Barcelona 'Fantasticos' Come to Fore in Glasgow, but Only After Tough Warm-Up Act
The Scotsman › February 21, 2008
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JUST like supergroups in rock music, a glut of individual talents in a football team doesn't always offer a guarantee of superiority. While Barcelona brought the Fantastic Four to Celtic Park last night for an absorbing and pulsating contest in the Champions League, it took a stirring first-half performance from Gordon Strachan's men to make the 'fantasticos' strut their stuff.
In the end, Barcelona were equal to the challenge and a brace from Lionel Messi, a goal from Thierry Henry and a resurgent performance from Ronaldinho earned a merited victory. Although Barcelona enjoyed a huge advantage in terms of possession, the intricacy of their build-up wasn't always as effective as Celtic's surging counter-attacks.See the full content of this document
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Barcelona 'Fantasticos' Come to Fore in Glasgow, but Only After Tough Warm-Up Act
It would be stretching a point to suggest Celtic did more with less, but throughout the 90 minutes the fire of the home side at least offered a compelling contrast with the ice of the visitors.
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