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Barcelona vs Manchester City - as it happened: City capitulate as Barca fire four past the visitors

Follow the latest from the Champions League clash at the Nou Camp

Samuel Lovett
Wednesday 19 October 2016 12:07 EDT
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Messi bagged his 37th hat-trick of his career
Messi bagged his 37th hat-trick of his career (Getty)

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Manchester City faced the daunting task of taking on Barcelona as manager Pep Guardiola returned to the club where he made his name, both as a player and manager. With City trailing Barcelona by two points, they could ill-afford to suffer defeat at the Nou Camp if they are to retain any hope of finishing top of Group C. But it was a night to forget as the home side fired four past Guardiola's men. Relive the latest here.

  • Barcelona vs Manchester City kicks off at 19:45 BST
  • City expected to field strong line-up unchanged from Saturday
  • City beat Borussia Monchengladbach before drawing with Celtic in 3-3 thriller
  • Barcelona top of Group C with wins over Gladbach and Celtic

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Tonight’s Champions League fixtures

Group A:

Arsenal vs Ludogorets

PSG vs Basel

Group B:

Dynamo Kiev vs Benfica

Napoli vs Besiktas

Group C:

Barcelona vs Manchester City

Celtic vs Borussia Monchengladbach

Group D:

Bayern Munich vs PSV Eindhoven

FC Rostov vs Atletico Madrid

All matches kick-off at 19:45 BST

8 years ago

47 min: The visitors come out all guns blazing as De Bruyne loses his man on the right wing and fires in a low-driven ball into the box. He needed to pull it back though to his teammates who were waiting in expectation nearer to the edge of the box. Wasted opportunity? Perhaps.

Samuel Lovett19 October 2016 20:53
8 years ago

48 min: Otamendi comes in hand on Suarez inside his own half and concedes a free-kick.

Samuel Lovett19 October 2016 20:54
8 years ago

GOAL! Barcelona 3-0 Manchester City (Messi, 69 min)

City really have been the makers of their own undoing as a John Stones error at the back allows Suarez to surge into the visitors' box from the left. He simply has to square it to an unmarked Lionel Messi who, from six yards out, fires the ball into the back of the net for the 37th hat-trick of his career.

Samuel Lovett19 October 2016 21:15
8 years ago

85 min: Penalty! Messi has been just too good for the City defence. He tucked, dived and weaved his way through the City box and Kolarov had no option but to hack him down from six yards out.

Neymar stepped up...but it's saved! Caballero guessed right and leapt to his right to push the Brazilian's effort away,

Samuel Lovett19 October 2016 21:33

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