Celtic 0-2 FC Barcelona: result and report

Celtic 0-2 FC Barcelona

Champions League · Wednesday 23 November 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Celtic · FC Barcelona · Champions League predictions

Celtic lost to FC Barcelona 0-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday 23 November 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Celtic did not score. FC Barcelona scored through Lionel Messi (24') and Lionel Messi (55', penalty).

Discipline: Celtic received 3 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Celtic were 21st on 10 points from 10 and FC Barcelona 22nd on 9 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Celtic lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona (9.5), ahead of Javier Mascherano (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Celtic wins, 3 draws and 7 for FC Barcelona.

Going into the match Celtic's last five read D-L-D-L-L and FC Barcelona's L-W-W-W.