Barcelona defeated Celtic 6-1 in UEFA Champions League. The fixture is part of the Group stage - 6 stage in the 2013 season. The full-time result capped a Barcelona vs Celtic meeting in UEFA Champions League with detailed post-match statistics available on Sportra. This match centre covers lineups, live events, player ratings, team statistics, xG, head-to-head history, and related news for Barcelona and Celtic. On Sportra you can view xG, lineups, match statistics, events, player ratings, predictions, head-to-head history, and related news for this fixture.
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John Collins says Celtic must not cash in on key duo Alistair Johnston and Arne Engels until after their Champions League play-off. Martin O'Neill's side face LASK in Europe later this month, having failed at the same stage against Kazakh side Kairat Almaty last term. Canada right-back Johnston is wanted by Everton, while Celtic have turned down a bid from West Ham for Belgium midfielder Engels.
The click is ticking towards Celtic's most important games of the season. The first leg of the Champions League play-off against LASK takes place at Parkhead on 19 August and the squad is in urgent need of reinforcements, with strikers Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh the only new arrivals this summer. Paulo Bernardo's loan exit on Tuesday night was the 17th departure from the first-team squad, while Arne Engels and Alistair Johnston are being pursued by West Ham and Everton respectively.
Celtic are pushing for a deal to sign Fares Ghedjemis from Frosinone, who want 9.5m euros for the Algeria winger, 23. President Maurizio Stirpe says Frosinone do not need to sell Ghedjemis but the Italian club are willing to listen to offers. Celtic and Rangers, who have also been linked with Ghedjemis, would need to part with an eight-figure fee to secure the winger.
Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers admits he is still "a work in progress" after returning to action following almost nine months out with an Achilles injury. The USA international made his comeback in Monday's season-opening 1-0 victory against Dundee and while delighted to be back on the pitch, he says there's improvements to come from himself and the team. Martin O'Neill's side are two weeks away from their crucial Champions League play-off against Austrians LASK and have opted to postpone their Premiership game at St Johnstone that was due to be played between the two legs.
Seventy-one days after Celtic were last in competitive action, the champions finally returned as Martin O'Neill's side opened the new campaign with a 1-0 win over Dundee on flag night at Celtic Park. The scoreline mirrored last season's opening-day victory over St Mirren, played exactly a year earlier. Much of the pre-match excitement surrounded Celtic's two - and only - new arrivals as Camilo Duran and Kasper Hogh made their competitive debuts.
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