UEFA Champions League 2007/08 - History - Celtic-Barcelona Commentary

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UEFA Champions League

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2007/08 UEFA Champions League

Winner

Man. UnitedEngland

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Round of 16, First leg - 20/02/2008 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time) - Celtic Park - Glasgow

Celtic

Vennegoor of Hesselink 16
Robson 38

2-3

Barcelona

Messi 18, 79
Henry 52

second leg

Celtic - Barcelona 2-3 - 20/02/2008 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2008

Celtic

Barcelona

Match statistics

CelticBarcelona

Goals scored	2	3
Attempts on target	3	9
Attempts off target	1	10
Corners	1	8
Offsides	1	2
Fouls committed	17	9
Yellow cards	3	1
Red cards	0	0

Matches

19 February 2008

Schalke	1-0	Porto
Liverpool	2-0	Internazionale
Roma	2-1	Real Madrid
Olympiacos	0-0	Chelsea

20 February 2008

Celtic	2-3	Barcelona
Lyon	1-1	Man. United
Arsenal	0-0	Milan
Fenerbahçe	3-2	Sevilla

All matches

Minute By Minute

The final whistle is blown.
90+4
Y. Touré (Barcelona) is penalised for a foul on Nakamura (Celtic).
90+3
Samaras (Celtic) is shown a yellow card.
90+3
Samaras (Celtic) fouls.
89
Gudjohnsen (Barcelona) is penalised for a foul on Nakamura (Celtic).
88
Gudjohnsen (in) - Henry (out) (Barcelona)
88
Henry (Barcelona) is flagged for offside.
87
Eto'o (Barcelona) has a shot blocked.
86
Messi (Barcelona) is penalised for a foul on Nakamura (Celtic).
86
Boruc (Celtic) makes a save.
86
Henry (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
85
McDonald (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Márquez (Barcelona).
84
Y. Touré (Barcelona) has a shot blocked.
84
Robson (Celtic) fouls.
82
Donati (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Messi (Barcelona).
79
Messi (Barcelona) scores!
Messi pounces again as Barcelona take the lead for the first time. The visitors broke quickly down the right but Caldwell’s attempted clearance hit a team-mate and the ball for Messi who prodded in his sixth goal in the competition this season despite Boruc getting a touch to his shot.
75
Boruc (Celtic) makes a save.
75
Milito (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
74
Naylor (Celtic) is penalised for a foul on Eto'o (Barcelona).
73
Eto'o (in) - Ronaldinho (out) (Barcelona)
72
Boruc (Celtic) makes a save.
72
Márquez (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
72
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
71
McManus (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldinho (Barcelona).
70
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
68
Víctor Valdés (Barcelona) makes a save.
68
Donati (Celtic) has an effort on goal.
68
Y. Touré (Barcelona) misses the target.
66
Xavi Hernández (in) - Deco (out) (Barcelona)
65
Donati (in) - Hartley (out) (Celtic)
65
Robson (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Puyol (Barcelona).
64
Y. Touré (Barcelona) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Samaras (Celtic).
63
Henry (Barcelona) misses the target.
62
Boruc (Celtic) makes a save.
62
Messi (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
61
M. Wilson (in) - Caddis (out) (Celtic)
61
Hartley (Celtic) is booked.
61
Hartley (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Deco (Barcelona).
60
McDonald (Celtic) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
56
Caddis (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldinho (Barcelona).
56
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) misses the target.
55
Samaras (in) - Vennegoor of Hesselink (out) (Celtic)
52
Henry (Barcelona) scores!
Gary Caldwell is made to pay for some slack defending as Thierry Henry scores a lovely leveller for the visitors. The defender’s pass was intercepted by Ronaldinho who fed Henry down the left. The former Arsenal FC man did the rest, charging towards goal before curling the ball high into the Celtic net from a tight angle.
51
Iniesta (Barcelona) misses the target.
51
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
51
Messi (Barcelona) misses the target.
The second half begins.
The referee blows for half-time.
45
Iniesta (Barcelona) has a shot blocked.
44
McGeady (Celtic) misses the target.
43
Messi (Barcelona) misses the target.
42
Nakamura (Celtic) delivers the corner.
41
Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Márquez (Barcelona).
38
Robson (Celtic) scores!
Celtic are back in front as Robson marks his UEFA Champions League debut with a fine goal. Again it comes from the left wing, Aiden McGeady skipping away from two tackles and lifting in a cross for Robson to supply a looping header that drops over the despairing Valdes.
37
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) fouls.
36
Henry (Barcelona) misses the target.
34
Messi (Barcelona) misses the target.
32
Henry (Barcelona) is adjudged to be in an offside position.
30
Deco (Barcelona) is shown a yellow card.
30
Deco (Barcelona) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on McDonald (Celtic).
28
Deco (Barcelona) fouls.
26
Messi (Barcelona) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on McDonald (Celtic).
24
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
23
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) delivers the free-kick wide.
22
Hartley (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Márquez (Barcelona).
22
Messi (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
22
Deco (Barcelona) has a shot blocked.
20
Robson (Celtic) is shown a yellow card.
19
Robson (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Messi (Barcelona).
18
Messi (Barcelona) scores!
Barcelona equalise within two minutes, Messi on target. The Argentinian breaks down the right, plays a lovely one-two with Deco and fires high into the net as Naylor fails to nick the ball off the striker as he slides in near the by-line.
17
Robson (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Iniesta (Barcelona).
16
Vennegoor of Hesselink (Celtic) scores!
The home side break through as Barcelona fail to clear with Scott McDonald harrying Carles Puyol into a loose clearance. Lee Naylor delivers the cross first time from the corner of the penalty area, and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink dives to head powerfully beyond the diving Víctor Valdés.
16
Nakamura (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Ronaldinho (Barcelona).
15
Henry (Barcelona) has a shot blocked.
14
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
14
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) misses the target.
14
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
14
Caddis (Celtic) makes a save.
14
Henry (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
13
Deco (Barcelona) delivers the corner.
13
Boruc (Celtic) makes a save.
13
Iniesta (Barcelona) has an effort on goal.
8
McManus (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Messi (Barcelona).
6
McDonald (Celtic) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Milito (Barcelona).
5
Ronaldinho (Barcelona) gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Nakamura (Celtic).
1
McDonald (Celtic) fouls.
The match is under way.

Legend:

Goals
Own goal
Converted penalty
Missed penalty
Red card
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Substitution

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