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HALF TIME: Real Madrid 2-0 Celtic

45 min: Asensio finds Valverde within the Celtic field on the precise. Valverde has choices within the center, however can solely power a nook. He batters the ball away in frustration. Rodrygo then heads the nook extensive left.

44 min: Real ping it across the center of the park, reasserting their management.

42 min: Taylor goes in exhausting on Kroos. It appears to be like like a good problem – he will get the ball – however a free kick is awarded. Given he’s already been booked, hearts have been in mouths for a minute there.

41 min: Taylor and Hatate mix cutely down the left. Taylor makes it into the Real field however can’t beat the primary man together with his cross. Just a nook that involves nothing.

39 min: Vinicius tries to burst by means of the Celtic backline by flicking the ball over his personal head. Full marks for ambition and elegance, although it doesn’t fairly come off. The crowd loved that nonetheless.

37 min: Vinicius dribbles in the direction of the Celtic purpose from the left. Hart closes him down and begins to chase him away, just for Vinicius to show and try to curve across the keeper from a good angle. The ball rebounds again onto the striker and out for a purpose kick. In a parallel universe someplace, the scoreline is 7-4.

Courtois saves the penalty

Penalty for Celtic

32 min: Asensio glides in from the precise and appears for the highest left. Hart is behind all of it the way in which. This just isn’t going to finish 2-0.

31 min: Vinicius turns into the Celtic field from the left and has a whack. For as soon as the ball doesn’t hit a Celtic arm and Taylor is ready to clear.

30 min: …after which Real almost make it three. Again. Asensio sends Rodrygo into acres down the precise, then positions himself for the return move on the sting of the Celtic field. It ought to come, however doesn’t. Celtic clear.

28 min: Now it’s Hatate’s flip to have a dig from 25 yards. Striding down the within proper, he sends a diagonal riser in the direction of the highest left. Courtois extends absolutely to parry. Celtic might very simply have scored a pair. It’s been an odd recreation.

26 min: Celtic’s press forces Militao into giving up the ball. Suddenly it’s a 3 on one assault! The ball’s shuttled proper for Kyogo, who enters the field with solely Courtois to beat … however slams his shot straight on the keeper. A high quality parry, however he ought to by no means have been allowed to make it.

24 min: That actually was a sitter. No marvel Vinicius has his head in his palms and a puzzled expression on his face. Celtic could have appeared full of life in assault, however they’ve been completely shambolic in defence.

22 min: It ought to be three. Rodrygo dribbles down the precise, reaches the byline, and tugs again for Vinicius, free 12 yards out. He merely has to attain, however leans again and hoicks over. What a miss!

GOAL! Real Madrid 2-0 Celtic (Rodrygo 21 pen)

Penalty for Real Madrid!

19 min: Modric slips a beautiful move down the precise to launch Asensio into area. Asensio rolls throughout for Vinicius, who slams straight at Hart. He ought to have made it two. But the ball breaks to Rodrygo, who has a dig himself. The ball claps off O’Riley’s hanging arm, and VAR needs a take a look at this.

17 min: Abada crosses from the precise. Kyogo chests down for Hatate, who lotions a first-time shot over the bar from the sting of the field. Celtic are making loads of possibilities right here.

15 min: Taylor ships possession carelessly, gifting the ball to Asensio out on the precise. Asensio rolls a move throughout the face of the Celtic field for Valverde, who takes a poor contact earlier than slicing a dismal effort miles extensive left.

14 min: Some area for Hatate down the left. He’s bought Maeda and Abada within the center. Maeda meets Hatate’s low cross with a telescopic leg, however can solely divert the ball harmlessly extensive proper. Had he left that for his team-mate, Abada was certainly scoring the equaliser. Celtic are wanting extraordinarily full of life in assault.

12 min: Christopher Nkunku has given Leipzig the lead towards Shakhtar in Warsaw. As issues stand, the Germans have consolidated second place in Group F.

10 min: Now it’s O’Riley’s flip to search for Kyogo, down the inside-left channel this time. Again the contact isn’t good, and the ball trundles by means of to Courtois. Celtic look able to making some possibilities right here.

9 min: Mooy slips a move infield from the precise for Kyogo, who has the chance to interrupt into the Real field down the channel however takes a heavy contact and sends the ball out for a purpose kick.

7 min: All of a sudden, Celtic are all around the present, and Vinicius skitters down the left earlier than drifting into the field. His shot is blocked by Starfelt and Celtic clear their strains.

GOAL! Real Madrid 1-0 Celtic (Modric 6 pen)

Penalty for Real Madrid

4 min: Abada is present in some area down the precise, however his heavy contact places a cease to Celtic’s gallop. This is a good begin by the guests, who’ve come out of the traps on the entrance foot.

2 min: Maeda closes down Courtois, whose clearance pings again out for a purpose kick. Celtic have clearly determined that, given they don’t get to play right here too typically, they’re not going to die questioning.

1 min: A bright-ish begin by Celtic, as Mooy presses ahead, then feeds Juranović out on the precise. Juranović wangs his cross deep into the stand behind.

Real get the ball rolling. A uncommon outdated environment on the Bernabeu, regardless of all of the rebuilding.

The groups are out! Real Madrid put on their meringue white, whereas Celtic go along with second-choice inexperienced and black. We’ll be off in a few Zadok-soundtracked minutes.

Ange Postecoglu, talking to BT Sport, rues the loss by means of harm of Cameron Carter-Vickers. “We’ve had a few of those blows during this campaign, and it’s disappointing for him more than anything else. Tonight isn’t about one player making the difference, we’ll need a massive collective effort from everybody to make an impact against a fantastic football team. There’s meaning in everything we do, especially at this level. We’ve got fantastic support again tonight and an opportunity to send them home happy. More importantly, we can give them some hope against the future. To do that we’ve got to perform really well.”

There’s lots nonetheless to be determined in Group F. Real will seal high spot with a win this night. Leipzig simply want a degree towards Shakhtar Donetsk in Warsaw to qualify for the final 16, but when the Ukrainians win, they’ll make it by means of as a substitute. Leipzig can solely win the group in the event that they beat Shakhtar and Celtic get one thing in Madrid. Celtic will end backside it doesn’t matter what.

Here’s a reminder of what occurred at Parkhead a few months in the past …

… and when the groups have been drawn collectively within the 1979-80 European Cup.

Celtic make 4 modifications to the beginning XI named for the 3-0 win at Livingston on Sunday. Carl Starfelt, Liel Abada, Daizen Maeda and Josip Juranović are in; Sead Hakšabanović, James Forrest and Anthony Ralston drop to the bench, whereas Cameron Carter-Vickers misses out by means of harm.

Real Madrid make two modifications to the XI that began the 1-1 residence draw with Girona. Éder Militão and Marco Asensio exchange Eduardo Camavinga and Antonio Rüdiger, who drop to the bench. Karim Benzema, who has missed Real’s final seven matches with a muscle harm, is known as as a sub.

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