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Celtic Park - GlasgowWednesday 23 November 2016

20.45CET (19.45 local time)Group C - Matchday 5 FC Barcelona

Last updated 14/06/2017 16:00CET

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Previous meetings 2Match background 5Squad list 7Head coach 9Match officials 10Fixtures and results 12Match-by-match lineups 16Competition facts 18Team facts 19Legend 21

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Previous meetingsHead to HeadUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

13/09/2016 GS FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 7-0 BarcelonaMessi 3, 27, 60,Neymar 50, Iniesta59, Suárez 75, 88

UEFA Champions LeagueDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

11/12/2013 GS FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 6-1 Barcelona

Piqué 7, PedroRodríguez 40,Neymar 44, 48, 58,Tello 72; Samaras 88

01/10/2013 GS Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 0-1 Glasgow Fàbregas 76


07/11/2012 GS Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 2-1 Glasgow Wanyama 21, Watt83; Messi 90+1

23/10/2012 GS FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 2-1 Barcelona Iniesta 45, Jordi Alba90+4; Samaras 18


04/03/2008 R16 FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 1-0agg: 4-2 Barcelona Xavi Hernández 3

20/02/2008 R16 Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 2-3 Glasgow

Vennegoor ofHesselink 16, Robson38; Messi 18, 79,Henry 52


24/11/2004 GS FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 1-1 Barcelona Eto'o 24; Hartson 45

14/09/2004 GS Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 1-3 Glasgow Sutton 59; Deco 20,Giuly 78, Larsson 82

UEFA CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

25/03/2004 R4 FC Barcelona - Celtic FC 0-0agg: 0-1 Barcelona

11/03/2004 R4 Celtic FC - FC Barcelona 1-0 Glasgow Thompson 59

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

Celtic FC 5 2 0 3 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 11 2 2 7 9 25FC Barcelona 6 4 2 0 5 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 7 2 2 25 9

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Celtic FC - FC Barcelona Wednesday 23 November 2016 - 20.45CET (19.45 local time)Match press kit Celtic Park, Glasgow

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Celtic FC - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Europa League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

30/11/2011 GS Celtic FC - Club Atlético deMadrid 0-1 Glasgow Arda Turan 30

15/09/2011 GS Club Atlético de Madrid - CelticFC 2-0 Madrid Falcao 3, Diego 68


10/12/2008 GS Celtic FC - Villarreal CF 2-0 Glasgow Maloney 14,McGeady 45+2

30/09/2008 GS Villarreal CF - Celtic FC 1-0 Villarreal Senna 67


14/04/2004 QF Villarreal CF - Celtic FC 2-0agg: 3-1 Villarreal Anderson 6, Roger

García 6808/04/2004 QF Celtic FC - Villarreal CF 1-1 Glasgow Larsson 64; Josico 9


12/12/2002 R3 RC Celta de Vigo - Celtic FC 2-1agg: 2-2 ag Vigo Jesuli 23, McCarthy

54; Hartson 3728/11/2002 R3 Celtic FC - RC Celta de Vigo 1-0 Glasgow Larsson 52


06/12/2001 R3 Celtic FC - Valencia CF1-0

agg: 1-1 (aet, 4-5pens)

Glasgow Larsson 45

22/11/2001 R3 Valencia CF - Celtic FC 1-0 Valencia Vicente 74

UEFA Cup Winners' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

02/10/1985 R1 Celtic FC - Club Atlético deMadrid

1-2agg: 2-3 Glasgow

Aitken 75; SetienSolar 38, RamosGonzalez 73

18/09/1985 R1 Club Atlético de Madrid - CelticFC 1-1 Madrid Setien Solar 34;

Johnston 69

European Champions Clubs' CupDate Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers

03/11/1982 R2 Celtic FC - Real Sociedad deFútbol

2-1agg: 2-3 Glasgow MacLeod 44, 88;

Uralde 25

20/10/1982 R2 Real Sociedad de Fútbol - CelticFC 2-0 San Sebastian Satrústegui 75, Uralde

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19/03/1980 QF Real Madrid CF - Celtic FC 3-0agg: 3-2 Madrid Juanito 44, Stielike

55, Santillana 85

05/03/1980 QF Celtic FC - Real Madrid CF 2-0 Glasgow McCluskey 52, Doyle75


24/04/1974 SF Club Atlético de Madrid - CelticFC

2-0agg: 2-0 Madrid Gárate 77, Adelardo

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10/04/1974 SF Celtic FC - Club Atlético deMadrid 0-0 Glasgow

FC Barcelona - Record versus clubs from opponents' countryUEFA Champions League

Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers07/11/2007 GS FC Barcelona - Rangers FC 2-0 Barcelona Henry 6, Messi 4323/10/2007 GS Rangers FC - FC Barcelona 0-0 Glasgow


18/03/1987 QF FC Barcelona - Dundee UnitedFC

1-2agg: 1-3 Barcelona Calderé 40; Clark 85,

Ferguson 89

04/03/1987 QF Dundee United FC - FCBarcelona 1-0 Dundee Gallacher 2

Home Away Final TotalPld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA

Celtic FC 14 7 2 5 15 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 29 7 5 17 21 46FC Barcelona 8 5 2 1 7 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 15 8 3 4 28 12

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Match backgroundTwo months after suffering their heaviest-ever European defeat at the Camp Nou, Celtic FC will be determined toshow a different face to FC Barcelona when the teams meet again on matchday five.

