UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Barcelona LWLWD 2
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Celtic WWDWW 0
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CEL000
Celtic Park · 57,937 att.

Match Report

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Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona cruise into knockout stage

Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona cruised into the Champions League knockout stage with a 2-0 defeat of Celtic in Glasgow.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
1
3
Saves
2
63.2
Possession
36.8
10
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
639
Accurate Passes
353
723
Passes
420
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
10
Crosses
7
0.5
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
50
45
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.7
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
2
20
Effective Tackles
19
25
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
12
7
Clearances
12

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 28Erik SviatchenkoCD-L
  3. 5Jozo SimunovicCD-R
  4. 8Scott BrownDM
  5. 3Emilio IzaguirreLB
  6. 23Mikael LustigRB
  7. 18Tom RogicCM-L
  8. 14Stuart ArmstrongCM-R
  9. 11Scott SinclairLM
  10. 42Callum McGregorRM
  11. 10Moussa DembéléF

Substitutes

  1. 53Liam HendersonSUB
  2. 24Dorus de VriesSUB
  3. 6Nir BittonSUB
  4. 27Patrick RobertsSUB
  5. 2Kolo TouréSUB
  6. 49James ForrestSUB
  7. 12Cristian GamboaSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 21André GomesLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 19Lucas DigneSUB
  2. 17Paco AlcácerSUB
  3. 33MarlonSUB
  4. 13Jasper CillessenSUB
  5. 6Denis SuárezSUB
  6. 7Arda TuranSUB
  7. 12RafinhaSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Erik Sviatchenko (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Goal! Celtic 0, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  3. 41' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Celtic. James Forrest replaces Scott Sinclair because of an injury.
  5. 55' Goal! Celtic 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  6. 63' Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Celtic. Nir Bitton replaces Tomas Rogic.
  8. 66' Substitution, Barcelona. Lucas Digne replaces Jordi Alba.
  9. 71' Neymar (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Mikael Lustig (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 71' Substitution, Celtic. Patrick Roberts replaces Callum McGregor.
  12. 72' Substitution, Barcelona. Marlon Santos replaces Gerard Piqué.
  13. 77' Substitution, Barcelona. Arda Turan replaces Neymar.
  14. 87' Stuart Armstrong (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 88' Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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