swede will now miss next month's second leg as a result. It could therefore fall upon the shoulders of their latest high-profile signing, David Beckham -- who was watching from the stands -- to produce some of his old inspiration to see them into the last eight. Things were much more straightforward for Juventus in Glasgow, however. They silenced the raucous home crowd within three minutes as a mistake by Nigerian defender Efe Ambrose -- perhaps still feelign the effects of his country's Africa Cup of Nations triumph on Sunday -- let in Alessandro Matri for the opening goal Further goals late in the second half from Claudio Marchisio and Mirko Vucinic ensured there was no repeat of the famous home win over Barcelona in the group stage. Celtic manager Neil Lennon was not happy with the referee, but accepted that his decision to play Ambrose had backfired. "The scoreline flatters Juventus," he said. "For 70-odd minutes we were by far the better side but you can't give away sloppy goals. AFP SSC SSC 02131047 NNNN