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Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Wednesday’s Champions League Group C clash between Celtic and Manchester City.
The first of two ‘Battle of Britain’ ties takes place at Parkhead, with the Scottish Premiership champions taking on the team that finished fourth in last season’s Premier League.
For Celtic, the favourable comparisons end there.
After a 7-0 shellacking at the Nou Camp two weeks ago, Brendan Rodgers’ side should expect another tough night against the man who built the modern Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola has enjoyed a perfect start to life at City.
A win tonight would be his eleventh in a row, enough to draw them level with Tottenham's record-setting streak from the start of the 1960/61 season.
Wednesday's Champions League fixtures
All kick-off times are 7.45pm
- Arsenal vs Basel
- Ludogorets Razgrad vs Paris Saint-Germain
- Besiktas vs Dynamo Kiev
- Napoli vs Benfica
- Borussia Monchengladbach vs Barcelona
- Celtic vs Manchester City
- Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
- Rostov vs PSV Eindhoven
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Kevin De Bruyne suffers 'not a big injury' and could return in three weeks, says Pep Guardiola
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Wednesday’s Champions League Group C clash between Celtic and Manchester City.
The first of two ‘Battle of Britain’ ties takes place at Parkhead, with the Scottish Premiership champions taking on the team that finished fourth in last season’s Premier League.
For Celtic, the favourable comparisons end there.
After a 7-0 shellacking at the Nou Camp two weeks ago, Brendan Rodgers’ side should expect another tough night against the man who built the modern Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola has enjoyed a perfect start to life at City.
A win tonight would be his eleventh in a row, enough to draw them level with Tottenham's record-setting streak from the start of the 1960/61 season.
As you also may have noticed from that Manchester City line-up is there is no Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian is facing a spell on the sidelines, and while Guardiola isn't worried, I have some serious re-jigging of my Fantasy Football team to do.
35 mins: These players may been more than the allotted 15 minutes at half time. They have not stopped sprinting for every ball. This is just organised chaos at the moment.
And if this match has surprised you, get this: Borussia Monchengladbach are leading Barcelona 1-0. Must be a full moon or something.
51 mins: Gundogan goes close again, this time with a cheeky free-kick that went under the wall but Gordon was alert to it.
54 mins: GOAL! CELTIC 3 MAN CITY 3 (Nolito)
Nolito equalises almost as quickly as City equalised in the first half. Great one-two between Sterling and Silva before Aguero saw his shot saved, leaving Nolito to tuck into an empty net.
67 mins: Celtic look like they're beginning to tire here and City are looking to take advantage. Rodgers recognises this and brings on Patrick Roberts.
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