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History men. One day after Celtic marked the 125th anniversary of the founding of the famed Glasgow club, the players of the modern era delivered a display and a result that will be talked about plenty of times in the next 125 years.
Defeating Barcelona, Lionel Messi and all, is such a glorious achievement in itself that it was almost lost at a euphoric Celtic Park that Neil Lennon's side were under strength - and that they are now on the verge of the last 16.
Just one more point might be enough and Celtic go to Benfica next.
Disbelief: 18-year-old Tony Watt took 11 minutes before scoring against Barcelona
Keep your cool: Tony Watt (left) slotted home late in the game to put the result beyond doubt
Flying start: Victor Wanyama wheeled away as Parkhead erupted early in the first half
Mismatch: Wanyama out-jumped Jordi Alba to put the header beyond Victor Valdes
MATCH FACTS
Celtic: Forster, Matthews, Ambrose, Wilson, Mulgrew, Lustig (Watt 72), Commons, Ledley, Wanyama, Miku, Samaras (Kayal 79)
Subs not used: Zaluska, Fraser, McCourt, Herron, McGeouch
Booked: Miku
Goals: Wanyama 21, Watt 83
Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Bartra (Pique 71), Alba, Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Mascherano, Song (Fabregas 71), Sanchez (Villa 67), Pedro
Subs not used: Pinto, Montoya, Jonathan, Cristian Tello
Booked: Song, Alba
Goal: Messi 90
Referee: Kuipers
Lisbon is the scene of the club's greatest ever night, of course, the 1967 European Cup final. This was hardly that but it was something else in the context of modern economics.
Victor Wanyama, scorer of the hosts' 21st-minute opener, wears No 67; he cost just £900,000 when he arrived from Belgium last year.
The 21-year-old Kenyan is worth considerably more now.
The same can be said of 18-year-old substitute Tony Watt, a Glasgow boy, who was nerveless as he struck in the Celtic second seven minutes from time.
Watt was one of four teenagers on the home bench. Barcelona, meanwhile, had David Villa, Gerard Pique and Cesc Fabregas on theirs.
All three are World Cup winners and all came on. But for all the possession and shots, Barcelona were not at their fluent best here.
Fraser Forster, nevertheless, made two magnificent saves from Messi - one in each half - and several others of real quality throughout.
Faces in the crowd: Rod Stewart was in Glasgow to cheer on his side
Gotcha: Fraser Forster denies the diminutive Lionel Messi as Celtic battled to hold on to their lead
A stop from Alexis Sanchez on the hour proved pivotal by the man called into Roy Hodgson's last England squad.
Forster was finally beaten - by Messi - in the first minute of four added on, but unlike in the Nou Camp a fortnight ago, there was no late green heartbreak.
The final whistle signalled another huge roar and Lennon's entrance on to the pitch to hug as many of his deserving players as possible.
Each merited one.
Lennon had to take on Barca without his chief striker, Gary Hooper, and Emilio Izaguirre, arguably his best defender. Barcelona were hit by injuries too but their squad is pumped to accommodate that rather better than Celtic's.
We are wailing: Emotions got the better of Rod Stewart as he burst into tears after the final whistle
Swamped: Andres Iniesta (centre) is surrounded by Hoops players
Tough luck: Forster pats Messi on the back after the forward fails to beat him
And there was still the Messi- Xavi-Iniesta triangle on the visitors' teamsheet. They had to be dealt with and they were by a mixture of defensive defiance and attacking enterprise.
Lennon had tried the same in Catalonia. What will have concerned Tito Vilanova early is that Xavi was not dominant and Iniesta was peripheral. Messi was involved but when Wanyama scored, Forster had made only a token save.
Celtic had thought about the goal, the powerful Wanyama making his way to the far post to meet a Charlie Mulgrew corner directed there. Wanyama was under pressure but his header was strong enough to beat Victor Valdes. Parkhead went wild. Crucially Forster kept his head.
Eight minutes later he got a fingertip to a Messi snapshot that took the ball onto the crossbar. It was a superb save. Eight more minutes and Sanchez hit an upright with a placed header. But Celtic saw half-time ahead.
They had conceded in the 45th minute in Barcelona. A second-half siege was expected, and it came. But Forster stood tall and when they could break away, Celtic did.
That was how Watt scored the second - running on to a punt from his keeper and showing composure beyond his years to bury a shot beyond Valdes.
It was only the 11th game Watt has played for Celtic. Messi nabbed his late retort but it was not even a consolation. Celtic have new history.
Have that! Celtic players went berserk after Wanyama put the side into the lead
Frustrating: Messi tried to sneak the ball round the corner to get Barca back into the game
Good to see: Fans of both Barcelona and Celtic soaked up the atmosphere in Glasgow's Merchant Square before the match
CELTIC'S GREATEST EUROPEAN NIGHTS
Celtic's stunning 2-1 victory over Barcelona in Glasgow will rank among the greatest ever nights for the Scottish giants. Here Sportsmail looks at some of the other famous European results in club history.
Champions League, Nov 21 2006 - Celtic 1 Manchester United 0
Shunsuke Nakamura scored from an 81st minute free-kick to give Celtic a famous victory over Sir Alex Ferguson's men. The result sent Celtic through to the second round of the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Champions League, Oct 3 2007 - Celtic 2 AC Milan 1
Celtic stunned reigning European champions AC Milan on a rainy night in Glasgow. Kaka equalised an opener from Stephen McManus before Scott McDonald fired a late winner for the home side.
UEFA Cup, Mar 11 2004 - Celtic 1 Barcelona 0
Alan Thompson scored the winner and three players - Celtic's Rab Douglas and Barca's Thiago Motta and Javier Saviola - were sent off in a stormy Parkhead encounter. Celtic would cling on for a goalless draw in the second leg at the Nou Camp.
UEFA Cup, Mar 20 2003 - Liverpool 0 Celtic 2
Celtic moved into the UEFA Cup quarter-finals by completing a 3-1 aggregate win over Liverpool at Anfield. Alan Thompson and John Hartson gave the Scottish side a comfortable win.
European Cup, May 25 1967 - Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1
Celtic made history by becoming the first British team to be crowned European champions. The 'Lisbon Lions', as they came to be known, triumphed through second half goals from Tommy Gemmell and Stevie Chalmers.
European Cup, Apr 15 1970 - Celtic 2 Leeds 1
In a match played in front of 138,000 at Hampden Park, Celtic booked their place in their second European Cup final. John Hughes and Bobby Murdoch scored to give Jock Stein's men a 3-1 aggregate win.
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