Date: Tuesday, October 1 Venue: Celtic Park Kick-Off: 19:45
Celtic will be buoyed by the absence of Lionel Messi from the Barcelona team sheet tonight as the two sides clash in the Champions League Group Stages for a second season running.
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Celtic could be without Derk Boerrigter for Tuesday night’s visit of Barcelona to Parkhead.
The winger suffered a knock against Morton last week and is still struggling with the ankle injury he picked up against Ross County last month.
Midfielder Joe Ledley remains sidelined with a groin injury but James Forrest is back in contention having overcome a virus.
Barcelona will be without Lionel Messi for their visit to the Scottish champions.
The Argentinian was forced off before half time during Saturday’s win against Almería and scans showed he is set to be out of action for up to three weeks.
The Spanish champions also have a series of defensive injuries,...
Celtic will be buoyed by the absence of Lionel Messi from the Barcelona team sheet tonight as the two sides clash in the Champions League Group Stages for a second season running.
Team News
Celtic could be without Derk Boerrigter for Tuesday night’s visit of Barcelona to Parkhead.
The winger suffered a knock against Morton last week and is still struggling with the ankle injury he picked up against Ross County last month.
Midfielder Joe Ledley remains sidelined with a groin injury but James Forrest is back in contention having overcome a virus.
Barcelona will be without Lionel Messi for their visit to the Scottish champions.
The Argentinian was forced off before half time during Saturday’s win against Almería and scans showed he is set to be out of action for up to three weeks.
The Spanish champions also have a series of defensive injuries,...
- 10/1/2013
- by Joseph Dempsey
- Obsessed with Film
If you tuned in to the final minutes of the Milan vs Barcelona match on Wednesday, you may be mistaken in thinking the Rossoneri had won the Champions League. The San Siro was electric as the players celebrated in the centre circle. They hadn’t won the trophy, but they had beaten a team many consider to be the best ever.
The 2-0 defeat to Milan came as a shock to many. Bookmakers had the Catalan giants as clear favourites to demolish the team who had failed to beat Anderlecht, Malaga and Zenit St. Petersburg, but come the final whistle it was the Italian team who were heading into the second leg with a huge advantage.
Two former Portsmouth players did the damage – Kevin Prince Boateng drilled his shot into the corner to put the home side one up before Sulley Muntari smashed the ball into the roof of the net to secure the victory.
The 2-0 defeat to Milan came as a shock to many. Bookmakers had the Catalan giants as clear favourites to demolish the team who had failed to beat Anderlecht, Malaga and Zenit St. Petersburg, but come the final whistle it was the Italian team who were heading into the second leg with a huge advantage.
Two former Portsmouth players did the damage – Kevin Prince Boateng drilled his shot into the corner to put the home side one up before Sulley Muntari smashed the ball into the roof of the net to secure the victory.
- 2/23/2013
- by Jamie Callaghan
- Obsessed with Film
When Celtic drew Benfica, Spartak Moscow and Barcelona back in August the popular opinion was that the Scottish side would be lucky to escape with a Europa League place. The reputation of the Spl was at its lowest in years – the UEFA coefficient currently ranks it 18th out of the member countries – and it had been almost ten years since Celtic were defeated by Jose Mourinho’s Porto in the UEFA Cup Final. Even the official ITV twitter feed had a dig at the reigning Spl champions, tweeting ‘Bye Bye Celtic’ when the groups were announced.
A 0-0 result against Benfica at Parkhead proved nothing but the next match sparked hope. Gary Hooper opened the scoring at the Luzhniki Stadium before two goals from Emmanuel Emenike set Spartak on the road to an important three points. At the 63 minute mark Juan Insaurralde was shown red and the game was turned on its head.
A 0-0 result against Benfica at Parkhead proved nothing but the next match sparked hope. Gary Hooper opened the scoring at the Luzhniki Stadium before two goals from Emmanuel Emenike set Spartak on the road to an important three points. At the 63 minute mark Juan Insaurralde was shown red and the game was turned on its head.
- 1/27/2013
- by Jamie Callaghan
- Obsessed with Film
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