Broadcast info
Who’s playing: Barcelona kick start their Champions League campaign, after a recent shock in La Liga, by hosting Celtic for the opening tie in Group C.
What time: Kick off for the Tuesday, September 13 clash is scheduled at 11:45 PT, 14:45 ET, 18:45 UTC, 19:45 BST, and 20:45 CET.
Which stadium: The venue for Tuesday’s game will be Camp Nou, the famous 99,354-seat stadium at the heart of Catalonia.
Which channel:
- In the USA at 14:45 ET on Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer 2GO USA
- In Canada at 14:45 ET on TSN1
- In the UK at 19:45 BST on BT Sport 3, BT Sport Live Streaming
- In Spain at 20:45 CET on Antena 3, TV3
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Match facts
- None of the last six clashes between Barcelona and Celtic ended in a draw, meaning we could all be in for an exciting affair.
- Messi and Co. have won all but one of their last six meetings in all competitions.
- The Blaugrana have won all of their last four home clashes with the Scottish giants.
- The last time the Hoops came away from Camp Nou without defeat came courtesy of a 1-1 draw back in November 2004.
- The Celts’ are without an away victory in the Champions League in eight games.
- Their last win over the Spanish heavyweights came back in November 2012 in the Champions League, beating Barcelona 2-1 at Celtic Park.
- Barcelona have triumphed in their last 11 home Champions League games.
- Celtic have met Barcelona in the Champions League five out of the seven occasions in which they earned a spot since 2005.
- This means that Brendan Rodgers’ side have faced Luis Enrique’s boys more times in the last four years than Rangers.
- Celtic’s biggest European defeat was their 6-1 loss to Barcelona in 2013.
Team news – Luis Enrique set to welcome back key players.
Barcelona head into the opening game of the new Champions League season on a bad note, having lost 2-1 at home to newly-promoted side Deportivo Alaves in La Liga.
The defeat on Saturday was unexpected, but forgivable due to the number of key players who were rested over the weekend in favor of Tuesday’s clash.
Lionel Messi, who struggled with a hamstring injury during the international break, came off the bench for the second half alongside Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta. All three players are eligible to return to the starting eleven.
Jasper Cillessen started in goal due to an injury to Marc Andre Ter Stegen, but the German has recovered and is in line to reclaim his spot in between the sticks.
Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets, both of whom were rested in the 2-1 defeat, are also expected to begin Tuesday’s clash with Celtic
Unfortunately for Brendan Rodgers, he will be without key goalscorer Leigh Griffiths, the top scorer from the Champions League qualifying round.
Celtic, who thrashed Rangers 5-1 over the weekend, were able to call-up Scott Brown despite his knock on Saturday.
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