Dynamo Kyiv shocked Valencia with two away goals at the Mestalla to knock the Spanish side out of the competition to set up an all Ukrainian tie with Metalist Kharkiv in the next round.

A brace from Artem Kravets was enough to send them through on away goals with the aggregate score at 3-3. A mistake with a little over a quarter of an hour remaining allowed the Ukrainian striker to fire an angled shot beyond Cesar to spark wild celebrations in the away stand.

Valencia came into the tie with a few problems, particularly with pivotal midfielder, David Albelda ruled out through suspension. With a number of defenders absent, Alexis retained his spot in the centre despite only having just returned from a long injury lay-off. The visitors were also missing a player through suspension. Artem Milevskiy, who scored the equaliser in Kiev, had to sit out after he was sent off later in the same match. Badr El Kaddouri overcame late fitness concerns to start in defence which lacked Pape Diakite who has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of injury.

Despite the first half being a nervous and largely dull affair, Valencia were the side that look the most dangerous in the final third. Both David Silva and Manuel Fernandes came close to opening the scoring although neither of their efforts tested the Dynamo 'keeper, Stanislav Bogush. With the visitors offering very little in attack it therefore came as a huge surprise to see them take the lead. Artem Kravets managed to beat a trio of Valencia players to the ball including the goalkeeper, Cesar to prod home and give his side a huge advantage. Valencia thought that they had equalised straight away, however, were denied by an offside flag. But they did not have to wait too long for a valid equaliser as the veteran, Carlos Marchena netted right on half-time. The captain rose highest to meet a Manuel Fernandes cross to make it 1-1 at the interval.

The second half started the way the first ended with Valencia celebrating a goal. It was another defender that got it with the former Chelsea and Athletic Bilbao player, Asier Del Horno, reacting quickly to fire the Spanish side ahead. The home team were starting to look comfortable, seemingly content to maintain possession of the football rather than go out and get a two goal cushion. This tactic badly backfired for Unai Emery's team as they conceded again. The Ukrainians had seen Valencia's away goal and raised it. Artem Kravets was again the hero as some poor play from Raul Albiol allowed him to bare down on goal before firing past Cesar.  Los Che tried desperately for a third goal but ultimately failed to do so allowing a slender first leg advantage to slip through their fingers.

It was a bad night on the Mediterranean coast as Valencia became the fourth and final Spanish team to be knocked out of the UEFA Cup this campaign. They never really got going and in the end were punished by a side who wanted the aggregate victory a lot more than they did. Dynamo kept on plugging away and got their just rewards. They may not have created many opportunities but Artem Kravets took full advantage of the chances that came his way to seal a famous victory. A tie with fellow Ukrainian side, Metalist Kharkiv now awaits Dynamo who will thoroughly enjoy the flight back home to Eastern Europe.