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| Messi and Neymar |
The Catalans continue their domination over a toothless Scottish side, Celtic, who are yet to prove themselves against their opponents as five-times Champions beat their way into an emphatic 7-0 win at Camp Nou.
Five time Balon D’or winner, Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick, Neymar and Andres Iniesta scoring one apiece and Luis Suarez hitting a double, leaves Luis Enrique’s side in total control as they aim for their sixth Champions League title.
It’s was just about 6th minutes in the opening half when Messi combined superbly with Neymar to open the scoring before doubling his tally later on after Moussa Dembele had seen a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Just after the beginning of second half, Neymar bent a free-kick over the wall and beyond Dorus de Vries from 20 yards to increase the score line, and the Brazil star later set up Iniesta for a sumptuous fourth before the hour mark before Messi completed his treble just a minute later.
Former Liverpool boss and Celtic manager who had once managed Suarez could not bolster anything as his side could scarcely get out of their half as Barca utterly dominated proceedings, and Suarez – a man he described as the world’s top player this week – fired in a stunning sixth from Neymar’s fourth assist of the match before completing the scoring by poking home Messi’s cross into the back of the net.
This leaves Rodgers and his side with much work to do if they must qualify from the group stage of the competition.
