Barca clash should test out mettle, says O'Neill

CELTIC manager Martin O'Neill has declared that drawing Barcelona in the last 16 of the UEFA Cup is a huge bonus for the club.

Hoops fans who partied in Seville last season when Celtic were beaten in the final by Porto will have mixed feelings.

On the one hand, there is the excitement of visiting the famous Nou Camp stadium but, on the other, the Spanish giants represent a far more formidable barrier than some of last year's opponents like Boavista and Celta Vigo.