Barcelona recently hammered Celtic at Camp Nou in the Champions League.
Celtic’s Kolo Toure with Barcelona’s Luis Suarez
Celtic defender Kolo Toure has revealed to The Sunday Post what Barcelona striker Luis Suarez told him before and after the match between the two sides.
The Scottish Premiership giants took on Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the Champions League Group C this past Tuesday.
The Bhoys suffered a humiliating 7-0 defeat at the hands of Luis Enrique’s side at Camp Nou.
Former Liverpool striker Suarez featured for Barcelona in the match and scored twice.
Barcelona’s Luis Suarez celebrates
The Uruguay international played with Toure at Liverpool, and the Celtic defender has revealed what the duo discussed before the match.
“Before the game, Luis was playing with me,” Toure told The Sunday Post. “He said: ‘It’s going to be a tough night!’ I said: ‘OK, we will fight’.
“Then at the end, Luis said: ‘I told you, Kolo!’. I told him: ‘My friend, you have been resting’.”
Barcelona’s Luis Suarez
Over the course of the 90 minutes at Camp Nou, hosts Barcelona had 72% of the possession, took 15 shots of which 10 were on target, and earned nine corners, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Celtic had just 28% of the possession, took three shots of which two were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.
Celtic will return to action on Sunday afternoon when they take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle away from home at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium in the Scottish Premiership.
Barcelona’s Luis Suarez celebrates
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