5 famous Champions League shocks

#4 Celtic 2-1 Barcelona (2012)

Celtic overcame the odds to beat Barcelona at Celtic Park

While most of the famous Champions League shocks have come in the knockout rounds, this is perhaps the greatest that we have seen in the group stage for a number of years. Barcelona, although perhaps weaker than in previous years, still had one of the fiercest attacking line-ups in Europe, led of course by the great Lionel Messi. Celtic, on the other hand, had a much weaker squad, and a considerably smaller budget.

But despite all the odds, Celtic came out on top. Victor Wanyama gave The Bhoys the lead in the first half, before Tony Watt added a second after the break. Messi pulled one back late on for Barcelona, but it was too little, too late. Celtic picked up a famous win, despite having just 16% possession, and completing only 166 passes, compared to Barcelona’s 955.