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Champions League / Group Stage
Celtic Park / 23.11.2016
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    Marcus Foley

    Updated 23/11/2016 at 21:41 GMT


    23'
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    Sviatchenko pulls back Messi and is booked.
    22'
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    The corner comes to the near post, and Andre Gomes-Bould gets in front of Lustig, forcing a smart reaction save out of Gordon. And from the next corner, Neymar Keown wins the header at the near post. Nothing comes of it, but really Celtic?
    22'
    Alba advances and taps to Neymar, then pelts down the line and collects the return, clipping it back into the box where Brown makes an important intervention.
    21'
    At the Emirates, Edinson Cavani has put PSG 1-0-up against Arsenal.
    19'
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    Barcelona are going to score presently. Messi tosses it wide, it comes back infield, then Suarez plays in Alba, who crosses. Rakitic is up and heads down firmly, but the ball bounces up and wide, Messi unable to sneak it in at the far post.
    18'
    But then they break, Armstrong finding Dembele who breaks through the middle and transfers to McGregor, only for a heavy touch to ruin everything.
    18'
    The game has settled a little bit, not in terms of pace but in terms of pattern. Barca are knocking it about while Celtic are haring about, and finding it hard to get anything going.
    16'
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    I don't even know what Neymar just did, but to try and describe it anyway, he found himself infield and did some kind of spin, playing the ball off his heels and finding Alba, who found Messi, at inside-left. He drills a low shot that scoots just wide.
    15'
    I wonder what Barcelona plan for Andre Gomes. He'll be a good player, for sure, but I'm surprised they considered him deft enough.
    13'
    Brendan Rodgers has had a haircut. He looks pretty hunksome, you know.
    13'
    There are no goals in any of tonight's games.
    10'
    Barcelona are coming in the air tonight. Busquets is given far too much time on the ball just outside the box, Sviatchenko loses Messi, and when the pass is scooped over the defensive line, Celtic have to rely on a poor first touch to escape. Yes, you read that right. Useless, that lad. Busquets, on the other hand: what a player.
    9'
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    This has been a good start from Celtic, but as I type that, it's almost rendered nonsense. Messi spreads a lovely ball wide to Neymar and nashes off in pursuit, collecting the return and shooting - the effort is blocked, but balloons towards the near post where Suarez lurks. Sviatchenko does brilliantly to get in the road.
    7'
    Sinclair goes down the left and slides a ball into the path of Izaguirre, who snaps a neck-high cross to the near post. Dembele is on it, but Mascherano does just enough , interceding at cost of a corner. That comes to nowt.
    6'
    First flash of Sinclair, shimmying down the left, exchanging passes with Armstrong, and darting in a low cross which Pique forces clear.
    5'
    Heh heh! Messi pokes the ball back to Busquets, and for no material gain, Brown flies into the tackle, crumpling his man and striding off purposefully.
    4'
    Neymar gets himself down the left and cuts back a cross that Suarez leaves - for no one, as it turns out, Rogic arriving to bring the ball away.
    3'
    Celtic are mithering Barca's back four in possession, at the same time as harrying in midfield. They'll know they've played a match when they get home the night, that's for sure.
    2'
    Suarez sweeps left to Neymar, and he whacks a speculative ball over the other side, where it and Messi are crowded out.
    1'
    Celtic need a terrace chant to this.
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    And off we go! Parkhead is absolutely jumping!