Bhoys reliant on rain and luck against Barca

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink believes Celtic need good fortune and bad weather to beat Barcelona in Glasgow tomorrow night.

The former striker put Celtic in front in the round-of-16 first-leg clash with the Catalans in February 2008, but Barcelona responded to win 3-2 and claimed a 1-0 home success to advance.

The Dutchman, who retired from football in May, said: “You have to be realistic. It’s going to be difficult, but at lot can happen at Celtic Park. Hopefully it will happen on Wednesday.

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