Barcelona vs Celtic : Live Score and Commentary, ICC 2016

Celtic 1-3 Barcelona - (Griffiths 29' - Arda Turan 11', Ambrose OG 31', Munir 40')

Updated: 31 July 2016 00:29 IST - Published: 30 July 2016 22:05 IST

That's it from us tonight, for this game atleast - Follow us for Chelsea vs Real Madrid soon after.

FT: Celtic 1-3 Barcelona. An impressive start from the Blaugrana as they begin their ICC campaign with a win, with Arda Turan and Munir on the scoresheet for Barca. The second half was a sedate affair thanks to a host of changes from both sides.

90+1' ... And the corner comes to nothing. Celtic counter, but are fouled.

90+1' Barcelona have a corner..

90' 2 minutes of injury time

88' This is a very weird sight - Blaugrana shirts in two organized banks of five. Are Barcelona actually parking the bus?

86' The last time Barcelona's Twitter account provided an update was 16 minutes ago - which tells you all you need to know about this game.

82' WE HAVE A SHOT! OH MY GOD WE HAVE A SHOT! Rogic lets fly from range with his left foot, and his low drive goes narrowly wide off the post.

81' Boring Boring Arsena...Barcelona - Celtic have dominated the ball and are unable to do anything with it as Barca's youth players sit back

77' Barcelona make another raft of changes, none of the starting XI are on the pitch now. DEAR GOD CELTIC MAKE ANOTHER CHANGE - Brendan cannot let this lie, can he.

75' Rogic does well to skip a couple of challenges and pick out Armstrong on the left, whose shot across goal is well saved by a diving Masip.

72' Barcelona's second string have a long, long way to go - Alfaro with a mishit cutback that was more akin to a wild swipe

70' A special thanks to those who have managed to stay with me throughout this second half, which has been a snooze-fest

70' Munir lets fly from range, but there is no danger to the Celtic goal.

67' CHANCE! Munir meets a corner unmarked at the near post, but glances his header waaaay off target

65' ALMOST! Camara tries to catch the keeper off guard with a long ranger from the halfway line, but his effort goes over.

63' WHO CAN SUBSTITUTE MORE? Celtic draft in another 4 changes, in addition to 7 at half time.

61' Barcelona draft in a host of changes - Marlon, Jesus Alfaro among the substitues, with Mathieu, Arda Turan, Denis Suarez, Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez off

60' WOW! Sergi Samper with a stunning ball over the top of Celtic's defence finds Luis Suarez, but he shanks the ball well wide.

57' SAVE! A poor clearance falls to Denis Suarez in the box, and the former Villarreal man takes a touch, before powering a shot towards goal, only to see it blocked. Rogic counters for Celtic as they break, but he is crowded out in the box.

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54' HOW DID THEY NOT SCORE! The two Suarez' combine brilliantly in the box, but Denis' return is overhit and Celtic clear, with Luis lurking

51' ALMOST! Luis Suarez looked to have broken clear on the right, but he strangely laid the ball behind him, looking for Munir, but his touch was underhit. Moments later, Rogic has Masip concerned with a low drive from range.

47' Munir receives some treatment after a fair, but 'agricultural' tackle takes him down. Luis Enrique looks concerned on the touchline.

50' The changes seem to have worked for Celtic, as they have dominated possession at the start of the second half

46' SHOT! Celtic with an early shot at the start of the second half! Deja vu

46' Celtic get us underway in the second half!

HT: Rather a farcical scene on the touchline, as Celtic make SEVEN changes, with only Sergi Samper coming on for Barca, in place of Leo Messi

HT: Celtic ring in some major changes, but the crowd groans as they learn that Lionel Messi will not be re-emerging for the second half!

HT: They must be pleased

HT: Celtic 1-3 Barcelona

45' 1 minute off added time

45' Barcelona have corner, which is taken by Denis Suarez - let's just say that he needs to work on his set-piece delivery.

42' CLOSE! Roberts is sent clear, but he holds the ball back and tries to play in Griffiths, but Mathieu manages to toe-poke the ball out for a corner.

40' Munir gets the goal, but he owes a lot to Messi and Suarez, Messi with a long cross field pick out gets the move started on the left, with Suarez crossing the ball in the box for Munir to tap into an empty net. Celtic 1-3 Barcelona

40' GOAL MUNIR!!!!

Here's Ambrose's own goal. Notice the lack of Barca shirts

38' Bitton lets fly from range, and his effort goes into orbit. Might want to train a bit more...

35' The players catch their breath after a topsy-turvy few minutes, with Celtic and Barcelona passing the ball in a far more circumspect manner.

31' Comical defending here - Camara plays in a cross from the left, and with no Blaugrana shirt in the box, Ambrose foolishly decides to intervene and manages to turn the ball into his own net. Celtic 1-2 Barcelona

31' GOAAAL OWN GOAL AMBROSE

29' It's a howler! Masip plays the ball across goal to Martinez, who takes a heavy touch, thus allowing Griffiths to pounce and pass the ball into an empty net. WHAT A GIFT! Celtic 1-1 Barcelona

29' GOOOOALL GRIFFITHS!

28' Izaguirre sends Forrest through on the right, but he is pulled back for offside. That looked mighty close on the replay

26' GREAT DEFENDING! A toe-poked through ball down the middle by Denis Suarez finds Lionel Messi, but just as he's about to pull the trigger, Janko bullies him off the ball before clearing.

24' Quite a slow tempo to this game, which is unusual given that it it Barca's first pre-season game, but Celtic have already played a competitive fixture in Europe!

21' Luis Suarez is back defending in the box, but Forrest has a wild kick out at him. Moments later, Mathieu dawdles on the ball and is dispossessed by Scott Brown, who lashes a low drive straight at Masip.

18' Patrick Roberts makes a mug of Camara and Turan on Celtic's right wing, before losing the ball as Sergi Roberto intercepts and is brought down on the counter swiftly after.

16' A brilliant first time ball from Messi sends Camara clear on the left wing, but his shot from a narrow angle hits the side netting

14' Barcelona look in absolute control here as they stroke the ball about with ease, with Celtic struggling to get a tackle in.