Barca kick off against Celtic

Celtic faced a formidable task at Parkhead tonight as they took on Barcelona in the Champions League without Chris Sutton, Joos Valgaeren, John Hartson, Ulrik Laursen, Johan Mjallby and Shaun Maloney because of injuries.

Manager Martin O’Neill was forced to hand 20-year-old striker Craig Beattie his first start at Parkhead in the only change from Sunday’s win over Rangers as Bobo Balde was passed fit after a knee injury.