Celtic vs Barcelona Champions League October 1 2013
The match between Celtic vs Barcelona Champions League on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 . Last season , Barcelona struggled a 2-1 win at the Camp Nou and losing 1-2 at Celtic Park . Could match day 2 Champions League 2013 will incised wounds similar to the Catalan club ?
Without Lionel Messi is very good news for us . For me he is the best player the world , "said Neil Lennon , manager of Celtic in the pre-match press conference . Speech reasonable , because after today, La Pulga is the main engine Barcelona . 11 goals he scored was a scary note for anyone. Well, do without Messi , Barcelona are guaranteed to lose? Lennon did not warrant such . He said , " Many said , Barcelona has problems at the back , but they are not being broken . We will try to limit the chances of Barcelona as little as possible and to maximize the chances like last season .
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Martino coach who brings winds of change for Barcelona , optimistic
there are many players who could be relied upon in the next Lionel Messi
. He also warned , " the absence of Lionel Messi is not an excuse if we fail to get neat results . We nonetheless have had games without Messi and win on several occasions .
Behind the sector is still an obstacle for Barcelona . Jordi Alba , Javier Mascherano , Carles Puyol , absent . While , Celtic Joe Ledley and do not memilliki Derk presence Boerriger doubt . The host will rely Giorgos Samaras scored a hat trick last weekend . While , Neymar or Cesc Fabregas will be relied upon as No. 9 False to replace Lionel Messi . Without La Pulga , on paper, the Spanish champions still more formidable than Celtic .
Head to Head Celtic vs Barcelona Champions League:
7 November 2012 Celtic vs Barcelona 2-1
October 23, 2012 Barcelona vs Celtic 2-1
Estimated Lineup Celtic vs Barcelona
Celtic : Forster ; Matthews , Ambrose , Van Dijk , Mulgrew ; Brown , Lustig , Izaguirre ; Commons , Samaras , Stokes
Barcelona : Valdes ; Alves , Piqué , Bartra , Adriano ; Busquets , Xavi , Iniesta ; Neymar , Fabregas , Pedro
Celtic vs Barcelona prediction : 45-55
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