• Barcelona's 7-0 win on matchday one was not just a record defeat for the Glasgow club but also the biggest victorythe Blaugrana have achieved in over 50 years of European Cup/UEFA Champions League football.

• Entering this return fixture, Barcelona will be full of motivation as they look to bounce back from defeat atManchester City FC and cement qualification for the last 16. They will progress with a victory or with any result if VfLBorussia Mönchengladbach fail to beat City in other Group C fixture.

• To maintain their faint hopes of European football after Christmas, Celtic need a victory after two draws and twodefeats so far.

Previous meetings• Barcelona beat Celtic 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in Dublin on 30 July this year. Although Leigh Griffiths cancelledout Arda Turan's opening effort, Efe Ambrose's own goal and a Munir El Haddadi strike secured the Azulgrana'svictory.

• The starting XIs were:Celtic: Gordon, Janko, Ambrose, O'Connell, Izaguirre, Brown, Bitton, McGregor, Roberts, Griffiths, Forrest.Barcelona: Masip, Vidal, Camara, Mathieu, Roberto, Martinez, D Suárez, Arda Turan, L Suárez, Munir, Messi.

• Barcelona overcame Neil Lennon's Celtic home and away in the 2013/14 group stage. A Cesc Fàbregas goal after76 minutes was the difference between the sides in Glasgow on a night when Celtic lost Scott Brown to a red card.

• The line-ups on 1 October 2013 were:Celtic: Forster, Lustig (Forrest 70), Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Mathews, Brown, Mulgrew, Commons (Pukki 87),Stokes (Kayal 70), Samaras.Barcelona: Valdés, Alves, Bartra, Piqué, Adriano, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta (Song 89), Pedro (Sánchez 74), Fàbregas(Tello 78), Neymar.

• Gerardo Martino's side were more emphatic winners back in Barcelona, their 6-1 victory headlined by Neymar's firstBarça hat-trick. It was then Celtic's joint-heaviest European defeat.

• Barcelona have won six of the teams' last seven meetings, the exception being Celtic's 2-1 home win in 2012/13when Victor Wanyama and Tony Watt got their goals.

• The clubs' overall head-to-head record from 11 past meetings is seven wins for Barcelona, two for Celtic and twodraws.

Match backgroundCeltic• Celtic lost their last home game against Gladbach (0-2) but can take heart from a 1-1 draw against the sameopponents in Germany last time out.

• Although they won three home matches in qualifying, Celtic have not won any of their last six home group fixtures inthe UEFA Champions League/UEFA Europa League (D2 L4).

• Celtic's overall home record against Spanish clubs is W7 D2 L5.

Barcelona• Luis Enrique's side are looking to clinch their 13th successive participation in the UEFA Champions Leagueknockout phase.

• Their matchday four defeat in Manchester was their first reverse in a UEFA Champions League group game sincelosing 3-2 at Paris Saint-Germain in September 2014.

• Barcelona's away record against Scottish sides is W3 D1 L3.

Coach and player links• Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers worked with Luis Suárez at Liverpool FC between 2012 and 2014, the Uruguayanscoring 31 goals in 2013/14.

• Rodgers' Liverpool suffered home (0-3) and away (0-1) defeats by Real Madrid CF in the 2014/15 UEFA ChampionsLeague group stage.

• Kolo Touré was in the Arsenal FC side beaten 2-1 by Barcelona in the 2006 UEFA Champions League final, comingup against Andrés Iniesta.

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• With AFC Ajax, Jasper Cillesen faced Celtic in the group stage of both the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League andthe 2015/16 UEFA Europa League, losing just one of those four games.

• Gerard Piqué scored an own goal at Glasgow's Hampden Park in Spain's 3-2 win over Scotland in a UEFA EURO2012 qualifier in October 2010.

• Jordi Alba played against James Forrest when making his Spain debut in a 3-1 victory against Scotland in the returnfixture in Alicante in 2011.

• Celtic coach John Kennedy played in the Hoops' 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou in March 2004 which secured his club a1-0 aggregate victory over Barcelona in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup first round.

Players who have played together:• Suárez & Touré (Liverpool, 2013/14)

Match factsCeltic• Celtic's four defeats this season have all been in the UEFA Champions League. The Hoops are on a 15-gameunbeaten run in domestic competition.

• The Scottish champions have kept six successive clean sheets in league matches and have not conceded in 598minutes.

• Dedryck Boyata made his first start since April in Friday's 1-0 win at Kilmarnock FC. Leigh Griffiths missed out with atight hamstring.

• Celtic will play Aberdeen FC in the Scottish League Cup final on 27 November.

• Moussa Dembélé scored twice for France Under-21s in a 3-2 friendly victory over England on 14 November.

• Emilio Izaguirre was on target for Honduras in their 3-1 FIFA World Cup qualifying win against Trinidad and Tobagoon 15 November.

Barcelona• Neymar and Ivan Rakitić are both a booking away from a ban.

• Messi has scored 18 goals in 17 appearances for club and country this term. However, he missed Saturday'sgoalless draw with Málaga CF, who ended the game with nine men, due to illness.

• That was the Azulgrana's first stalemate since 2 January.

• Messi scored one and set up the other two in Argentina's 3-0 FIFA World Cup qualifying victory over Colombia on 15November.

• Neymar's goal in Brazil's 3-0 defeat of Argentina five days earlier was his 50th for his country.

