Celtic move the ball around better than Barcelona, a new study has revealed.
CIES Football Observatory analysed the data on movement (in km) during possession phases by teams from 35 European competitions for 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons.
And incredibly the analysis shows that Neil Lennon's Hoops side move the ball around more than the La Liga giants on average during their domestic league matches.
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During domestic fixtures, the average ball movement during possession phases (km) for the Hoops is 11.7km per game, compared to 11.5km for Lionel Messi's side.
The stat places Celtic as the fifth best team in Europe in terms of how much they move the ball around during games, bettered only by Bayern Munich (12.7km), Manchester City (12.5km), Liverpool (12.3km) and Bayer Leverkusen (11.9km).
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The study also revealed that Celtic, on average, completed 649 passes per domestic games, the 10th highest amount in European football, above the likes of Napoli, Ajax, Juventus and Real Madrid - with an average of 18 metres per pass (the same as Bayern).
Meanwhile Rangers have moved the ball around an average of 11km per domestic game over the past two season, with an average pass length of 18.8m (.8 metres more than Celtic) and with 581 passes per game - 68 less than Celtic.
To read the full CIES Football Observatory report, click HERE
