Barcelona keeps close to leaders Real Madrid in Spain but their play is letting down supporters . Barca won away at Zaragoza last time thanks to a penalty kick . They are playing bad football lately but they manage to grab valuable points .
Celtic recovered very well big gap from 1st placed Glasgow Rangers and now are only 4 points behind with good performances .
Is strange to see big players playing for Barcelona team and they keep struggling to score . Celtic were a pain in the ass for Barcelona in last years when Celtic lost only once against Barcelona , won once and drew two times .
For the hosts, Scott Brown is suspended and Andreas Hinkel is ineligible after he appeared for Sevilla in the competition earlier this season, before joining Celtic in the recent winter transfer window. Paul Hartley could be set to start, while Barry Robson may also make his first appearance after moving to the club last month.
Squad: Boruc, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor, Nakamura, Donati, Robson, McGeady, McDonald, Hutchinson, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Samaras, Mark Brown, O'Dea, Sno, Hartley, Caddis, Riordan.
The big news for the visitors is the return to the squad of Samuel Eto'o after he recovered from a bruised leg sustained in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations. Sylvinho is also named in the party to travel to Glasgow, but Rijkaard has opted to leave Edmílson, Bojan Krkic and Gianluca Zambrotta behind.
Squad: Valdés, Pinto, Iniesta, Ronaldinho, Puyol, Xavi, Messi, Deco, Eto'o, Henry, Márquez, Thuram, Sylvinho, Abidal, Milito, Touré Yaya, Gudjohnsen, Dos Santos.
Playing first game home , Celtic wants , no doubt , to obtain a good result for 2nd league . In this situation they will be exposed more to counter-attacks . Barcelona has all players available . I rate Barcelona clearly better and I believe Barcelona will win tonight . Is time for Barcelona to improve their game . Still defensive tactics may close this game and hold to a draw .
My pick :
Celtic – Barcelona AH 0:0 away win @ 1.36 StanJames 9/10
• League: Champions League
• Pick: AH 0:0 away win
• Odds: 1.36
• Stake: 7 / 10
• Bookmaker: StanJames
• Submitted: 20.02.2008 12:49:11
• Tipster: cro84 
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