• Marc-André ter Stegen made his first competitive appearance for Germany in the world champions' 8-0 triumph overSan Marino on 11 November.

• Messi, Neymar, Suárez and Iniesta – who partially injured the lateral ligament in his right knee during the 3-2success at Valencia CF on 22 October – are on the 23-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Men's Player 2016 award. Thewinner will be announced on 9 January.

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Squad listCeltic FC

Current season All-timeUCLQ UCL League UCL UEFA

No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Craig Gordon SCO 31/12/1982 33 - 6 - 3 - 9 - 3 - 45 -24 Dorus de Vries NED 29/12/1980 35 - - - 1 - 4 - 1 - 1 -26 Logan Bailly BEL 27/12/1985 30 - - - - - - - - - 2 -38 Leonardo Fasan ITA 04/01/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - - -68 Ross Doohan SCO 29/03/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders2 Kolo Touré CIV 19/03/1981 35 - 3 - 3 - 5 - 67 2 90 23 Emilio Izaguirre HON 10/05/1986 30 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 12 - 43 -5 Jozo Šimunović CRO 04/08/1994 22 - - - - - 6 - - - 22 -12 Cristian Gamboa CRC 24/10/1989 27 - - - 2 - 4 - 2 - 13 -20 Dedryck Boyata BEL 28/11/1990 25 - - - - - 1 - - - 21 323 Mikael Lustig SWE 13/12/1986 29 - 5 1 4 - 10 - 17 - 78 628 Erik Sviatchenko DEN 04/10/1991 25 - 3 - 4 - 10 - 4 - 22 134 Eoghan O'Connell IRL 13/08/1995 21 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4 -50 Jamie McCart SCO 20/06/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -63 Kieran Tierney SCO 05/06/1997 19 - 6 - 3 - 8 - 3 - 13 -

Midfielders6 Nir Bitton ISR 30/10/1991 25 - 4 - 3 - 9 - 6 - 26 38 Scott Brown SCO 25/06/1985 31 - 6 1 4 - 11 1 26 - 79 311 Scott Sinclair ENG 25/03/1989 27 - 2 - 4 - 12 9 5 - 7 -14 Stuart Armstrong SCO 30/03/1992 24 - 4 - 3 - 9 3 3 - 21 116 Gary Mackay-Steven SCO 31/08/1990 26 - - - - - - - - - 12 -18 Tom Rogic AUS 16/12/1992 23 - 4 1 3 - 10 5 4 - 15 142 Callum McGregor SCO 14/06/1993 23 - 5 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 21 449 James Forrest SCO 07/07/1991 25 - 6 - 3 - 10 4 12 1 52 353 Liam Henderson SCO 25/04/1996 20 - - - 1 - 3 - 1 - 4 -64 Regan Hendry SCO 21/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forwards7 Nadir Çiftçi TUR 12/02/1992 24 - 2 - - - - - - - 11 -9 Leigh Griffiths SCO 20/08/1990 26 - 6 5 2 - 8 4 2 - 28 910 Moussa Dembélé FRA 12/07/1996 20 - 6 2 4 3 12 7 4 3 10 517 Ryan Christie SCO 22/02/1995 21 - 1 - - - 2 1 - - 3 -27 Patrick Roberts ENG 05/02/1997 19 - 3 1 4 - 10 1 4 - 7 159 Calvin Miller SCO 09/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - -61 Mark Hill SCO 10/07/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - -73 Michael Johnston SCO 19/04/1999 17 - - - - - - - - - - -76 Jack Aitchison SCO 05/03/2000 16 - - - - - - - - - - -

Coach- Brendan Rodgers NIR 26/01/1973 43 - 6 - 4 - - - 10 - 32 -

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FC BarcelonaCurrent season All-time

UCLQ UCL League UCL UEFANo. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld GlsGoalkeepers

1 Marc-André ter Stegen GER 30/04/1992 24 - - - 4 - 10 - 27 - 37 -13 Jasper Cillessen NED 22/04/1989 27 - - - - - 1 - 11 - 32 -25 Jordi Masip ESP 03/01/1989 27 - - - - - - - - - - -26 José Aurelio Suárez ESP 18/12/1995 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Defenders3 Gerard Piqué ESP 02/02/1987 29 - - - 3 1 8 2 84 11 88 1114 Javier Mascherano ARG 08/06/1984 32 - - - 3 - 9 - 89 - 103 118 Jordi Alba ESP 21/03/1989 27 - - - 3 - 6 - 43 2 58 319 Lucas Digne FRA 20/07/1993 23 - - - 2 - 8 - 18 - 20 120 Sergi Roberto ESP 07/02/1992 24 - - - 3 - 9 - 20 2 21 222 Aleix Vidal ESP 21/08/1989 27 - - - - - 1 - - - 12 223 Samuel Umtiti FRA 14/11/1993 23 - - - 3 - 6 - 7 - 25 224 Jérémy Mathieu FRA 29/10/1983 33 - - - 1 - 4 1 25 - 71 432 Nili Perdomo ESP 18/02/1994 22 - - - - - - - - - - -33 Marlon BRA 07/09/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - -34 Sergi Palencia ESP 23/03/1996 20 - - - - - - - - - - -

