Story Of The Match - Barcelona legend Lionel Messi leads Celtic a merry dance

Lionel Messi helped give Celtic another harsh Champions League lesson with a hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed the Hoops 7-0 in their Group C opener at the Nou Camp.Brazilian star Neymar set up record breaker Messi for the opener in the third minute and the Barca captain added a second from close range in the 27th minute after Celtic striker Moussa Dembele had a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.Neymar added a third five minutes into the second half with a wonderful free-kick, substitute Andres Iniesta scored with an even better volley and then Messi tapped in for his third with half an hour to play - his sixth Champions League treble. As Celtic continued to chase shadows Luis Suarez grabbed a double to give Celtic their heaviest European defeat.STAR MANIn his pre-match press conference Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers described Luis Suarez as the best player in the world. However, Lionel Messi showed why many believe he should wear the crown with a wonderful performance.MOMENT OF THE MATCHAndres Iniesta's volley to make it 4-0 was sheer class on a night when the home side were back to their very best.VIEW FROM THE BENCHBrendan Rodgers refuted any suggestions that this was a "free match" for Celtic, saying he was keen to get a positive result. However, he would not have envisaged this in his worst nightmare.RATINGSDorus de Vries 7/10Cristian Gamboa 5Mikael Lustig 6Kolo Toure 6Erik Sviatchenko 5Kieran Tierney 7Patrick Roberts 5Scott Brown 6Nir Bitton 6Scott Sinclair 7Moussa Dembele 5Substitutes:Stuart Armstrong 5Eoghan O'Connell 5Callum McGregor 5WHO'S UP NEXT?Inverness v Celtic (Ladbrokes Premiership, September 18)

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