Barcelona face Celtic at Camp Nou on Sept.13, 2016. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
The Champions League is back, and fans will be treated to a fixture that has become a staple of the competition. This is the third time in five Champions League seasons that Barcelona and Celtic will face each other in the group stage. While Barcelona have dominated them for the most part, Celtic beat them in Glasgow Park in 2012, creating one of the most stunning Champions League upsets in recent memory.
As far as the two teams go, they are heading in opposite directions. In Barcelona’s last fixture against Alvaes, they rested a lot of their starters with the Champions League in mind. But when Alaves wound up being harder to break down than they thought, Luis Enrique was forced to bring Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Andres Iniesta off the bench. However, it was all for naught as they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home. The only positive is that they don’t have to travel.
Celtic, meanwhile, are looking to make real strides under Brendan Rodgers. With Rangers failing to make the Scottish top flight, the Old Firm rivalry went dormant for almost four years. But they squared off this weekend with Celtic emerging as 5-1 victors. Their new signing Moussa Dembele made the biggest impact by scoring a hattrick. Celtic surely saw Barcelona fall short in La Liga over the weekend, which should give them all the confidence in the world of springing an upset.
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The Champions League match between Barcelona and Celtic will be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Live streaming is available on Fox Sports Go and Fox Soccer 2GO, which you can access with your cable or satellite subscriptions, either online or through their mobile app.
Date: Tuesday, September 13
Start time: 2:45 p.m. ET
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Stadium: Camp Nou
TV Info: Fox Sports 1
Live Stream: Fox Sports Go, Fox Soccer 2GO
Barcelona should be favored at home, but the beauty of the Champions League is that anything can happen.