[57], On 9 March, Barcelona defeated Almería 4–1 at Camp Nou; goals from Sánchez, Messi, Xavi and Puyol gave Barça the win.
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Celtic starting lineup (4-4-1-1): Fraser Forster; Mikael Lustig, Efe Ambrose, Kelvin Wilson, Adam Matthews; Kris Commons, Victor Wanyama, Joe Ledley, Charlie Mulgrew; Miku, Georgios Samaras. Played exceptionally well in the San Siro. Do you think Tata Martino has resolved their squad/tactical issues to make them competitive against Bayern Munich? In which I reckon the following are certainties to start: Forster, Lustig, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Matthews, Brown, Mulgrew, Commons, Samaras.. Busquets' buyout clause remains set at €150 million.
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0000005019 00000 n A brief summary taken from the article itself. [33] Messi picked up an injury and will be sidelined for 6 to 8 weeks with a tear in his left hamstring. Barcelona 6. Sistema de puntos. I didn't think they parked the bus at all in the Camp Nou last season and came very lose to a point and the same applied in Glasgow. 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[32] On 10 November, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 1–4 at the Benito Villamarín with scores from Neymar, Pedro and two from Fàbregas to put Barça three points ahead of Atlético Madrid in La Liga. Celtic's performance in the San Siro was encouraging because they played a more possession-based game but still eventually lost. [2], On 6 July, Bojan was officially loaned to Ajax with an option for a second year loan spell. [30], On 1 November, Barcelona defeated Espanyol 1–0 at Camp Nou and won the first derby of the season the only goal came from Alexis Sánchez. Samaras will have someone in support and whether that is Commons, Forrest, Stokes or Pukki... none of them are suited to long ball stuff. Towards the end of February, Celtic had not lost a single game in the league,[11] and drew just twice against Dundee United and Hibernian. [26][27], Kris Commons was the top scorer in Scotland, netting 32 goals, and won both the PFA Scotland and Scottish Football Writers' Player of the Year awards. goals from Busquets and Zubikarai (o.g.) With the win, Barça stays top of the league into the holiday break and ends 2013, leading La Liga wire-to-wire. UEFA Champions League Group G. 7:45pm, Wednesday 7th November 2012. Was Barça's purchase of Neymar motivated more by commercial than footballing considerations? = Appearances, Thanks for the work in defending Scottish football against the dark forces of AC Jimbo and his crew... 1) Looking past the game tonight, do you think Lennon has progressed this team in terms of breaking the away-game hoodoo? UEFA Champions League Group H. Neymar netted a hat-trick as Celtic were given a UEFA Champions League masterclass by Barcelona in a 6-1 defeat at the Nou Camp. It was confirmed Messi will be out for two to three weeks with a tear to his biceps femoris in his right leg. He was fantastic against Milan and is having a fine season... boosted by the fact he is finally injury-free. Barcelona Samaras is responsible for a lot of that; he works as a perfect out-ball away from home in Europe. [39] On 14 December, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 2–1 at Camp Nou two goals from Neymar gave Barça the victory. [11] On 23 July, former Newell's Old Boys manager Gerardo Martino was officially announced as the new coach of Barcelona and is subsequently signed a two-year contract with the club. vs Celtic. On 29 January, Barcelona qualified for the Semi-finals of the Copa del Rey after defeating Levante 5–1 at the Camp Nou; Adriano, Puyol, Sánchez (2) and Fàbregas scored for Barça. This was Barcelona's second away loss in a row. For all that Celtic troubled a Milan side that will not rank among the great ones to don red and black, a lack of conviction in front of goal undermined their efforts. Celtic won 2–0 away at Hearts, and Forster racked up his 13th consecutive clean sheet in the league. Barcelona lost 97 million euros ($114.3 million) last season due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the financial results presented by the Catalan club on Monday.... more » 04.10.2020 17:23 and to maybe catch Barça out on the break with pace down the flanks and whipping crosses in for Samaras (who I imagine will play as a lone striker)? Do you think it's crucial Celtic score first? On 22 February, Barcelona lost to Real Sociedad at the Anoeta by a score of 3–1. The big news for Celtic is that Samaras is able to start, of course he might not be able to go the full 90 minutes but having him in the lineup is a big boost for Neil Lennon. 11 December 2013 Group Stage: Barcelona: 6 – 1: Celtic: Camp Nou: Piqu é 8 ' Pedro 39 ' Neymar 44 ', 48 ', 58 ' Tello 72 ' BBC Sport: Samaras 88 ' Attendance: 54,342 Referee: Sergei Karasev: Pos Team. The sanction consisted in a transfer ban at both national and international level for two complete and consecutive transfer periods, together with a fine of CHF 450,000. Their league success did not translate to cup competition however; they bowed out of both the Scottish League Cup (0–1 to Morton),[12] and the Scottish Cup(1–2 to Aberdeen),[13] both at Celtic Park.
Neymar fits perfectly with their model of attacking, eye-catching football... What will Neymar think when faced with the cold dead eyes of Scott Brown? A few years ago talk of Celtic losing at home to Barcelona would have been ludicrous.
[2] Neil Lennon rebuilt his squad by signing Virgil van Dijk and Amido Balde in the summer, and Teemu Pukki from Schalke 04 on transfer deadline day. Source: Learn how and when to remove this template message, 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H, 2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase, "Andreu Fontàs to make the move to Celta Vigo", "Santos FC to face FC Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy", "Cruijff en CL haalden Bojan over (in Dutch)", "Thiago Alcántara sold to Bayern Munich for 25 million euros", "Tito Vilanova will not continue at FC Barcelona", "FC Barcelona will play in Gdansk on 30 July", "Gerardo Martino, new coach of FC Barcelona", "FC Barcelona v Levante: Sensational! ... What is Barcelona's starting lineup likely to be? 1st Qualifying Round; 2nd Qualifying Round; 3rd Qualifying Round; Play-off Round; Group Stage. I think they'll need to beat Milan and Ajax at home and take something in Amsterdam, minimum. [63] But he has some good players, just as Celtic's results in the past were achieved by good teams with good players.
I think they can bet both Milan and Ajax at home, which would be a decent starting point. = Yellow card, The 22-year-old leaves after two season with the first team.
Good news for Neil Lennon and Celtic as Georgios Samaras has overcome an ankle issue to make the starting lineup. [23] Celtic clinched the title after a 5-1 away win against Partick Thistle on 26 March 2014.
[16], On 1 September, Barcelona made it three wins in a row to ensure top spot on the league table, after a hard-fought victory against Valencia. Barça will retain a buy-back clause in addition to the player's rights in any future transfer. Forster's clean sheet run finally ended on 1,256 minutes against Aberdeen on 25 February 2014, as Aberdeen defeated Celtic 2–1 to end their unbeaten run in the league. At the San Siro, Celtic simply suffered on account of not taking chances/having belief in front of goal. On 3 June, Brazilian Neymar was officially presented as a Barcelona player to more than 50,000 fans at Camp Nou. Camp Nou Attendance: Attendance 85,000. Having lost to Milan away, is it fair to say Celtic need three home wins to have a decent chance of qualifying for the next round? Barca to win by two goals.... but I'm on a hopeless run of predictions right now so Celtic by three maybe the sensible bet... JacquesCustard asks:If you could ask yourself one question for a live webchat about Celtic's match against Barcelona tonight in the Champions League, what would it be and what would be your answer?
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