Midfielders4 Ivan Rakitić CRO 10/03/1988 28 * - - 4 - 10 2 38 4 76 85 Sergio Busquets ESP 16/07/1988 28 - - - 4 - 10 - 80 4 83 46 Denis Suárez ESP 06/01/1994 22 - - - - - 11 - - - 23 47 Arda Turan TUR 30/01/1987 29 - - - 2 1 9 2 29 6 79 168 Andrés Iniesta ESP 11/05/1984 32 - - - 3 1 5 - 117 11 125 1112 Rafinha ESP 12/02/1993 23 - - - 3 - 8 5 13 - 14 121 André Gomes POR 30/07/1993 23 - - - 3 - 8 - 11 1 24 227 Wilfrid Kaptoum CMR 07/07/1996 20 - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -28 Carles Aleñá ESP 05/01/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - -30 Álex Carbonell ESP 15/09/1997 19 - - - - - - - - - - -

Forwards9 Luis Suárez URU 24/01/1987 29 - - - 4 2 11 8 28 18 66 3910 Lionel Messi ARG 24/06/1987 29 - - - 3 7 9 8 109 90 113 9311 Neymar BRA 05/02/1992 24 * - - 4 2 10 4 35 19 35 1917 Paco Alcácer ESP 30/08/1993 23 - - - 1 - 7 - 6 - 21 729 Marc Cardona ESP 08/07/1995 21 - - - - - - - - - - -

Coach- Luis Enrique ESP 08/05/1970 46 - - - 4 - - - 27 - 28 -

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Head coachBrendan RodgersDate of birth: 26 January 1973Nationality: Northern IrishPlaying career: Ballymena United FC, Reading FCCoaching career: Watford FC, Reading FC, Swansea City AFC, Liverpool FC, Celtic FC

• Began his career as a defender with Ballymena in his native Northern Ireland before moving to English club Readingat the age of 18. Troubled by persistent injuries, he was forced to give up playing aged 20 having never made a seniorappearance for the Royals.

• Became academy boss at Reading in 1995, spending nine years in the role. His talents were spotted by JoséMourinho and Rodgers was given a leading role in the Chelsea FC youth system in 2004, stepping up to reserve teammanager in 2006.

• Left Chelsea for his first managerial post at second-tier Watford in November 2008 and guided the Hornets to a 13th-place finish. Returned to Reading in the summer of 2009 but only remained until December despite a promising startto the season.

• Stayed in the second division when appointed Swansea manager in July 2010 and guided the club into the PremierLeague via the end-of-season play-offs. Enhanced his repuation as he led the Welsh outfit to an 11th-place finish intheir first top-flight campaign since 1982/83.

• Left Swansea for Liverpool in June 2012, steering the Reds to seventh in the Premier League in his first term andinto the UEFA Europa League round of 32. Oversaw an 11-game winning streak in the second half of the 2013/14season that almost brought Liverpool's first league title since 1990, but lost out to Manchester City FC. Rodgers wasdismissed in October 2015, resurfacing at Celtic the following summer.

Luis EnriqueDate of birth: 8 May 1970Nationality: SpanishPlaying career: Real Sporting de Gijón, Real Madrid CF, FC BarcelonaCoaching career: FC Barcelona B, AS Roma, RC Celta de Vigo, FC Barcelona

• Known for his versatility, Luis Enrique spent the bulk of his playing career with Spain's two most successful clubshaving started out at hometown side Sporting Gijón.

• Won the Liga and Copa del Rey with Madrid and Barcelona − whom he surprisingly joined on a free transfer from theMerengues in 1996 − and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Super Cup at the Camp Nou, where he playedunder, among others, Sir Bobby Robson, Louis van Gaal and Frank Rijkaard.

• A scorer of 12 goals in 57 appearances for Spain and an Olympic gold medallist on home soil in 1992, Enriquemoved into coaching with Barcelona B in 2008, succeeding his former Azulgrana team-mate Josep Guardiola.

• Appointed coach of Roma in June 2011 but held the post for just one season after a disappointing campaign.Resurfaced at Celta in summer 2013, leading the Galician side to a ninth-place finish in the Liga in his only season incharge.

• Left in May 2014 and was soon announced as Gerardo Martino's replacement at Barcelona on a two-year contract.After a challenging first half of the season, 17 wins from 19 league games helped secured a Liga title with the Copadel Rey and UEFA Champions League following as Luis Enrique emulated Guardiola in winning the treble in his firstseason in charge, adding another league and cup double in 2015/16.

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Daniele Orsato (ITA)Gianluca Cariolato (ITA) , Lorenzo Manganelli (ITA)

Luca Banti (ITA) , Carmine Russo (ITA)Elenito Di Liberatore (ITA)

Joël Wolff (LUX)Alexandru Deaconu (ROU)

Match officialsRefereeAssistant refereesAdditional assistant refereesFourth officialUEFA DelegateUEFA Referee observer

Referee

Name Date of birth

UEFAChampions

Leaguematches

UEFA matches

Daniele Orsato 23/11/1975 14 40

Daniele OrsatoReferee since: 1992First division: 2006FIFA badge: 2010

Tournaments: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Finals N/A

UEFA Champions League matches involving teams from the two countriesinvolved in this match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

22/10/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien Club Atlético de Madrid 0-3 Vienna10/12/2014 UCL GS Athletic Club FC BATE Borisov 2-0 Bilbao04/11/2015 UCL GS KAA Gent Valencia CF 1-0 Ghent08/12/2015 UCL GS Real Madrid CF Malmö FF 8-0 Madrid24/02/2016 UCL R16 PSV Eindhoven Club Atlético de Madrid 0-0 Eindhoven19/10/2016 UCL GS FC Rostov Club Atlético de Madrid 0-1 Rostov-on-Don

Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved inthis match

Date Competition Stagereached Home Away Result Venue

18/08/2011 UEL PO Athletic Club Trabzonspor AŞ 0-0 Bilbao22/10/2013 UCL GS FK Austria Wien Club Atlético de Madrid 0-3 Vienna10/12/2014 UCL GS Athletic Club FC BATE Borisov 2-0 Bilbao12/03/2015 UEL R16 Villarreal CF Sevilla FC 1-3 Villarreal04/11/2015 UCL GS KAA Gent Valencia CF 1-0 Ghent08/12/2015 UCL GS Real Madrid CF Malmö FF 8-0 Madrid24/02/2016 UCL R16 PSV Eindhoven Club Atlético de Madrid 0-0 Eindhoven17/03/2016 UEL R16 Valencia CF Athletic Club 2-1 Valencia19/10/2016 UCL GS FC Rostov Club Atlético de Madrid 0-1 Rostov-on-Don

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W 5-2

W 4-2

L 0-2

W 4-1

W 5-1

L 0-7

D 2-2

W 6-1

D 3-3W 1-0W 2-0

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W 1-0

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Fixtures and resultsCeltic FCDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers12/07/2016 UCL Lincoln FC (A)20/07/2016 UCL Lincoln FC (H) Lustig 23, Griffiths 25, Roberts 2927/07/2016 UCL FC Astana (A) Griffiths 7803/08/2016 UCL FC Astana (H) Griffiths 45+2 (P), Dembélé 90+2 (P)07/08/2016 League Heart of Midlothian FC (A) Forrest 8, Sinclair 81

17/08/2016 UCL Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (H) Rogic 9, Griffiths 39, 45+1, Dembélé 73,Brown 85

20/08/2016 League Saint Johnstone FC (A) Griffiths 28, Sinclair 40, Forrest 44,Christie 90+2

23/08/2016 UCL Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC (A)

27/08/2016 League Aberdeen FC (H) Griffiths 13, Forrest 42, Sinclair 87 (P),Rogic 90

10/09/2016 League Rangers FC (H) Dembélé 33, 42, 83, Sinclair 61,Armstrong 90+2

13/09/2016 UCL FC Barcelona (A)

18/09/2016 League Inverness Caledonian ThistleFC (A) Rogic 17, Sinclair 34

24/09/2016 League Kilmarnock FC (H) Dembélé 35, 38, Forrest 52, Griffiths 66,Sinclair 72 (P), Rogic 85

28/09/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (H) Dembélé 3, 47, Sterling 20 (og)01/10/2016 League Dundee FC (A) Brown 4715/10/2016 League Motherwell FC (H) Sinclair 18, Dembélé 87 (P)

19/10/2016 UCL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (H)

26/10/2016 League Ross County FC (A) Roberts 3, Armstrong 83, Sinclair 90+1,Dembélé 90+3

29/10/2016 League Aberdeen FC (A) Rogic 23

01/11/2016 UCL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (A) Dembélé 76 (P)

05/11/2016 League Inverness Caledonian ThistleFC (H) Sinclair 48, Griffiths 63, Rogic 83

18/11/2016 League Kilmarnock FC (A) Armstrong 4423/11/2016 UCL FC Barcelona (H)03/12/2016 League Motherwell FC (A)06/12/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (A)09/12/2016 League Partick Thistle FC (A)13/12/2016 League Hamilton Academical FC (H)17/12/2016 League Dundee FC (H)20/12/2016 League Partick Thistle FC (H)24/12/2016 League Hamilton Academical FC (A)28/12/2016 League Ross County FC (H)31/12/2016 League Rangers FC (A)24/01/2017 League Saint Johnstone FC (H)28/01/2017 League Heart of Midlothian FC (H)01/02/2017 League Aberdeen FC (H)

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D 1-1

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04/02/2017 League Saint Johnstone FC (A)18/02/2017 League Motherwell FC (H)25/02/2017 League Hamilton Academical FC (H)

01/03/2017 League Inverness Caledonian ThistleFC (A)

11/03/2017 League Rangers FC (H)18/03/2017 League Dundee FC (A)01/04/2017 League Heart of Midlothian FC (A)05/04/2017 League Partick Thistle FC (H)08/04/2017 League Kilmarnock FC (H)15/04/2017 League Ross County FC (A)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Celtic FC 12 11 1 0 35 8 342 Aberdeen FC 13 7 3 3 22 12 243 Rangers FC 13 6 5 2 17 13 234 Heart of Midlothian FC 13 5 5 3 24 17 205 Saint Johnstone FC 14 5 4 5 19 19 196 Motherwell FC 13 4 3 6 17 20 157 Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC 14 3 5 6 20 27 148 Ross County FC 14 3 5 6 14 25 149 Kilmarnock FC 14 3 5 6 12 24 1410 Hamilton Academical FC 13 2 7 4 15 19 1311 Partick Thistle FC 13 3 4 6 15 19 1312 Dundee FC 14 3 3 8 12 19 12

FC BarcelonaDate Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers

20/08/2016 League Real Betis Balompié (H) Arda Turan 6, Messi 37, 57, Suárez 42,56, 82

28/08/2016 League Athletic Club (A) Rakitić 2110/09/2016 League Deportivo Alavés (H) Mathieu 46

13/09/2016 UCL Celtic FC (H) Messi 3, 27, 60, Neymar 50, Iniesta 59,Suárez 75, 88

