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Barcelona beat Celtic 3-1 at International Champions Cup

Sunday, 31 July 2016 7:19 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 31 July 2016 7:19 AM ]

Barcelona's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the pre-season International Champions Cup football match between Spanish champions, Barcelona and Scottish Premiership champions, Celtic at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on July 30, 2016. (AFP)

Catalan giants Barcelona have defeated Celtic 3-1 in a pre-season friendly match at the International Champions Cup in Dublin.

Arda Turan put Barca ahead when he curled a first-time effort into the top right corner of the net, early into the match.

Celtic leveled the tie before the half-hour-mark when Jose Antonio Martinez failed to control a simple pass from Barcelona's goalkeeper , allowing Leigh Griffiths to tap-in the equalizer.

However, one minute later another defensive blunder at the other end handed the Catalans the lead once again when Efe Ambrose diverted a cross into his own net, making it 2-1 to Luis Enrique’s men.

Munir Mohamed then secured a 3-1 win for Barcelona following a fast passing move with some five minutes remaining in the first half.

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