Celtic to meet Barca and City

Celtic have been given one of the toughest draws possible after they were grouped with Barcelona, Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach in the Champions League.

The Scottish title holders were in pot four in Monaco and that saw them put into a section few will expect them to progress from.

Although they are facing Monchengladbach and Pep Guardiola’s City competitively for the first time, Celtic have played Barcelona several times in recent years.

Indeed, having been paired in the UEFA Cup in 2003/04 – Celtic advancing with a 1-0 aggregate win – this is the fifth time in 12 years the clubs have been in the same Champions League group.

Celtic memorably defeated Barcelona 2-1 at Parkhead in November 2012, with striker Tony Watt scoring the winner just seven minutes from the end.

The Glasgow side are back in …

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