17/09/2016 League CD Leganés (A) Messi 15, 55 (P), Suárez 31, Neymar 44,Rafinha 64

21/09/2016 League Club Atlético de Madrid (H) Rakitić 41

24/09/2016 League Real Sporting de Gijón (A) Suárez 29, Rafinha 32, Neymar 81, 88,Arda Turan 85

28/09/2016 UCL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (A) Arda Turan 65, Piqué 74

02/10/2016 League RC Celta de Vigo (A) Piqué 58, 87, Neymar 64 (P)15/10/2016 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (H) Rafinha 21, 36, Suárez 43, Messi 5819/10/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (H) Messi 17, 61, 69, Neymar 8922/10/2016 League Valencia CF (A) Messi 22, 90+4 (P), Suárez 6229/10/2016 League Granada CF (H) Rafinha 4801/11/2016 UCL Manchester City FC (A) Messi 21

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W 2-1D 0-0

06/11/2016 League Sevilla FC (A) Messi 43, Suárez 6119/11/2016 League Málaga CF (H)23/11/2016 UCL Celtic FC (A)27/11/2016 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (A)30/11/2016 Cup Hércules CF (A)03/12/2016 League Real Madrid CF (H)

06/12/2016 UCL VfL BorussiaMönchengladbach (H)

10/12/2016 League CA Osasuna (A)18/12/2016 League RCD Espanyol (H)21/12/2016 Cup Hércules CF (H)08/01/2017 League Villarreal CF (A)15/01/2017 League UD Las Palmas (H)22/01/2017 League SD Eibar (A)29/01/2017 League Real Betis Balompié (A)05/02/2017 League Athletic Club (H)12/02/2017 League Deportivo Alavés (A)19/02/2017 League CD Leganés (H)26/02/2017 League Club Atlético de Madrid (A)01/03/2017 League Real Sporting de Gijón (H)05/03/2017 League RC Celta de Vigo (H)12/03/2017 League RC Deportivo La Coruña (A)19/03/2017 League Valencia CF (H)02/04/2017 League Granada CF (A)05/04/2017 League Sevilla FC (H)09/04/2017 League Málaga CF (A)16/04/2017 League Real Sociedad de Fútbol (H)23/04/2017 League Real Madrid CF (A)26/04/2017 League CA Osasuna (H)30/04/2017 League RCD Espanyol (A)07/05/2017 League Villarreal CF (H)14/05/2017 League UD Las Palmas (A)21/05/2017 League SD Eibar (H)

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts1 Real Madrid CF 12 9 3 0 34 10 302 FC Barcelona 12 8 2 2 32 13 263 Sevilla FC 12 7 3 2 22 17 244 Villarreal CF 12 6 4 2 19 8 225 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 12 7 1 4 21 13 226 Club Atlético de Madrid 12 6 3 3 25 11 217 Athletic Club 12 6 2 4 16 13 208 SD Eibar 12 5 3 4 17 15 189 RC Celta de Vigo 12 5 2 5 18 22 1710 UD Las Palmas 12 4 4 4 21 20 1611 Málaga CF 12 4 4 4 17 16 16

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12 RCD Espanyol 12 3 6 3 14 17 1513 Real Betis Balompié 12 4 2 6 13 22 1414 Deportivo Alavés 12 3 4 5 11 16 1315 CD Leganés 12 4 1 7 11 22 1316 Valencia CF 12 3 2 7 16 22 1117 RC Deportivo La Coruña 12 2 4 6 10 19 1018 Real Sporting de Gijón 12 2 3 7 11 25 919 CA Osasuna 12 1 4 7 12 23 720 Granada CF 12 0 5 7 10 26 5

Pos. Clubs P W D L GF GA Pts

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Match-by-match lineupsCeltic FCUEFA Champions League - Second qualifying round(12/07/2016)Lincoln FC 1-0 Celtic FCGoals: 1-0 L. Casciaro 48Celtic FC: Gordon, Ambrose, Bitton, Brown, Griffiths, Dembélé (73 Nadir Çiftçi), Christie (57 Forrest), Rogic (57Armstrong), Janko, Sviatchenko, Tierney

(20/07/2016)Celtic FC 3-0 Lincoln FC (agg: 3-1)Goals: 1-0 Lustig 23, 2-0 Griffiths 25, 3-0 Roberts 29Celtic FC: Gordon, Brown, Griffiths, Dembélé (76 Nadir Çiftçi), Armstrong, Lustig, Roberts, Sviatchenko, McGregor,Forrest (63 Izaguirre), Tierney (60 Ajer)

Third qualifying round(27/07/2016)FC Astana 1-1 Celtic FCGoals: 1-0 Logvinenko 19, 1-1 Griffiths 78Celtic FC: Gordon, Ambrose, Brown, Griffiths, Dembélé (62 Bitton), Armstrong (72 Forrest), Lustig, Roberts,O'Connell, McGregor (77 Rogic), Tierney

(03/08/2016)Celtic FC 2-1 FC Astana (agg: 3-2)Goals: 1-0 Griffiths 45+2 (P) , 1-1 Ibraimi 62, 2-1 Dembélé 90+2 (P)Celtic FC: Gordon, Brown, Griffiths, Armstrong (61 Touré), Janko, Lustig, Roberts (31 Johansen), O'Connell,McGregor, Forrest (75 Dembélé), Tierney

