A decade after netting the infamous goal against Barcelona, former Harambee Stars skipper Victor Wanyama has revealed his goal for Celtic remains one of the most memorable moments of his career.The 31-year-old etched his name into folklore with the goal that earned his former side Celtic a memorable victory over the then reigning UEFA Champions League winners, Barcelona.Gor Mahia head coach McKinstry offers solution to avoid fixture congestionSpeaking to The Celtic Way, Wanyama admitted that the goal is part of the fondest memories of his career as it coincided with Celtic celebrating its 125th anniversary.“It is one of my greatest ever memories from my career. Celtic were one of only five clubs to beat Barcelona during that whole campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_6798264##I remember that night very well and the atmosphere at Celtic Park was incredible. Only the derby games against Rangers came close to it but that night Celtic were celebrating their 125th birthday and there was something special in the air.The Celtic supporters felt it and so too did the players. At home with those fans behind us we knew we could achieve big things and we did it,” said Wanyama.The former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder went on to have a memorable season which earned him a move to English Premier League outfit Southampton.Wanyama went on to reveal that Celtic had done their homework against Barcelona and was delighted to share the same field with legends such as Lionel Messi, Xavi and Andres Iniesta.“We worked hard on set-pieces and we knew that Barcelona didn’t like defending the back post at corners and free-kicks. We felt that we could score from set-pieces and that proved to be the case.🗓 #OnThisDay in 2⃣0⃣1⃣2⃣🍀 @CelticFC 🆚 Barcelona 2⃣ – 1⃣⚽️ @VictorWanyama⚽️ @32watto#UCL | #CelticFC pic.twitter.com/ZVIlJEsfjH— UEFA.com DE (@UEFAcom_de) November 7, 2022 We had players who could attack the ball very well like Kelvin Wilson, Efe Ambrose, Joe Ledley and Gary Hooper. When I saw the ball coming over I knew if I made contact with my head that it would go in. That’s exactly what happened and we had worked on that kind of set-piece play at training.Two Kenyans looking to seal place in Confederation Cup Group StagesMy headed goal was the icing on the cake. It doesn’t really get any better than scoring against Barcelona in the Champions League for Celtic and winning the game. What a feeling, it was just so special.To play against Lionel Messi, Xavi, Iniesta was just a dream come true for somebody like me. To even be on the same pitch as that kind of player was amazing,” added Wanyama.
