Celtic was left to rue missed chances in the first half as Real Madrid produced one of the most comfortable football scores of the weekend in the UEFA Champions League. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring in the 56th minute before Luka Modric doubled their advantage in the 60th minute. Eden Hazard came on for Karim Benzema in the first half and sealed the three points in the 77th minute.
Player ratings
Celtic: Hart (5), Juranovic (5), Carter-Vickers (5), Jenz (5), Taylor (5), McGregor (6), O’Riley (6), Hatate (6), Jota (5), Abada (5), Giakoumakis (6)
Subs: Maeda (5), Turnbull, Mooy (5), Kyogo (5), Haksabanovic (N/A)
Real Madrid: Courtois (7), Carvajal (6), Militao (5), Alaba (7), Mendy (5), Tchouameni (6), Kroos (7), Modric (9), Valverde (8), Benzema (4), Vinicius Jr (7)
Subs: Hazard (8), Rudiger (7), Camavinga (6), Rodryg (N/A), Asensio (N/A)
Man of the match: Luka Modric
Managers Reaction
Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou: “Obviously disappointed with the outcome. I thought the first goal was always going to be important and up until that point we were well in the game. If anything, we had the better chances and you need to capitalize on them and we didn’t. Once the first goal went in they got that quality to take control of the game, they pressed on and were able to exploit the spaces we left. Up until the 60th-minute mark when they scored we were well in the game, but you learn at this level that if you don’t take your chances you’ll be punished.”
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti: “It was like two games, first half we suffered a bit with intensity, second half we had control. We were not surprised [with Celtic’s start]. We knew they could start really fast. We were lucky because they hit the post. The second half was much better. When we opened to scoring it was easier for us to control the ball.”
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