Former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan believes the Scottish champions face a nearly impossible task to beat Barcelona in the Champions League.
The former Manchester United midfielder took on Barca when he was in charge of Celtic in 2008, and is a fan of their possession-based style of play.
How to beat Barcelona? Well, you visit a church or chapel – whatever your preference is – and just hope, Strachan told the Daily Record.
Everybody has tried to take Barcelona on and they ve all tried different systems. But trust me, it s good players who make the difference. Good men win games.
When we played Barca in 2008, that was when everyone realised this was a special team. It was hypnotic football. It was passing we d never seen before. They just kept the ball moving, then they go bang-bang, goal.
When Manchester United came to play us they got 340-odd passes. I think AC Milan made 360 or so. But Barcelona came to Celtic Park and completed 700 passes. We did analysis with our Prozone system.
I looked at the analyst the next morning and said there s something wrong with Prozone .
Celtic lock horns with Barcelona in the Champions League on October 23 at Camp Nou.
