Watt a night in Paradise

Celtic 2 Barcelona 1

The Kenyan’s 21st-minute goal, followed by an exercise in how to frustrate and defeat the more illustrious, followed by a second from youngster Watt were enough to mean that even when Lionel Messi scored in added time, it did not matter.

It was understandable that Xavi, using the phrase “anti-football” when describing Celtic, took many of the pre-match headlines but lost among the sea of outrage was the fact the Spanish midfielder was praising Neil Lennon’s side and comparing them to Chelsea, who pulled off the ultimate strangling job against the Catalans in last season’s semi-final.