Barcelona's Neymar goes for the ball during their Spanish Super Cup second leg football match against Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona August 28, 2013. REUTERS/Juan Medina
(Reuters) - Barcelona are preparing to unleash the speedy Neymar on Celtic in the Champions League, hoping the 'next Lionel Messi' can inspire them in the absence of the real one when they face the team who stunned them last season.
World Player of the Year Messi was ruled out with a hamstring problem before the Spanish champions headed to Scotland for Tuesday's Group H encounter against Celtic who still have fond memories of their 2-1 home win last November.
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