Barcelona will look to win its second Champions League match when it faces Celtic on Tuesday.
Blaugrana enters the match with eight wins in eight competitive matches this season. In the squad's first Champions League game, Barcelona took down Ajax Amsterdam 4-0 thanks to a hat trick from Lionel Messi. Unfortunately, the superstar will not be available as he is suffering from a thigh injury that will keep him off the pitch for two to three weeks.
"Leo Messi has a small injury to the biceps femoris [thigh] in his right leg," said an official statement by the club earlier in the week. "This was confirmed by medical tests undertaken by the player on Sunday morning at Medical Services Sport City. The Argentinean will be out for approximately two to three weeks, which will certainly force him to miss Barcelona's two games this week - on Tuesday against Celtic and next Saturday at the Camp Nou against Valladolid."
Celtic enters the game with one loss in its match against Milan a few weeks ago. Fortunately, the Scottish side is likely confident in its chances against Barcelona following two terrific games against Blaugrana in last year's group stage. Celtic pushed Los Cules to the limits in a 2-1 loss at the Camp Nou before shocking the world with a 2-1 victory at home in the rematch.
Prediction: Barcelona knows that Celtic is confident and they will look to prove themselves without Neymar. Expect a blowout performance from Barca; 4-0.
Start Time: 2:45 p.m. EST
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