Play-off(17/08/2016)Celtic FC 5-2 Hapoel Beer-Sheva FCGoals: 1-0 Rogic 9, 2-0 Griffiths 39, 3-0 Griffiths 45+1, 3-1 Lúcio Maranhão 55, 3-2 Melikson 57, 4-2 Dembélé 73, 5-2Brown 85Celtic FC: Gordon, Touré, Brown, Griffiths, Sinclair, Rogic (70 Dembélé), Lustig (63 Janko), O'Connell, McGregor (60Bitton), Forrest, Tierney

(23/08/2016)Hapoel Beer-Sheva FC 2-0 Celtic FC (agg: 4-5)Goals: 1-0 Sahar 21, 2-0 Hoban 48Celtic FC: Gordon, Touré, Bitton, Brown, Griffiths (57 Dembélé), Sinclair, Janko, Lustig, McGregor (65 Sviatchenko),Forrest (46 Rogic), Tierney

Group stageGroup CClub Pld W D L GF GA PtsFC Barcelona 4 3 0 1 14 4 9Manchester City FC 4 2 1 1 10 8 7VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 4 1 1 2 4 7 4Celtic FC 4 0 2 2 4 13 2

Matchday 1 (13/09/2016)FC Barcelona 7-0 Celtic FCGoals: 1-0 Messi 3, 2-0 Messi 27, 3-0 Neymar 50, 4-0 Iniesta 59, 5-0 Messi 60, 6-0 Suárez 75, 7-0 Suárez 88Celtic FC: de Vries, Touré, Bitton (76 McGregor), Brown, Dembélé, Sinclair, Gamboa , Lustig, Roberts (68Armstrong), Sviatchenko (68 O'Connell), Tierney

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Matchday 2 (28/09/2016)Celtic FC 3-3 Manchester City FCGoals: 1-0 Dembélé 3, 1-1 Fernandinho 12, 2-1 Sterling 20 (og) , 2-2 Sterling 28, 3-2 Dembélé 47, 3-3 Nolito 55Celtic FC: Gordon, Touré, Bitton (84 Griffiths), Brown, Dembélé, Sinclair, Rogic (57 Armstrong), Lustig, Sviatchenko,Forrest (81 Roberts), Tierney

Matchday 3 (19/10/2016)Celtic FC 0-2 VfL Borussia MönchengladbachGoals: 0-1 Stindl 57, 0-2 Hahn 77Celtic FC: Gordon, Touré, Bitton (63 McGregor), Brown, Dembélé, Sinclair, Rogic (71 Griffiths), Lustig, Sviatchenko,Forrest (73 Roberts), Tierney

Matchday 4 (01/11/2016)VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-1 Celtic FCGoals: 1-0 Stindl 32, 1-1 Dembélé 76 (P)Celtic FC: Gordon, Izaguirre, Brown, Dembélé, Sinclair, Gamboa (85 Henderson), Armstrong, Rogic (69 McGregor),Lustig, Sviatchenko, Forrest (60 Roberts)

Matchday 5 (23/11/2016)Celtic FC-FC Barcelona

Matchday 6 (06/12/2016)Manchester City FC-Celtic FC

FC BarcelonaUEFA Champions League - Group stageMatchday 1 (13/09/2016)FC Barcelona 7-0 Celtic FCGoals: 1-0 Messi 3, 2-0 Messi 27, 3-0 Neymar 50, 4-0 Iniesta 59, 5-0 Messi 60, 6-0 Suárez 75, 7-0 Suárez 88FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Rakitić (46 Iniesta), Busquets (61 Rafinha), Suárez, Messi, Neymar, Jordi Alba,Sergi Roberto, André Gomes, Umtiti

Matchday 2 (28/09/2016)VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-2 FC BarcelonaGoals: 1-0 Hazard 34, 1-1 Arda Turan 65, 1-2 Piqué 74FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué, Rakitić (60 Arda Turan), Busquets, Iniesta, Suárez, Neymar, Mascherano, PacoAlcácer (54 Rafinha), Jordi Alba, Sergi Roberto

Matchday 3 (19/10/2016)FC Barcelona 4-0 Manchester City FCGoals: 1-0 Messi 17, 2-0 Messi 61, 3-0 Messi 69, 4-0 Neymar 89FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Piqué (39 Mathieu), Rakitić, Busquets, Iniesta (80 André Gomes), Suárez, Messi, Neymar,Mascherano, Jordi Alba (10 Digne), Umtiti

Matchday 4 (01/11/2016)Manchester City FC 3-1 FC BarcelonaGoals: 0-1 Messi 21, 1-1 Gündoğan 39, 2-1 De Bruyne 51, 3-1 Gündoğan 74FC Barcelona: ter Stegen, Rakitić (61 Arda Turan), Busquets, Suárez, Messi, Neymar, Mascherano, Digne, SergiRoberto, André Gomes (76 Rafinha), Umtiti

Matchday 5 (23/11/2016)Celtic FC-FC Barcelona

Matchday 6 (06/12/2016)FC Barcelona-VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Competition facts

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Team factsCeltic FC Formed: 1888Nickname: The Hoops, The Bhoys

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Champion Clubs' Cup (1): 1967, (1970) • UEFA Cup: (2003)• European/South American Cup: (1967)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 47 (2016)Scottish Cup: 36 (2013)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise)2015/16: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs)2014/15: UEFA Europa League round of 32 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs)2013/14: group stage2012/13: round of 162011/12: UEFA Europa League group stage2010/11: UEFA Europa League play-offs (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League third qualifyinground)2009/10: UEFA Europa League group stage (having transferred from the UEFA Champions League play-offs)2008/09: group stage2007/08: round of 162006/07: round of 16

