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LIONEL Messi has gone blonde for Saturday’s match against Celtic in Dublin.

The hoops mad Argentinian cut short his family holiday in order to line up against Brendan Rodgers side.

Barca have set up their training camp at St George’s Park where Messi revealed his new blonde look which has a hint of Robbie Savage about it.

Speaking last year about his love of the hoops Leo said: “I have a Celtic jersey at home. The games against Celtic were special and I want to remember them.

It is the best atmosphere in Europe and we all want to experience that again.”

4833725Recalling Barcelona’s 2-1 defeat to Celtic in 2012 he added: “The performances of Fraser Forster against us were talked about for a long time.

“There was one game in Scotland where he was not human, it is the best goalkeeping performance I have seen.

When Victor Valdes said he was leaving we even talked about him playing here. “I was sure he would end up at Arsenal, Chelsea orManchester United.

Celtic Park is a tough place to go to, it is never easy to get a result there.

We know we would get a tough game if we drew them in the Champions League, but everybody involved in those Barcelona v Celtic games wants to go ancd play there again.”

Messi first experienced the magic of Celtic Park in 2008 when Barry Robson and Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scored for the home side in a 3-2 defeat from the Catalans.

In 2013 Barca gained some sort of revenge on the hoops when a Cesc Fabregas goal gave them a 1-0 win but Messi missed that match through injury.

The last time that Celtic played Barcelona they suffered a 6-1 hammering in the Nou Camp in December 2013.

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