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win9-0: Celtic v KPV Kokkola16/09/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg

• Biggest away win 0-7: Waterford United FC v Celtic 21/10/70, European Champion Clubs' Cup second round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Celtic v AC Milan26/11/13, UEFA Champions League group stage0-3: Celtic v Juventus12/02/13, UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg0-3: Celtic v Paris Saint-Germain 02/11/95, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round second leg

• Heaviest away defeat 7-0: FC Barcelona v Celtic13/09/16, UEFA Champions League group stage

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final)• Biggest home win3-0: Celtic FC v SL Benfica17/10/2006, group stage

• Biggest away win2-3: FC Spartak Moskva v Celtic02/10/12, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-3: Celtic v AC Milan (see above for details)0-3: Celtic v Juventus (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat7-0: FC Barcelona v Celtic (see above for details)

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FC BarcelonaFormed: 1899Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan)

UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets)• European Cup (5): (1961), (1986), 1992, (1994), 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (4): (1969), 1979, 1982, 1989, (1991), 1997• UEFA Super Cup (5): (1979), (1982), (1989), 1992, 1997, (2006), 2009, 2011, 2015• European/South American Cup: (1992)

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)League title: 24 (2016)Spanish Cup: 28 (2016)

Ten-year European record (UEFA Champions League unless indicated otherwise) 2015/16: quarter-finals2014/15: winners2013/14: quarter-finals2012/13: semi-finals2011/12: semi-finals2010/11: winners2009/10: semi-finals2008/09: winners2007/08: semi-finals2006/07: round of 16

RecordsUEFA club competition• Biggest home win8-0: twice, most recently v ŠKM Púchov15/10/03, UEFA Cup first round second leg

• Biggest away win0-7: Hapoel Beer Sheva FC v Barcelona12/09/95, UEFA Cup first round first leg

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: twice, most recently v FC Dynamo Kyiv05/11/97, UEFA Champions League group stage

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona18/05/94, UEFA Champions League final (played in Athens)4-0: FC Bayern München v Barcelona23/04/13, UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg

UEFA Champions League (group stage to final only)• Biggest home win7-0: Barcelona v Celtic FC13/09/16, group stage

• Biggest away win0-5: twice, most recently v FC BATE Borisov28/09/11, group stage

• Heaviest home defeat0-4: Barcelona v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above for details)

• Heaviest away defeat4-0: AC Milan v Barcelona (see above for details)4-0: FC Bayern München v Barcelona (see above for details)

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-: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced*: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted

Club competitionsUCL: UEFA Champions LeagueECCC: European Champion Clubs' CupUEL: UEFA Europa LeagueUCUP: UEFA CupUCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' CupSCUP: UEFA Super CupUIC: UEFA Intertoto CupICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

National team competitionsEURO: UEFA European Football ChampionshipWC: FIFA World CupCONFCUP: FIFA Confederations CupFRIE: Friendly internationalsU21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationalsU21: UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipU17: UEFA Under-17 ChampionshipU16: UEFA European Under-16 ChampionshipU19: UEFA Under-19 ChampionshipU18: UEFA European Under-18 ChampionshipWWC: FIFA Women's World CupWEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship

F: Final GS: Group stageGS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First roundR2: Second round R3: Third roundR4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary roundSF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finalsR16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying roundR32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying

round2nd: second leg FT: Final tournamentPO: Play-off ELITE: Elite roundRep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-offPO - FT: Play-off for FinalTournament

GS-FT: Group stage – finaltournament

Competition stages(aet): After extra time pens: PenaltiesNo.: Number og: Own goalag: Match decided on awaygoals

P: Penaltyagg: Aggregate

Pld: Matches played AP: AppearancesPos.: Position Comp.: CompetitionPts: Points D: DrawnR: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birthRes.: Result ET: Extra Timesg: Match decided by silvergoal

GA: Goals againstt: Match decided by toss of acoin

GF: Goals for W: Wongg: Match decided by goldengoal

Y: BookedL: Lost

Y/R: Sent off (two yellowcards)

Nat.: NationalityN/A: Not applicable

f: Match forfeited

Other abbreviations

LegendALL-TIME STATISTICSThe all-time record of the competing clubs in UEFA club competition.

UEFA club competition: These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in UEFAclub competition defined as European Champion Clubs' Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League,UEFA Cup Winner's Cup UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Intertoto Cup and European/South American Cup. Matches in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 1972 Super Cup are not included as they were not held under UEFA auspices, whilethe FIFA Club World Cup is excluded.

Match officials

UCL: Total matches officiated in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final only.Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the officialstatistics considered valid for communicating official records.

UEFA: Total matches officiated in UEFA club competition including all qualifying round matches. Matches where theofficial has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics consideredvalid for communicating official records.

Competitions

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Squad listD: Disciplinary*: Misses next match if bookedS: SuspendedUCLQ: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances in the qualifying rounds and play-offs onlyUCL: Current season total UEFA Champions League appearances from group stage onwards prior to currentmatchdayUCL: Total appearances in the UEFA Champions League from 1992/93 season, group stage to final onlyUEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifyingDisclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document isaccurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressedor implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use orinterpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations availableon UEFA.com.

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